Buoyed by raising $60 million in new funding from Hearst Corporation, News Corp and Sky as well as institutional investor Fidelity in May 2013, streaming platform Roku has unveiled an all-new family of streaming players. Designed to provide a better TV experience for every streaming fan, the new Roku LT, Roku 1 and Roku 2 […]
In addition to launching a new family of players, streaming software platform Roku is partnering with pay-as-you-go digital entertainment service M-GO to bring instant access to the entertainment that customers care most about. Located on the Roku home screen menu, new ‘movies’ and ‘TV shows’ shortcuts lead directly into the integrated M-GO service and deliver […]
Flingo, a publisher of Smart TV apps and Smart TV advertising, has unveiled its new company name and website, Samba TV. The company says that the rebrand “reflects the company’s growth in the Smart TV industry, having signed contracts with leading players throughout the ecosystem including TV and set-top box manufacturers, advertisers, content publishers and […]
According to Parks Associates research, there will be 175 million online video users in the US in 2013, rising to 191 million by 2017, at which time there will be nearly 70 million smart-TV households. Parks Associates advertising research finds 25 per cent of smart-TV app users recall seeing an in-app ad and 84 per […]
Sony has confirmed it will launch a dongle to add apps and other smart-TV features to its televisions. It will compete with Google’s Chromecast. Variety reports that it will formally launch the Android-powered Smart Stick this week. Smart Stick will cost $150 agains Google’s plug-in sold in the US for $35. Smart Stick is designed […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM has launched its new and updated LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service application exclusively for Samsung Internet-connected Smart TVs and Blu-ray players. The improved app will bring more features to users, including star ratings, “More Like This” titles and the Watchlist to allow viewers to save videos to watch for later, as well as enhanced […]
Flingo, a publisher of Smart TV apps and Smart TV advertising, has formed a partnership with web specialist Opera Software to launch multiple Smart TV apps with Flingo’s dynamic ad insertion capabilities. These apps will be available on TVs and devices from leading manufacturers including Sony, TiVo, TCL and HiSense, on which Opera TV products […]
Opera TV Snap, a Smart TV app-creation tool launched in July, has caused a boom in the number of Smart TV apps. In the two months since the launch of the new Opera Software technology with Dailymotion as its first partner, over 100 TV apps have been submitted by Dailymotion content partners using Opera TV […]
The first-ever US study into the impact of Smart TV advertising and consumer behaviour highlights the opportunity that Smart TV provides advertisers to reach a differentiated audience, validating why Smart TV is an essential component to complementing current TV media plans. Digital video brand advertising solutions provider YuMe and Smart TV pioneer LG Electronics conducted […]
Opera Software has announced that the full suite of Opera TV products has a new destination, landing in the latest line of Smart TVs from consumer electronics company Changhong. Changhong, one of the largest manufacturers of televisions in China, will integrate the Opera Devices Software Development Kit (SDK) to power the complete package of Opera […]