Australian pay-TV platform Foxtel has unveiled The New Foxtel Experience which it says will provide customers with its iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes a completely redesigned user experience, bringing together the best of TV and on demand, all in one place. As part of the New Experience, Netflix will now be available for the […]
Findings from a study – TV Universe – UK, Sweden, Germany: How People Watch Television Today – from entertainment metadata specialist Gracenote and digital media analyst firm nScreenMedia, focusing on pay TV, free-to-air and online TV viewership in major European countries, reveal that TV viewing has become a complicated undertaking for European audiences, who juggle […]
Sky has invested in You.i TV, a specialist in software tools for addressing cross-platform app development. The investment is part of the larger You.i TV Series C funding announced in November 2018, and displays Sky’s commitment to backing innovative companies that help connect consumers to content they want to watch, wherever they want to watch […]
Sky has launched a new Kids Safe Mode on Sky Q that will provide a safe space for kids to watch child-friendly TV at home. The new setting will allow parents to lock their Sky Q box in the Kids section, by simply selecting the setting and entering their TV PIN. Once activated, all non-kids’ […]
Vision247 has finalised a deal for the SKY EPG 717 transfer to IndiaCast (A Viacom18 & TV18 JV). IndiaCast operates and manages 5 Indian TV Channels in the UK with Colors – their flagship general entertainment channel along with Rishtey Europe, Rishtey Cineplex, News18 and MTV Beats. The transfer will take place with immediate effect […]
TiVo has today announced the extension of a multi-year agreement with Verizon. Under this extension, Verizon will have access to the latest version of TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery Platform. Verizon has utilised TiVo’s content discovery solutions since 2013. TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery solutions allow Verizon to deliver personalised carousel-based user interfaces (UI). These unique UIs […]
Sky is taking a stake in TV software and content protection business Synamedia, where Dr Abe Peled is chairman. Sky joins Synamedia’s existing major shareholder Permira in the company, which was bought out of Cisco and is perhaps better known under its old NDS name. Both Sky and its parent company Comcast are long-time Synamedia […]
Although we all enjoy the benefits of the engagement economy, including personalised experiences when shopping online or using social media, many pay-TV providers, OTT players, broadcasters and studios still have work to do to build closer relationships with their audiences, says ThinkAnalytics. Peter Docherty, founder and CTO at ThinkAnalytics, has offered his 2019 predicitions pertaining […]
US cable giant Comcast and Amazon have confirmed that the Prime Video service will launch over the next week on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, giving millions of people access to an entertainment experience that now features seamless access to Prime Video originals, thousands of premium shows, movies, and live events right alongside all of the […]
TiVo Corporation has announced that Rovi Corporation has signed a new multi-year patent licence agreement with Samsung for the use of Rovi’s video discovery patents and technologies across Samsung’s smartphone and tablet devices. The patent renewal encompasses Samsung mobile products sold on a worldwide basis. “We are proud to extend our licensing agreement with Samsung […]