Virgin Media has added kids app, Hopster, to its TV platform to help parents keep preschoolers entertained at home. Designed for kids aged two to six, Hopster provides a safe, ad-free environment for youngsters to learn through stories – featuring family-favourite classics such as Pingu and Sesame Street, educational shows like Monster Math Squad and […]
Video-sharing app TikTok has avoided a government-ordered block on new downloads in the US after a judge issued a temporary injunction. The popular social media app had faced being removed from Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play marketplace, although existing US-based users would have been able to have continued using it. Judge Carl Nichols […]
On-demand and OTT specialist Simplestream and media solutions provider VISTA Worldlink have formed a strategic partnership for the US market, with VISTA now offering Simplestream’s App Platform as part of its VIBE (Video Internet Broadcast Eco-system) end-to-end service for both new and existing customers. The partnership will enable VISTA to combine the elements of traditional […]
Optus Sport is adding Samsung Smart TV platform to its roster of compatible streaming options. Optus’s Head of TV and Content, Corin Dimopoulos said with Optus Sport expanding its device streaming options it was clear the broadcaster was “building credibility as one of Australia’s most popular streaming services”. “We don’t just want to be the […]
Humax has announced that the BBC Sounds app, which features more than 80,000 hours of audio from the BBC, is now available on its Freeview Play Recorders. BBC Sounds can be accessed via the Explore Freeview Play interface on Channel 100, on the Humax FVP-5000T and FVP-4000T models, giving viewers access to live and on […]
Qwest TV, the streaming video service dedicated to jazz and related eclectic music and artists, is now available on Amazon Fire TV worldwide. The service’s subscription SVoD offering can now be downloaded from the Amazon App store and enjoyed on any television connected to Fire. “We want to give music and art lovers as many […]
TikTok has said it will separate itself from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and become an independent entity called TikTok Global – with Oracle and Walmart both taking minority stakes. In a deal that US President Donald Trump gave his blessing to over the weekend, US multi-tech company Oracle would become TikTok’s new cloud provider, […]
According to Mediavision’s newly published analysis Media & Markets, Spotify stands out as the most popular service in the Nordics. The company invests heavily in innovation projects. This week, rival Apple’s new move in bundling caused Spotify to call for attention from the competition authorities. The second quarter of 2020 is likely a ‘new’ tipping […]
The International Hockey Federation (FIH), the world’s governing body for the sport of hockey, and NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen video solutions, has announced the launch of Watch.Hockey, a fan engagement app that creates a new digital ‘home of hockey’ to the millions of hockey fans, players […]
Apple has announced Apple One, a new bundle providing all Apple’s subscription services in one plan, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud. With a single subscription, customers in over 100 countries and regions can access all Apple services across their devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, […]