Virgin Media is happy to limit the apps available on TiVo, insisting quality is more important than quantity. COO Andrew Barron told analysts: They will be heavyweight apps, not just fodder. It’s easy to publish all sorts of things to it, because it’s got Flash – but we want to the real heavyweights.” Virgin claimed […]
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Members will be offered generic applications to deploy Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) during the Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), when audiences peak. Three ‘white label’ interactive applications will be provided free to participating EBU Members to customise generic content for entertainment, news or sport. The applications from EBU […]
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has become the first retailer to create an app for Samsung’s Smart TV platform. It says the new app will give viewers access to the latest high street fashion trends as well as tips on lifestyle, food, fashion and technology. Guy Kinnell, Marketing Director for TV, Samsung UK said: “The development […]
ConnecTV, the comprehensive US social platform for all TV fans, has opened its doors to the public – just in time for the Super Bowl. Powered by proprietary content recognition technology, ConnecTV instantly synchronises its service to a stable of national cable channels, regional sports networks and leading local broadcasters across America. The ConnecTV experience […]
France 24 is launching a new application for connected television sets. The application will enable users to watch the France 24 news channel live in its three language versions and also tune into its global on-demand programmes. The application will be “multi-screen” (mobile, tablets, etc.). It is part of a wider multimedia strategy that enables […]
Teletext Holidays has agreed a new partnership with Humax, to offer a holiday search app on all new Humax Freeview HD boxes. The app will allow viewers to find holiday packages by destination and view the best online deals and best sellers. The app can be accessed through the Humax TV Portal, available on the […]
BeeSmart, the interactive TV solution provider for service operators and AltWolf, a software development company, are proud to announce a BeeSmart iPhone application. This novelty represents easier access to services for end-users, which are now available from iPhone devices and numerous possibilities for service operators to upgrade their offering. BeeSmart iPhone application works together with […]
ARM has announced that MStar, a semiconductor supplier for display and digital home solutions, has licensed ARM Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology for use in smart-TV applications. Already highly integrated into existing MStar products and deployed in the latest mainstream consumer electronics devices, the Mali-400 MP GPU strengthens MStar’s industry-leading smart-TV solutions. This includes […]
Red Bee Media, the media management company, has formed a deal with FX UK to create and produce the network’s first ever companion app. The app has been developed to support the return of the critically acclaimed series, The Walking Dead, which continues its UK season premiere on FX UK on February 17th. The second […]
ES3 and Pace have formed a partnership for intelligent customer care and self-service TV applications for Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV Operators. Under this new partnership, ES3 and Pace will work together on utility-based TV applications leveraging the intelligence of Pace’s hardware, Customer Care and service management programmes. Jonathan Cobb, SVP Services at Pace commented, “This extended […]