To celebrate the release of the highly anticipated movie, The Dark Knight Rises, Virgin Media has teamed up with Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures to launch a dedicated Dark Knight app for its TiVo service. Designed to give Virgin Media customers the chance to immerse themselves in unique interactive content on the final installment of […]
Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV apps today announced that it has developed an Olympics app for Terra (Telefónica Group), a global digital media company and Internet provider in Latin America The service will see Terra’s Smart TV customers in Brazil follow the live action from London 2012 and share their experience in […]
Zeebox, the social TV provider, has released all the results of its latest sample research in the UK and US. The company says it has has published the survey data in order to generate feedback from other market participants. You can access the research here. Among other findings: In the UK 28 per cent of […]
The value created by imported feature films for European broadcasters was $4.318 billion in 2011 for 18,600 titles across 119 channels (nearly all of which are free-to-air) over the 21 territories covered in a new report. The Imported Feature Films on European TV report stated that the 2011 figure has not changed much over the […]
Half of all adult mobile phone owners in the US now incorporate their mobile devices into their television watching experiences, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre’s Internet & American Life Project. These “connected viewers” used their phones for a wide range of activities: – 38 per cent of cell owners used […]
Findings from a TDG consumer study has revealed high interest in services that allow consumers to store and stream their personal media files in “the cloud.” Beyond just photos, video, and music, the study tested a number of cloud-based services, including remote access to home DVR functions, home security, social TV apps, and a range […]
The BBC has signed a deal with the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for the rights to cover the next four Olympic Games. The deal will include exclusive TV, radio and digital rights for Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, Pyeongchang 2018 as well as the 2020 Games. Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC said: “I’m delighted that the Olympic […]
Following the successful delivery of the transmission services for the 31 Matches of Euro 2012, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and Eurovision have signed an exclusive, multiyear partnership for live, global audiovisual transmission services. Under the contract, all audiovisual UEFA programmes will be distributed around the world exclusively on the Eurovision satellite and […]
Larry King’s new online interview show has found a home on Hulu. “Larry King Now,” is premiering right away with King’s interview with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. The King programme is part of a gradual expansion of the line-up of on-demand shows on Hulu. Four shows a week will be added. “Larry King Now” […]
BBC Worldwide has revealed that the launch of the iPlayer in 16 countries has seen the app downloaded one million times, and that global trials will now be expanded into the autumn. The trial app was launched in July 2011 and offers users outside of the UK “the best of the BBC’s content” for €49.99 […]