Entertainment data provider Gracenote has unveiled new music offerings that let pay-TV providers deliver rich, interactive music experiences to their subscribers. By integrating Gracenote Music data and technologies, operators can create their own music video channels and services, help viewers identify artists featured on TV and enable search for related artist appearances on linear TV […]
Multi-screen cloud video software company Easel TV has made its OTT platform Suggested TV available on the fourth-generation Apple TV box and on Google Cast. The first use of these latest Suggested TV device players will be for the Curzon Home Cinema service. Curzon Home Cinema Director Phil Mordecai said the company’s investment in the […]
Connected device apps for the monetisation of video services are now the second most used method for consumers subscribing to OTT services, according to a new Parks Associates whitepaper, sponsored by Ooyala. The whitepaper, Connected Apps: The New Battleground for Video Services, shows more than 25 per cent of OTT video service subscriptions were purchased […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe, has launched new apps for each of its TV channels in Germany using Applicaster’s app-publishing platform Zapp. Six channel apps have been launched for ProSieben, SAT.1, kabel eins, SAT.1 Gold, sixx and ProSieben MAXX. The apps place a strong emphasis on live TV watching, with a free […]
BBC Sport’s coverage of the Olympics Games in Rio reached 102.3 million unique global browsers, with 68.3 million coming from the UK, the biggest ever success for BBC Sport’s digital service. Across the BBC Sport website, app, Red Button+ on connected TVs, BBC Sport 360 and BBC iPlayer, record numbers engaged with the BBC’s coverage […]
YuppTV, the large OTT player in South-Asian content, announced a new partnership with Telstra to launch the YuppTV streaming service on Telstra TV. This will give South Asian audiences in Australia the ability to subscribe to YuppTV on Telstra TV and access 250+ live TV channels and catch-up TV on demand, together with a large […]
Netflix and hospitality sector specialist Enseo have agreed a deal expanding Enseo’s rights to distribute the Netflix app on select Enseo devices to any hotel under a specific contract with Enseo in any country where the Netflix service is available. “Our partnership with Enseo brings Netflix members a high quality viewing experience on their hotel […]
Google has launched its video chatting app, branded Duo, to take on the likes of Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft’s Skype and Facebook’s Messenger. The new app is being released as a free service for phones running on Google’s Android operating system as well as Apple’s iPhones. Calls are encrypted and the video resolution changes depending on […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and expert in premium video publishing, production workflow, analytics and monetisation, has introduced Ooyala AppStudio, its new turnkey OTT solution for innovative video providers to cost-effectively build and deploy comprehensive OTT app- and web-based video entertainment experiences. Focused on maximizing ROI for broadcasters, publishers and media companies taking their content over […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched an app for the smartwatch GEAR S2 with all information and updates on the Olympic Games. The app can be downloaded from the Galaxy Apps store and marks RTVE’s first involvement in smart wearables devices. At the same time, RTVE has enriched its added-value service for the Olympic Games […]