Internet TV streaming service netgem.tv has integrated Amazon Alexa Video Skill APIs into its TV boxes, which it says simplifies the viewer experience by making content searchable and controllable by voice. The implementation also removes the need for users to ask for the netgem.tv skill for Alexa by name, meaning you no longer need to […]
DoubleVerify (DV), an independent provider of marketing measurement software and analytics, has released its 2019 Global Insights Report, providing a market-by-market benchmark on the current and future state of media quality on the Internet. The new 2019 data indicate that mobile app brand safety violations have grown 194 per cent in the last year – […]
La Liga, Spain’s top flight football league, has been fined €250,000 for using its mobile phone app to spy on millions of fans as part of a ploy to catch venues showing unlicensed broadcasts of matches. The country’s data protection agency said the league’s app, which was marketed as a tool to track game scores, schedules […]
A new Facebook app will allow users to sell their data to the social meida giant, providing insights on how they use competitors’ apps. Facebook is recruiting users to download its new app, branded ‘Study’, from the Google Play store. Once downloaded, it will transmit data to Facebook on what other apps the users have, […]
Virgin Media has announced that it will be making its Asian entertainment apps available to view at no extra cost for its TV customers until July 4th. The Desi App Pack brings together two of India’s biggest entertainment apps – Eros Now and Voot – into an easy to access apps pack that allows TV […]
US consumers are now spending more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent, according to eMarketer. Consumers’ use of smartphones will continue to make up the majority of their media consumption, but eMarketer predicts that use will plateau by 2020, as consumers become increasingly uneasy about overuse […]
BT Sport has expanded its availability by launching a new app on PlayStation 4. The app is available immediately on all PS4 consoles to existing BT Sport customers at no extra charge. To celebrate the presence of four English teams across the two UEFA finals, both the upcoming Europa League (May 29th) and Champions League […]
STARZPLAY, the international premium streaming service launched by global media and entertainment company Starz in 2018, is now available to customers across Europe and Latin America including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia as an Apple TV channel in the Apple TV app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Samsung Smart […]
BT is making the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final available for anyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile. Both finals will be available for free on the BT Sport website, on the BT Sport YouTube channel and via the BT Sport App for […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for set-top box (STB) and multiscreen digital entertainment, has been selected by German children’s broadcaster SUPER RTL for the relaunch of Kividoo, its SV0D service aimed at youngsters aged 2-13 years. 3SS was chosen to design and deploy apps with customised UIs for viewing on Android […]