Consumer electronics giant Samsung has secured a JV output deal from Twentieth Century Fox in which the Hollywood studio’s films will be available in 4K/Ultra-HD on Samsung’s ‘Smart TVs’. Additionally, Samsung and 20th Century Fox’s Home Entertainment division will also add movies such as “Night at the Museum,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Counselor” onto […]
RCA, the renowned TV brand, is revamping its Smart TV portfolio. Opera has confirmed its partnership with ON Corporation, one of RCA’s brand licensees, to help bring popular online content, hundreds of TV apps and full internet browsing to cater the increasing OTT demand from a growing number of Smart TV viewers in the US. […]
Google has announced that its wireless video streaming device Chromecast is to roll out in additional territories. In a blog post, the company confirmed that Chromecast is now available in an additional 11 countries – Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Mario Queiroz, Vice President of Product Management, […]
Industry grouping the HBB4All consortium has announced the start of the European project HBB4ALL (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband for All). The project addresses media accessibility for all citizens in the connected TV environment. HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) is a European standard increasingly adopted by European broadcasters. According to the consortium, one of the challenges in […]
Connected home entertainment market specialist Netgem has unveiled its new out-of-the-box connected TV solution, netbox360. This new entertainment video offering enables operators to bring premium linear, on-demand and OTT content and services to any screen in the home, delivering next-generation immersive experiences in a personalised, ‘lean-back’ fashion. Netgem notes that with rising consumer demand for […]
Vestel, the European TV manufacturer, has extended its content offering with the Opera TV Store, joining the growing list of customers launching Opera Software’s TV application platform. The move seeks to increase the volume of local app content rapidly across all Vestel’s Smart TV brands. Vestel will use the Opera TV Store to expand their […]
Google and Viacom have settled a long-running legal battle over copyrighted material on YouTube. The out-of-court settlement brings to an end a dispute that began in 2007. Viacom had sought $1 billion in damages from Google. The companies said: “This settlement reflects the growing collaborative dialogue between our two companies on important opportunities, and we […]
The amount of time UK adults spend accessing digital media is forecast to surpass hours spent watching for the first time this year. The average adult will spend 3 hours 41 minutes a day consuming digital media through computers, tablets and mobile phones in 2014, an increase of 34 minutes from the previous year, according […]
OTT solutions provider Synapse TV is to launch two new free-to-view channels on UK DTT platform Freeview. TVPlayer – a free-to-air live TV streaming service – and Planet Knowledge – an on-demand documentary TV service – will soon be available to compatible Freeview HD Internet-connected homes in the UK. The TVPlayer mobile app has already […]
Panasonic has announced a landmark deal which will see Freesat’s Freetime service available through new Panasonic VIERA Smart TVs. As a result, Panasonic TV owners will now be able to access the Freetime service for the first time whether they take their TV channels by aerial or satellite. Panasonic’s latest VIERA TVs will enable viewers […]