Mark Thompson, the BBC’s Director General, believes there is a strong case for broadcasters, mobile phone operators, government and regulators to come together and develop a roadmap for the introduction of mobile TV in the UK. He told delegates at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference that this would be “complementary to the availability […]
Internet-based television service FilmOn is looking to launch in the US, Europe and the Middle East in autumn 2011, according to the operation’s founder and CEO Alki David. The service is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the major US networks which claims that FilmOn has been streaming the signals of numerous […]
Accedo Broadband, provider of Connected TV applications, has confirmed that LG Electronics has selected Accedo to develop Facebook and Twitter applications for LG Smart TVs. “We are happy to be working with LG to develop and launch Facebook and Twitter for LG Smart TV.” commented Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo Broadband. “Bringing two of the world’s […]
Google’s YouTube is planning an unlimited subscription service for movies to take on Netflix and Amazon and the UK will be the test bed says a report in the New York Post. Google has been talking with Hollywood studios for months and is looking to launch the streaming service first in the UK and Europe […]
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest television maker, may use Google TV software in home- entertainment devices based on its own chips, rather than those from Intel, according to Bloomberg. Samsung had previously considered using the Google software and balked after Google required use of Intel’s Atom chips, Google has now lifted the restriction. By using […]
White-label video publishing company thePlatform has been selected by Australian telco Telstra to serve as the central video management system for Telstra’s BigPond TV service across IP-connected devices. Telstra is using thePlatform’s mpx video management system to enable Australian consumers easily to access and enjoy high quality movies and television content across a broad range […]
Entertainment broadcasting group Modern Times Group (MTG) is to launch a multi-screen on-demand pay-TV service in Scandinavia in March. The new service – Viaplay – will enable a Viasat subscriber to use a single ID and password to access Viasat pay-TV content on any Internet-connected device. The OTT portable solution is claimed to be the […]
Cloud-based online video platform Brightcove and LG Electronics have agreed a partnership to expand online video distribution to LG NetCast-based Smart TVs. The partnership enables more than 2,700 Brightcove customers around the world to extend the reach of their online video initiatives to the living room and aims to provide consumers with new levels of […]
Amazon’s TV service has gone live to its ‘prime’ customers who pay $79 a year for free two-day shipping. They can now choose from 5,000 TV shows and movies such as to stream to PCs or connected devices. The move ramps up the battle with Netflix which has a subscriber base of 20 million. Amazon […]
On Demand Group, the global VOD aggregator and subsidiary of SeaChange, and Inview Technology (Inview), have announced an agreement to launch both transactional VOD and subscription VOD services on millions of connected TV sets in major European countries, starting in Italy in the second quarter of this year. Inview’s NEELiX platform is incorporated in millions […]