Snap, makers of Snapchat, the popular social sharing app, has announced the launch of a newly localised Discover, tailor-made for the growing community of Indian Snapchatters, through partnerships with nearly a dozen media brands, all premiering within the app over the next several weeks. This is the first time Snapchat has offered local publisher content in […]
Entertainment technology specialist netgem.tv has launched its next-generation of smart TV service. Combining its new app-powered TV personalised service, which will be available on iOS/Android bundled with the UK’s first Freeview and 4K media streamer – the NetBox 4K -, to bring TV streaming experience to a new level for UK consumers. Promising to offer […]
Singapore’s High Court has ordered the city-state’s Internet Service Providers to block access to popular illegal applications that are frequently sold pre-loaded on Android TV boxes. Such TV boxes are also known as illicit streaming devices (ISDs). These apps, which flagrantly infringe copyright by acting as gateways to websites streaming pirated content, are preloaded on […]
Discovery has announced that HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Cooking Channel have been added to Discovery’s suite of TV Everywhere ‘GO’ apps on all platforms in the US. The networks join the twelve existing Discovery GO apps and bring more than 22,000 titles to the platform, increasing the number of titles across […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar is launching Movistar Junior, a smartphone and tablets app with parental control features. The app enables parents to make content adjustments for their children, such as determining age appropriate content, and limiting the time kids can spend using the app. Parents will have a PIN and will also be able to […]
Children getting their first smartphone will be able to receive help staying safe online with a new Own It app to be launched by the BBC. The BBC said the wellbeing app is part of its commitment to supporting young people in today’s changing media environment. It will provide a helping hand to youngsters taking […]
The pirate television service known as ‘BTV’ must cease the illegal retransmission of channels, stop selling its BTV set-top box, and pay damages of $6.6 million (€5.84m), according to a recent ruling by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The BTV set-top box, which illegally delivers a variety of TV […]
The Sky Kids app has become the first app to be accredited by the UK’s largest parental network, Mumsnet. A product is awarded Mumsnet Rated status when more than 75 per cent of Mumsnet testers score it positively. When it came to the Sky Kids app, 94 per cent of testers said they’d use the […]
A recent study of the content viewing behaviour of Thai consumers, commissioned by the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), and conducted by YouGov, has revealed that 45 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known […]
Reflecting the trend for sports media companies to invest in the interface platforms they need to drive engagement, subscriber aggregation and monetisation, cross-platform app software development specialist You.i TV has announced the closing of $23 million (€26.35m) in growth capital, led by Causeway Media Partners, an investment fund focused on sports media, sports technology, and […]