Samsung has announced the launch of Eurosport onto its Smart TV platform making it the first regional sports broadcasting service available on Samsung Smart TV. The new sporting App will give users access to over 5,000 hours of live sport every year including coverage from the Tour de France, World Championship Athletics, tennis Grand Slams, […]
Darren Childs, CEO of UKTV, has revealed that the broadcaster’s channels are to be carried on open IPTV platform YouView later in the year. Delivering a keynote address at the IEA Future of Broadcasting Conference in London on the relationship between the Internet and broadcasting, Childs noted that in the early days, TV had spent […]
The connected TV apps and services market is expected to explode in the next five years as new app frameworks in smart TVs, net-tops (i.e. Apple TV, Roku), Blu-ray devices and game consoles serve as the foundation for a new TV app economy. NextMarket Insights forecasts the US TV app economy to reach $14 billion […]
smartclip, the multiscreen video and brand advertising platform, has formed a partnership with TP Vision, the manufacturer of Philips branded TVs. smartclip will deliver advertisements on the Philips Smart TV portal homepage and sub-pages, such as the App Gallery and to the Smart TV ecosystem. TP Vision now gives advertisers the opportunity to reach the […]
Hama, the accessory manufacturer expert, and FOXXUM, specialised in providing Smart TV technology solutions, have established a strategic partnership with one another to strengthen their position in the international Smart TV business. This exclusive collaboration will allow Hama not only to augment its first-class multimedia offerings with innovative, user-friendly Smart TV portal solutions with extensive […]
LG Electronics has revealed a line-up of IP-connected devices for platforms including its own NetCast Smart TV operating system and Google TV which are designed to blend cable-supplied, TV Everywhere, VoD and whole-home DVR capabilities with over-the-top apps from Hulu, Vudu, and YouTube and others. LG said it will use DLNA to connect to home […]
Following the news that online entertainment service Redbox Instant by Verizon can now be accessed via a newly-launched Redbox Instant by Verizon app for Google TV has come confirmation that Roku will bring the service to its streaming platform this summer. The partnership expands Redbox Instant by Verizon to one of the most popular streaming […]
Boku, a specilaist in online mobile payments, has formed a partnership with PlayJam – global platform for games on TV. The partnership brings carrier billing to smart televisions and other consumer electronics around the world, including devices from Samsung, Panasonic, LGE, Vizio, Western Digital, Google TV and VESTEL. This agreement allows more than 90 Million […]
A Rovi study has provided updated metrics on connected TV owner demographics and usage for the first quarter 2013. When compared with previous results, the findings suggest the market for connected TVs is maturing rapidly. The audience for connected TVs is shifting, with females now – for the first time since Rovi and Decipher began […]
Lenovo Group has unveiled smart TVs developed with Japan’s Sharp Corp amid reports that the Chinese company is buying Sharp’s TV plant in Nanjing. Beijing-based Lenovo is planning to sell one million smart TVs online over the next three years, said Chen Xudong, senior vice-president and general manager of Lenovo’s China unit. “Demand for smart […]