Following mounting criticism from certain parties and support from others, the FCC has announced that its proposed Set-Top Box Order has been removed from the September 29 Open Meeting Agenda. The proposal will go on the Commission’s circulation list and remain under consideration by Commissioners. In a Statement, Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and […]
Starz has launched its Starz app on Microsoft’s Xbox One video game system. The app is a single destination for all subscribers who want to stream Starz premium content. According to Starz, its intuitive content discovery design and navigation offers ease of use and a compelling user experience, regardless of how the consumer purchased a […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV, has announced the availability of the a new version of its ViewRight Ultra downloadable app package, which is a key component of a secure video delivery solution using the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV. The ViewRight Ultra app […]
A Juniper Research study has found that consumer app revenues from AR (augmented reality) will remain below that of the enterprise sector through to 2021, despite the high visibility of games such as Pokémon GO. Juniper forecasts that revenues from enterprise AR apps will reach $5.7 billion (€5bn) by 2021, rising ten fold from an estimated […]
TVPlayer, the UK’s online TV platform with over one million viewers, has announced that its multiscreen service will be among the first streaming video platforms to be pre-installed on all new Samsung tablets. The complete rollout will be available on 24 variants of six tablet versions to over 700,000 devices in the UK over the […]
A Eurobarometer survey shows that a majority of Europeans, aged 15 to 45, use the Internet at least once a week to read the latest news (72 per cent), listen to music (63 per cent) and watch films or TV series (53 per cent). Nearly eight in ten use free services to access content, but […]
International cable TV and broadband company Liberty Global has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Liberty Global video customers across more than 30 countries around the world. The launch of the Netflix service on Liberty Global’s advanced digital television platforms will bring acclaimed original Netflix […]
Time Warner Investments has led a $12 million (€10.7m) Series B funding round for You.i TV, whose platform powers the design, development, and delivery of immersive user interfaces for video applications across multiple devices. Scott Levine, Managing Director, Time Warner Investments, will join the You.i TV Board. This strategic investment is being used to further […]
Yle is expanding the viewing options for Yle Areena with the Yle Areena app for Apple TV devices. The new app is free of charge can be installed from the app store used via an Apple TV device. All video content published on Areena can be watched through the app including TV channels and live […]
Kaltura, a video technology provider, has announced the release of a new version of its MediaGo OTT TV user application for iOS/Android tablets, phones, web and connected devices, which is aligned with the latest design lines of the respective platforms. The company also added support for Amazon Fire and Android TV devices for its OTT […]