Toca Boca has revealed it is closing down Toca TV, its US SVoD kids app, just 9 months after it launched. The video platform for kids, which features original content produced by Toca Boca and costs $4.99 a month, will be discontinued as of March 31st. The app was rolled out in Canada, Australia and […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications revealed at CABSAT in Dubai that Sat.tv, its mobile programme guide, is expanding to include free-to-air channels broadcasting from its popular 7/8° West neighbourhood. Sat.tv was launched in April 2016, targeting the 65 million homes equipped for DTH reception from Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD neighbourhood. The app has already registered almost one million […]
Australia’s Freeview FV app is now available for download on Android tablets. The app is available through the Google Play store and adds to the existing iOS iPhone, iPad, and Android phones versions which launched in November last year. Freeview CEO Liz Ross commented: “Freeview FV is a great way for consumers to access their […]
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has launched a new player on hybrid platform YouView for its fast-growing TV on demand service UKTV Play. YouView viewers will have access to the significantly-updated UKTV Play service, which offers a huge selection of TV shows from UKTV’s Dave, Really, Yesterday and Drama channels. Designed to make viewers’ experience more […]
US professional football league Major League Soccer and Univision Deportes, the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, are collaborating with Facebook to live stream a full slate of regular season matches on the social network. As part of this, MLS will also drive further social engagement […]
Social network giant Facebook has launched its Facebook 360 app on the Samsung Gear VR headset, allowing users to view photos and videos in full 360° glory. “We’re making 360 photos and videos even more immersive and easier to discover with the launch of the Facebook 360 app for Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus,” […]
TiVo has released the 16th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report, covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, streaming devices and content discovery. Based on a survey of over 3,100 consumers,
MTV Oy, the Finnish Media and TV company, has chosen Norigin Media to build smart TV applications on Samsung and LG Connected TVs. The company which is part of the Bonnier Group plans to launch a new premium TV streaming services on these applications. Norigin Media will utilise its multi-screen TV-App modules and framework to […]
Comcast and Google have announced a deal that will see the YouTube app launch on Xfinity X1 across the US later this year. X1 customers will be able to access and browse the entire YouTube catalogue of billions of videos alongside the live, on demand, DVR and web programming included with their Xfinity TV subscription. […]
Digital services monetisation specialist CSG Systems International has confirmed that its Ascendon digital services platform will power new ways for UK quad-play operator TalkTalk TV customers to view, browse, rent or buy a wide range of video content, whether at home or on-the-go. TalkTalk chose Ascendon to further elevate its TV offering as a competitive […]