Netflix has revealed its 2018 recommendations for TVs that it says are faster and easier to use than ever. “From surveying our members, we know that people buying a smart TV care most about price, picture quality, screen size, and ease of use,” write Brady Gunderson, Director of Product Management at Netflix and
DISH has announced that its DISH Anywhere app is now available on Android TV devices, bringing more choice and flexibility to how customers watch video content on their big screens. While DISH Anywhere has been available on Android mobile devices since 2013, customers can now use Android TV media players and smart TVs for the […]
Sky has confirmed it will broadcast the Royal Wedding live on Sky News in Ultra HD via its Sky Q platform. Coverage will start at 9am on May 19th, and will also be simulcast on Sky One. “Sky continuously searches for ways to innovate and bring better coverage to its customers,” commented David Gibbs, Director […]
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has confirmed the launch of its Starz app on Google Home. Starz subscribers can now use their voice to watch and control playback of exclusive Starz Original series including Counterpart, Outlander, American Gods, and the upcoming Vida and Sweetbitter premieres on May 6th using Google Home and Chromecast connected devices. The […]
A+E Networks, the global media content company, has chosen You.i TV as the enabling technology to extend its HISTORY TVE app – a streaming service that offers hundreds of hours of series, documentaries and specials – to TV-connected devices. You.i TV’s video experience platform, You.i Engine One, will power a new HISTORY TVE app, based […]
Sky has announced that, effective immediately, the music-streaming Spotify app will be available via Sky Q. Anyone using the latest Sky STB will now be able to gain access to millions of songs straight from their Q homepage. Spotify is available for free, or via a monthly £9.99 subscription which removes all advertising. Jorge Espinel, […]
Roku has announced it will soon make its Enhanced Voice Search feature available to Roku users in the UK. Enhanced Voice Search enables users to use their voice to find entertainment to watch. The new feature will be available for Roku players through the Roku mobile app, and for the Roku Streaming Stick+ through the […]
CBS All Access, CBS’s direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand service, has launched in Canada, marking its first expansion into an international market. For C$5.99 (€3.82), CBS All Access will offer Canadian viewers more than 7,500 commercial-free episodes on demand, spanning full current seasons of select CBS series, entire previous seasons and classic shows, as well […]
SVoD operators Amazon and Netflix have joined with Columbia, Disney, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal City Studios, Universal Cable, Universal Television and Warner Bros to file a lawsuit against OTT service Set Broadcast, claiming it markets and sell subscriptions to Setvnow, a software application that is used as a tool for the mass infringement of […]
Netflix is introducing mobile previews, which it says will present members with a fun, simple, and easy way to learn about all the new content on Netflix, and find something great to watch even faster. In a Blog Post, Cameron Johnson, Director of Product Innovation, notes that one of the best ways to know if […]