NBCUniversal and Snap have joined forces to create a new digital content studio. Based in Santa Monica, California, the joint venture will make made-for-mobile programming to debut primarily on multimedia mobile application Snapchat. The initial focus will be to develop and produce shows, including scripted and other genres, for the platform. NBCUniversal and Snap have equal […]
Facebook has acquired tbh (‘to be honest’) – an app that encourages teenagers to be nice to each other on social media. The app is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded 5 million times. The app’s creators said it will remain a standalone program but will now have more resources thanks to […]
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications are launching a joint premium entertainment streaming service in Germany, which they say brings an exciting content offering to the market. They say the initiative defines a new way for media companies to bring their content to fans across all screens and new opportunities for advertisers to reach […]
Cloud-based application expert Metrological and Cloud TV developer ActiveVideo have teamed up to offer a joint solution that enables global pay-TV operators to rapidly deploy integrated OTT content experiences on existing set-top boxes. Two operators in the Caribbean and Latin America region plan to launch the integrated solution in 2018. The joint solution combines the […]
A user on news aggregation website Reddit, claiming to be an Amazon engineer, has kickstarted a rumour that Amazon Prime Video will soon be launching on Apple TV, possibly even as soon as October 26th. The alleged employee claims that the app has been ready for months but has been delayed because of “a lot […]
Expanding upon its base in arts and culture programming, Ovation has created a new, multi-platform, VoD service focused on cultural tourism branded ‘Journy’. The service, available immediately in the US on Rokudevices and the Xumo connected-TV platform, features a number of new acquisitions, as well as select Ovation travel-related original series and specials. “Although Journy has its […]
In a move that links the existing UltraViolet digital content ownership system with Disney’s Movies Anywhere cloud-based digital movie service, five Hollywood studios and four major digital retailers are teaming up for a fresh digital movies initiative. Featuring films from Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios (encompassing Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), Twentieth […]
Vewd (formerly Opera TV), a global market player in enabling OTT, has announced that ten of the world’s top TV app agencies will support the Vewd ecosystem in a bid to unify the fragmented TV app market around an independent and open platform. The ten app agencies are: Accedo, Cisco, Easel TV, Floatleft Interactive, Fractal […]
A team of seasoned filmmakers, distributors and software developers has announced White Rabbit, a blockchain-based smart contract solution that intends to improve the way users watch content, distribute it, pay and are paid for films and series. As a browser plug-in, White Rabbit is designed to offer a completely new opportunity. It enables users to […]
On October 6th, New-York based start-up We Are TV will launch an augmented reality app that allows TV viewers to interact with live, replay or VoD programming, and enhance their experience either by playing games or by posting views and comments. Touted as the “Pokémon Go of TV”, the app allows virtual 3D elements to […]