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Reuters TV app for Android devices

Reuters, the international multimedia news provider, has released Reuters TV for Android devices. Following the successful launch of Reuters TV for iPhone in 2015, as well as iPad, Apple TV and desktop versions, the new app extends the revolutionary mobile TV service to Android users with a beautiful, seamless experience. The app is available in […]

March 1, 2016

ICFLIX on Apple TV

ICFLIX, the Middle East and North African movie streaming service, is now available on the Apple TV App Store, Built from the ground up by an expert in-house team, the new ICFLIX app for the new Apple TV will allow users to sign up for the service. “ICFLIX is all about convenience; being able to […]

February 29, 2016

Liberty, Twitter bring social features to Horizon TV

Liberty Global is partnering with Twitter to integrate several features from the social media platform into its Horizon TV service to further improve content discovery and deliver customers a deeper, richer and more immersive viewing experience. The partnership includes the launch of a brand new TV app for Horizon customers, Watch with Twitter, as well […]

February 22, 2016

iroko+ Nollywood App for Francophone Africa

Canal+ Group and iROKO are launching the iroko+ SVoD service for French-speaking Africa. The Android app will be available across all of French Speaking Africa, bringing 1,500 hours of affordable, premium Nollywood & Télénovelas content to millions of Francophone entertainment fans. Available now on the GooglePlay store, iroko+ is free until June 1st and users […]

February 22, 2016

JW Player launches Apple TV App Builder

JW Player, the digital and mobile video platform and player, has unveiled its Apple TV App Builder, a new open-source product within the JW platform. The Apple TV App Builder enables JW Player customers to develop a customised app for new Apple TV devices (fourth generation) with no coding, minimal configuration, and no additional cost. […]

February 19, 2016

Magine introduces German pay-TV lite

In a similar move to the autumn 2015 launch of OTT service TVPlayer Plus in the UK, cloud-based TV aggregation app and platform Magine is providing premium pay-TV channels in Germany for the first time without any requirement to purchase any other content or service. Magine TV viewers in Germany (traditionally one of the most […]

February 18, 2016By Colin Mann

Vidooly acquires OTT iCouchApp

Indian video analytics start-up Vidooly has acquired OTT content start-up iCouchApp for an undisclosed sum. As a part of the deal, Vidooly will acquire all of iCouchApp’s assets and Intellectual Property. “Vidooly’s aim is to provide intelligent data on the entire ecosystem of online video. We are already doing that with the likes of YouTube, […]

February 18, 2016

TabletTV Freeview for Apple TV UK

Following the news on February 1st that broadcast and pay-TV technology provider Motive Television had made TabletTV available on the new Apple TV platform in the US, the firm has now received approval from Apple for its UK App and released TabletTV Freeview for sale and use on the Apple TV platform. TabletTV Freeview for […]

February 16, 2016

77% of sports fans watch on tablets

ESPN has revealed research that shines a spotlight on the huge role following sport plays in the lives of UK fans. The average UK sports fan spends 7hr 24min following sport in a typical week compared to 5hr 24min on social media, 5hr 12min doing housework, or 4hr 30 min exercising. The figures come from […]

February 10, 2016

Kabillion app on Roku

Kabillion, the independently-owned VoD network, has formed a strategic partnership with Future Today, a video technology and distribution company, to create the new Kabillion Roku app. The app will allow audiences to watch Kabillion programming via both smart TV and streaming media devices. The Roku app, which feature Kabillion’s leading children’s programmes, including new and […]

February 4, 2016