The BBC is finally readying an iPlayer app for the Xbox One console. In a post on the BBC’s official blog to announce the roll out of the iPlayer’s new connected TV experience, the broadcaster revealed the Xbox One app will arrive in a few months. “I am happy to announce that we’re aiming to […]
Viewers in Northern Ireland are now able to catch up with their favorite UTV programmes on their phone or tablet following the launch of a new UTV Player. UTV’s new catch up service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and remains completely free of charge. The new UTV Player supports desktop, […]
Mobile screen time is leading the way in Australia according to data released by IAB and Nielsen which shows that 52 per cent of digital screen time is spent on mobile devices. The findings, which come from the second round of data in the IAB / Nielsen Mobile Audience Panel Pilot study, found that average […]
Amazon has announced that Fire TV’s app selection has more than doubled, with hundreds of services and games added since launch, including the official Flappy Birds Family—currently a Fire TV exclusive game. New services include WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Jr, MLB.TV, Animal Planet L!ve, and WWE Network, and more are already on the way—by […]
YouTube is now available on the NOW TV Box. Customers can download the YouTube app from the Roku Channel Store. The YouTube app is the most recent addition to the NOW TV Box, which offers catch up services from all terrestrial channels – BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand 5 – latest news from […]
The BBC has launched a second app for its CBeebies children’s TV channel, following 3 million downloads of the CBeebies Playtime app it released last year. The new app, CBeebies Storytime, is a collection of stories based on shows including Octonauts and Charlie and Lola. Whereas the Playtime app is a collection of mini-games, the […]
Telefonica and Samsung have reached an agreement that will allow users to acquire Samsung Smart TV sets with the Movistar TV service integrated. With this deal both companies aim to strengthen their position in the Smart TV market combining content with last generation TV sets. “This represents a new business model that enables our telecomunications […]
CNBC has confirmed the launch of the CNBC TV Everywhere app on Apple TV. Now, the network’s audience in the US can watch real-time streaming of CNBC’s Business Day programming or catch-up on all of the day’s business news through an extensive collection of on demand video clips. “We are excited to bring CNBC to […]
A report from The Diffusion Group (TDG), Mobile Video Apps: User Dimensions, finds that 49 per cent of US adult broadband users engage some form of mobile video app at least once a month, with 17 per cent engaging weekly and 16 per cent daily. According to Michael Greeson, TDG President and author of the […]
Now TV has launched on PlayStation 4 bringing Sky Movies, Sky Sports and TV on-demand to Sony’s latest gaming console. To access the streaming service, users are required to purchase the relevant subscription, with a Sky Movies month pass available for £8.99, (€11.3) an Entertainment Month Pass for £4.99, and a Sky Sports day pass […]