BBC.com had a record-breaking year in 2016 with 98 million unique visitors each month. Along with the news and sport mobile apps, the global news and features site generated more than 15 billion page views across the year. June 24th – the day of the UK’s European Union referendum result was the site’s busiest single […]
Starz has confirmed the launch of its Starz app on Amazon Fire TV. Starz subscribers can now watch exclusive Starz Original series including Black Sails, The Missing, American Gods, Outlander and Power, as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on Amazon’s streaming media devices including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The […]
In addition to announcing its half-year results, Sky has revealed plans to launch Sky TV without the need for a satellite dish for the very first time in the UK. The move will see millions of homes, currently unable to install a satellite dish, able to enjoy the best entertainment on Sky. Delivered through a […]
Tele Columbus, Germany’s third largest cable operator, is deploying Metrological’s Application Platform to provide an integrated OTT app experience as part of its recently launched advanceTV entertainment offering. advanceTV is Tele Columbus’ next-generation multi-screen video experience featuring the latest TV, movies, apps and web content. Metrological is powering the advanceTV smart app portal, which will […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 revealed at the TF1 Campus innovation conference that it will launch a dedicated VR app, branded MyTF1VR, in April 2017, marking its first foray into VR. The app will feature a line-up of VR-produced content covering sport, news and entertainment. TF1 will also produce an original short film called Sergent James. […]
Cisco Systems has agreed to buy US business software company AppDynamics Inc for about $3.7 billion (€3.4bn), making one of its largest deals of recent years. Rob Salvagno, Cisco’s vice president of corporate development, said that the acquisition fits Cisco’s long-term direction and its transition toward software. AppDynamics makes software that manages and analyses apps […]
Entertainment network EPIX has reveaed it will offer EPIX content through an app that enables authenticated subscribers to access its library of more than 2,000 Hollywood movies on TiVo devices. The app will first launch with Atlantic Broadband, the ninth-largest cable operator in the US. Any Atlantic Broadband customer with a TiVo device will be […]
Despite a somewhat omnipresence on modern connected devices, gaming giant Nintendo has revealed that none of the leading video streaming apps will be available on its new Switch console. Nintendo, responding to questioning from video games website Kotaku, stated that the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video and BBC’s iPlayer, will not be coming […]
Apple is increasing the price it charges for apps in the UK, India and Turkey. UK costs will numerically match those of the US, meaning that a TV episode that costs $0.99 will now be 99p. That represents a 25 per cent rise over the previous currency conversion, which was 79p. The main factor is […]
In a move that strengthens its mobile video portfolio and positions it to address the rise in mobile video consumption, content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca has acquired BigHill, a Finland-based software company that specialises in developing mobile apps for TV content. An agreement between the two companies was reached in December 2016. Adding […]