LG Electronics and Verizon have formed an alliance that will see LG introduces the Verizon FiOS TV app to current LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players in 2012. The new app will allow Verizon FiOS TV subscribers in the US to access 26 live HD channels directly through their connected LG Smart TV or Blu-ray […]
Technicolor has unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO at CES. This free app offers seamless access to all content across all connected devices, through a cloud-based experience. Technicolor also confirmed strategic relationships around M-GO with Intel, Samsung, and VIZIO. M-GO has a state-of-the-art discovery engine that fetches consumers the content that they want to watch […]
Myspace has announced an over-the-top social TV service that will be available on the next generation of Panasonic Viera Connect-enabled HDTVs. Launching in the first half of 2012, Myspace TV allows viewers to discover, share and comment on the programmes they’re watching. Initial channels on Myspace TV will be music-focused, leveraging Myspace’s music rights and […]
Microsoft and News Corp have announced plans to launch a series of new apps for Xbox LIVE that will feature content from News Corp’s broadcast, news and Web properties. The apps will incorporate content – as well as voice- and motion-activated controls using Kinect for Xbox 360 – from brands including Fox Broadcasting, Fox News, […]
Vizio and Google confirmed the introduction of the VizioVAP430 Stream Player that turns any HDTV into an enhanced Vizio Internet Apps Plus (V.I.A. Plus) smart TV that incorporates the latest Google TV. The Stream Player allows consumers to access countless entertainment content and online services with web access through a fully capable Chrome browser, and […]
Flingo, a publisher of applications for smart TVs, has launched one-click posting to Twitter and Facebook directly from smart TVs, making Social TV more available to US viewers. With just one click of the remote control, viewers can watch and share information, such as commentary about what they are watching and what TV programmes they […]
Sky has entered into a strategic partnership with zeebox, the ‘second-screen’ consumer service that brings together broadcast TV and the Internet. Launching in the first half of 2012, Sky and zeebox will present a companion app experience for Sky customers which offers ‘augmented’ TV viewing features, such as connecting with friends around TV shows, finding […]
The BBC has launched its BBC News connected TV app on Sony TVs in the UK. The app, which was already available on the Samsung Smart TV platform and Panasonic Viera TVs, offers video and text content drawn from BBC News operations in the UK and around the world.
The BBC’s popular iPlayer app was downloaded 220,000 times on Christmas Day – almost a five-fold increase on the previous day. On Boxing Day the BBC’s catch-up service was downloaded a further 130,500 times, triple the average day’s total. This frenzy of app downloading also proved to be a boon for live TV. The iPad […]
Sky Sports News has unveiled the Sky Sports News App for iPad, featuring live and on-demand video content, interactive graphics and up-to-the-minute data. Designed specifically for iPad and staffed by a dedicated editorial team, the Sky Sports News App provides Sky customers with an immersive experience that enables them to access in-depth coverage of all […]