Metrological Media Innovations and Liberty Global have announced that Liberty Global will adopt Metrological’s Widget framework for its Next Generation TV platform – Project Horizon. The Widget framework establishes the bridge between Internet delivered content and pay-tv services in order to provide digital television subscribers a range of innovative interactive applications and enhanced services. The […]
Just as Cloud based services – including CDNs – begin to attract attention a major outage of all Microsoft Cloud services will dent confidence. Hotmail, Office 365 and Skydrive were among the services affected. Microsoft was still analysing the cause of the problem this morning (Friday) but said it appeared to be related to the […]
ITV has kicked off its IRB Rugby World Cup coverage from New Zealand only for its live mobile stream to fall over in the first game. The broadcaster has the UK’s exclusive live TV broadcast rights to the tournament but has yet to gain official approval from Apple to launch its rugby-themed World Cup app.
ESPN has extended its contract with the NFL by eight years in a record $15.2 billion deal that keeps live American football on Walt Disney’s sports cable television network. The deal covers ESPN’s prized Monday Night Football slot, one of the network’s most lucrative series and an enduring hit advertisers keen to target young male […]
Android smartphone users will download more apps than Apple iPhone owners this year, as sales of devices using the Google operating system surge ahead, according to a report from telecoms analyst Ovum Applications, which range from games to alarm clocks and weather information, will jump from a total 7.4 billion downloaded in 2010 to 18 […]
TiVo and Virgin Media have revealed details of an iPad app, to be released in the near future, which will allow users to control TiVo through their tablet. The iPad app will be released alongside a software update and other new features yet to be announced. Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin […]
Universal Networks International (UNI) and MultiChoice have announced that UNI’s movie channel Studio Universal will launch on the DStv platform on September 30th reaching 47 countries across Africa. Studio Universal, which will be available on the DStv Premium and DStv Compact bouquets on DStv Channel 119, will offer viewers a host of blockbuster action and […]
With immediate effect, all Swisscom TV customers are able to access four additional channels: 3+, Collection, Rai Sport 2 and Boing. Additionally subscribers will also benefit from two new HD channels: ORF 1 HD and ORF 2 HD. From September 14th, Swisscom will all be expanding its mobile TV offering with 12 new TV channels, […]
Home input device and interaction mechanism specialist ruwido has launched its ‘companion box’, a solution that connects smartphones to the television in the living room to individualise content offerings and personalise the viewing experience. The companion box consists of both hardware and software solutions. The hardware component is able to send Infra-Red (IR) commands and […]
Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, has reached a significant milestone of 20 million apps used the latest 12 months. Accedo provides applications, both through its own app store solutions and through application platforms from all major TV device manufacturers. Among Accedo’s applications is Funspot, the most widely deployed TV game service, […]