Satellite operator Eutelsat confirmed at the IBC show in Amsterdam that its Sat.tv app, the smart programme guide available through tablets and smartphones, is now running on connected TVs using the HbbTV standard. Available for free channels broadcasting from Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD and 7/8° West video neighbourhoods, Sat.tv helps viewers browse through hundreds of free channels […]
Amid the fanfare of the release of updated iPhones, Apple’s launch event also included the introduction of the new Apple TV 4K designed to deliver what the tech giant calls “a stunning cinematic experience at home”. With Apple TV 4K, viewers can enjoy a growing selection of 4K HDR movies on iTunes. iTunes users will […]
As anticipated, Sky has launched an OTT TV streaming service in Spain, a market where it doesn’t have a DTH presence, offering what it describes as “great entertainment and contract-free viewing” to customers to watch on all their devices. The new service will offer the best of Spanish pay TV channels, TV series and on-demand […]
The annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2016 to 2017 from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office, which highlights current and emerging counterfeiting and piracy threats in the UK and overseas, suggests that one of the biggest challenges facing the pay-TV industry is the sale and use of illicit streaming devices, commonly
Following the redesign of the BT TV YouView user experience earlier this year, BT has this week launched a new look BT TV app for smartphones and tablets. The BT Player experience is also available for laptops. The new app is available to all BT TV customers at no extra cost and lets them watch […]
SFR Sport 4K is now available for the first time in UHD via the SFR Sport app, available on all Samsung Tizen TVs. Samsung Smart TVs now allow live content to be streamed OTT in UHD without a set-top box or additional equipment. According to Samsung, the move with SFR Sport marks a new television […]
A new Smart TV app developed by Foxxum is set to be launched across all devices using a Foxxum TV Store, which includes products from Blaupunkt, Haier, Hisense, JTC, Medion, Metz, Orion, and Sharp in Germany. Magine TV allows the streaming of all well-known German TV channels, from public to private broadcasters and pay TV, […]
NBCUniversal has launched the new Oxygen app on Apple TV (4th generation). Apple TV users will now be able to authenticate via their pay-TV provider to enjoy current and past episodes of Oxygen’s crime programming. Earlier this summer, Oxygen Media refocused its programming and expanded to a full-time crime destination network for women. The new Oxygen app includes the latest […]
IT giant IBM has launched IBM Watson Media, a new suite of AI-powered solutions on the IBM Cloud that analyse images, video, language, sentiment and tone, at the US Open Tennis Championships. By combining IBM Watson with IBM’s video capabilities, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will be able rapidly to share highlight videos of […]
Virgin Media has rolled out its Virgin TV Kids app – created exclusively for some of its youngest customers. The app has been designed specifically for pre and early primary school children (3-7 years old) – and brings together more than 2000 episodes of on demand kids TV, along with reading books and interactive games. […]