Samsung has acquired up MOVL, a company known for smart TV games and its TV app development platform. Samsung acquired the Atlanta-based startup last month but hasn’t been reported until now. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed. A MOVL spokesperson released the following statement: “In April 2013, two years after inception, MOVL has officially […]
Data from Juniper Research has revealed that by 2017 there will be 64.1 billion games downloaded onto smartphones and tablet devices – over 3 times that of 2012, which stood at 21 billion. This high rate of growth is being driven by the increasing number of free-to-play releases, more sophisticated devices, and the global uptake […]
Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, has selected the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to support the launch of its Angry Birds Toons animated series. Angry Birds game users, which number more than 1.7 billion downloads according to Rovio, can now watch the latest adventure of the birds and […]
Amlogic, the specialists in providing embedded solutions to the TV industry, and PlayJam have announced a strategic alliance to extend the reach of the PlayJam Games Network through the Amlogic ecosystem. The agreement will see PlayJam integrate the same Android Games Network that delivers content to GameStick – its recently launched micro-games console with Amlogic’s […]
For the third year in a row, Nielsen reports big increases in the amount of time spent streaming video via game consoles, with users now spending 22 per cent of their time streaming movies and TV programmes, up from 19 per cent in 2011 and 13 per cent in 2010. The study also found that […]
Nintendo has been found guilty of infringing inventor Seijiro Tomita’s patents for 3D displays on its handheld 3DS console system. Former Sony employee Tomita’s patents relate to viewing 3D material without glasses. The jury at the US District Court in Manhattan awarded Tomita $30.2 million in compensatory damages. Nintendo’s lawyers had argued that its 3DS […]
IGN Entertainment, the video games media company, has launched a new IGN app on Roku streaming devices. The new IGN channel on Roku gives customers access to hours of IGN’s content, from original series to video reviews and game help videos, to exclusive live streams and more. Roku joins iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, YouTube and […]
The Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report for the first quarter of 2013 provides insights into subscriber behaviour and related factors that determine quality of experience (QoE) for mobile data services today. The findings highlight subscriber behaviour on various mobile applications and the impact this has on operator networks. In conjunction with the report, consumer survey […]
Richard Hilleman, Chief Creative Officer at major video games studio Electronic Arts, is set to deliver the opening speech at this year’s TV Connect (formerly known as IP&TV World Forum). Hilleman will kick-start the three-day conference and exhibition, which is now in its ninth year and will place a real focus on the evolution of […]
Sony has been fined £250,000 by the data watchdog over a cyber attack breach that compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation users. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the penalty after it found the attack on the Sony PlayStation Network in April 2011 could have been prevented. Sony has said it disagrees with […]