LG Electronics has announced a partnership with Xbox, providing players with access to hundreds of games with the Xbox app on LG Smart TVs. Owners of LG’s latest Smart TVs will be able to discover and play a wide selection of PC and console games from a number of partners, and soon Xbox, through the […]

ACCESS Europe, a player in connected device software solutions, has announced a new deal with FIFA+ to make the digital football platform accessible on Smart TVs and in cars globally via ACCESS’ NetRange Smart TV Portals and the ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) solution. FIFA+ is a free platform offering access to […]

A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court. Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on […]

VIDAA and Canal+ have announced the renewal of their partnership for the distribution of Canal+ applications on Smart TV’s running on VIDAA OS, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland. Canal+ applications will be pre-installed on all VIDAA-powered Smart TV, enabling users to easily access […]

Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare, has released its Save Point 2024 report, which looks back at some of the biggest shifts in the live-streaming industry in 2024. This includes new live-streaming platforms, the most popular streamers, top games, new alternative content capturing viewer interest, and a new meta […]

An illegal network, which broadcast unauthorised television programmes, series and other content from streaming platforms on the Internet and social networks, has been taken down in Naples by the Guardia di Finanza. The operation, which involved the Economic-Financial Police Unit of Naples and the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud of […]

ITV and YouTube have announced a new distribution and commercial partnership which will see ITV joining YouTube’s partner programme enabling hundreds of hours of ITV content to be made available to viewers on the platform. ITV’s commercial team will sell the full range of advertising opportunities around ITV and ITV Studios channels on YouTube, including […]

On December 4th-6th, the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) closed off 2024 with three days of meetings and conferences, covering Piracy, Policy, the annual OTT Summit alongside the advertising Upfront Showcases from leading streamers and publishers and the Annual General Meeting. The conferences brought together over 300 international and regional industry executives. Piracy Over The […]

LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in Connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, has unveiled findings from its report, The Connected Gamer, which explores the gaming habits and preferences of UK audiences. The report reveals the major role TV plays in shaping gamers’ purchasing decisions, offering new insights into how advertisers can connect with this highly […]

WWE fans in the UK will be able to watch the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event for free. The show – the first Saturday Night’s Main Event in over 15 years – will air as an NBC Network special (ie not a Premium Live Event) in the US, and will thus not air on […]