Time Warner Cable has confirmed the launch of the TWC TV app for Android smartphones. The free app allows Digital TV customers to search programme listings by title or episode name, browse network schedules, set favourite channels and even program their DVR right from their smartphone. The app is available to video customers at the […]
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has activated a function on its Ziggo TV app which allows customers to watch live television from their Apple devices. With the Ziggo TV app 2.0 app, customers can watch ten Dutch channels on their iPad, iPhone 3GS or 4S, and iPod Touch, including Nederland 1, Nederland 2, -Nederland 3, RTL […]
Eurosport has confirmed the availability of its Eurosport Player an iPads and iPhones. The Eurosport Player offers live streaming of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport, as well as on-demand programming and an EPG. The new version for portable devices is available for free through the iTunes App store. Subscription to the service costs €3.39 per month […]
Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, has announced that its Application Sphere Solution has been integrated with the new On Demand box from Boxer. Boxer TV-Access AB is one of the leading digital Pay-TV operators in the Nordics, with around 1 million DTT subscribers. The Appstore will be populated with pre-packaged applications […]
Cox Communications has announced that many of its customers in the US can now use their iPad as an additional screen to watch live, streaming video in their home at no additional charge. The Cox TV Connect application includes access to national cable television channels that offer a variety of news and entertainment programming. The […]
Rogers Communications has confirmed that the Rogers On Demand app on Xbox 360s in Canada will be coming to the Xbox LIVE dashboard this Christmas. The app is the first time Rogers On Demand will be available on a gaming console. The app, free for Rogers customers, will include over 1,000 hours of video content […]
Microsoft has announced a major update for Xbox 360 consoles. It has signed up 40 media firms to provide both live and on-demand movie and TV services for the console. The update also lets people control their TVs by talking into the Kinect motion-control. The most noticeable change made by the update will be to […]
Watch with eBay is a new feature in eBay’s iPad app that lets users buy items related to the programme they’re currently viewing. “The idea is to provide a new form of TV watching entertainment that includes the possibility of shopping and discovering interesting products people never would have discovered otherwise,” said Steve Yankovich, vice […]
IP Vision, the UK’s hybrid DTT/IPTV over-the-top TV specialist, has unveiled the first two FetchTV apps for smart TVs. The FetchTV app for Panasonic Smart VIERA TVs went live this week; the app for Samsung’s Smart TV platform will launch during Q1 2012. Customised versions of the FetchTV content portal for other smart TV platforms […]
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is launching the international version of the iPlayer video-on-demand service in Canada, via a subscription iPad app, which features titles from the broadcaster’s library such as Walking with Dinosaurs and Top Gear. Initially, the Global iPlayer will be only available to Canadians via the iPad, and can be downloaded for free from […]