Virgin Media customers can take TV shows with them – on the move and abroad – with the new download feature on the Virgin TV Go app. Full House and VIP customers can now download content to compatible phones and tablets following an update to the app. Virgin Media is offering more than 2,000 episodes […]
Premium television network EPIX has confirmed that pay-TV platform DISH and Layer3 TV, a T-Mobile Company, are its first partners to roll out EPIX’s new 4K Ultra HD offering. Now, EPIX subscribers on DISH and Layer3 TV will have access to a VoD package of 4K Ultra HD content directly on their set-top boxes. Additionally, […]
In a move similar to BT in the UK, with pay-TV operators increasingly embracing one-time OTT and SVoD rivals, Comcast and Amazon are to launch Prime Video on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, giving Xfinity TV customers easy access to thousands of additional premium shows and movies over the Internet and marking the first time Amazon […]
Scottish broadcaster, STV, and Hopster, kids’ learning and entertainment TV app, have formed a new partnership that will see Hopster’s content for made available on STV’s online streaming platform, STV Player. Hundreds of episodes of family favourites such as In the Night Garden and StoryBots are now freely accessible on a new dedicated Hopster-branded children’s […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched mobile streaming app Comedy Central Play in the UK. Virgin TV customers who subscribe to Comedy Central channels will be the first in the UK to have access to long form episodic content on the VoD mobile app. Effective immediately, UK consumers will be able to download the […]
TF1’s VR app, which offered World Cup coverage during the whole tournament in Russia, has registered 120,000 downloads, according to figures directly from TF1. Launched in partnership with the FIFA, the VR app was launched on the heels of MyTF1 VR app that went live in 2017 and has been available since June 14th. It […]
Having launched the Download feature in 2016, making it possible for its members to take their stories with them wherever they go, Netflix has now introduced Smart Downloads. When users finish watching a downloaded episode, Smart Downloads will delete it, and then automatically download the next episode. “We know how annoying it can be to […]
Pokémon Go and Snapchat have been the epitome of augmented reality (AR) for the masses, though many users are unaware of the AR technology and further use cases available to them. Strategy Analytics ‘ User Experience Strategies (UXS) service has recently found that familiar sources, including Star Wars and Google, are driving these AR experiences. […]
Multiplay telco BT has unveiled a series of new free features for BT TV app customers, including the ability to download and access content on the go, as well as ‘BT TV App Extra’ – offering additional benefits such as access to a range of TV platforms including Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV and Google […]
Mobile apps that offer streaming alternatives to cable television are having a moment thanks to the 2018 World Cup. Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals that first-time downloads of the five leading live TV apps in the US grew by 77 per cent during the first week of World Cup coverage, compared to preceding weeks […]