LG Electronics (LG) has agreed a partnership with UK-based digital sports media company Perform, provider of LIVESPORT.TV, an application that will deliver thousands of hours of live and on demand sports content to LG’s CINEMA 3D Smart TV. “This marks a significant partnership for LG,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment […]
Australian online movie rental company Quickflix has agreed a deal with Panasonic that will see its service available on the VIERA Connect platform available on selected Smart VIERA TVs. The partnership between Panasonic and Quickflix will allow VIERA Connect users to access Quickflix streaming and watch unlimited movies and television shows instantly, on demand for […]
The BBC has launched its new sport app for connected TVs, enabling audiences to access the BBC’s interactive coverage of major sporting events via the BBC Red Button. This is the BBC’s next generation TV experience, seamlessly integrating linear TV with online and on-demand content at the simple click of a button. Initially focusing on […]
Interactive TV software and solutions provider Alticast is partnering with online video specialist Brightcove to integrate fully Alticast’s Windmill ecosystem with Brightcove’s Video Cloud online video platform. Windmill allows operators to add advanced interactivity to existing systems while providing new revenue models and future-friendly expandability. Based on a set of modular technologies, Windmill enables TV […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that 38 per cent of all households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a Blu-ray player, an Apple TV or Roku set-top box, and/or the TV set itself — up from 30 per cent last year, and 24 per […]
Recognising that in today’s networked world, more and more video is delivered over IP networks to PCs, tablet PCs, smartphones and Smart TVs and that as this volume continues to grow, on a daily basis, it is driving a need for powerful video streaming equipment on the server side, Toshiba Corporation has unveiled NPEngine, which […]
Google TV will launch in France in September according to Les Echos. It says Sony will launch a basic set-top priced at around €200 and a Blu-ray player priced at around €300. The STBs will access the Google Play Store via a dedicated button on the remote control. The devices could include voice recognition control, […]
Quickflix – dubbed Australia’s answer to Netflix – is crossing the Tasman Sea to launch in New Zealand, becoming the country’s first unlimited movie and TV streaming service. The Quickflix subscription streaming service offering unlimited viewing will retail at NZ$16.99 (€10.41) per month, however for a limited period it will be available at an introductory […]
IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, has announced its latest Digital Innovation Contest at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Amongst a programme of panel discussions featuring executives from the BBC, ITV and Chanel 4, IC tomorrow will offer small companies a total prize of £300k (€359k) for the production of […]
Channel 5 is to launch its TV catch-up Demand 5 to Android devices, connected TVs and the PS3 this summer. The broadcaster says it has seen viewing across Demand 5 double over the past 12 months. James Tatam head of digital said syndication remains a core part of its strategy, and has helped drive “huge” […]