Spain’s digital DTH platform, Canal Plus, owned by Prisa, is launching a new application on its iPlus set-top-box that will allow subscribers to use a personal content recommendation system in line with their likes and interests. Developed by Jinni, the new app will enable users to select and watch their own content as well as […]
ThinkAnalytics has launched ThinkMovies and ThinkTV, two enhanced metadata libraries that integrate with ThinkAnalytics’ Recommendations Engine to further aid intelligent navigation and personalised discovery and ultimately raise ARPU and improve customer satisfaction & loyalty. These modules represent the largest sources of pre-tagged metadata for movies and TV and are the latest tools to help pay-TV […]
UK supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s has licensed digital entertainment technologist Rovi Corporation to power a new digital video service for Sainsbury’s Entertainment. This puts in competition with market leader Tesco, and follows electronics group Dixons Retail’s KnowHow Movies service, which also relies on Rovi. Expected to launch later this year, the new service will offer video […]
Vestel, a major player in the consumer electronics industry, and Beenius, a provider of highly advanced interactive TV middleware, will present the first version of Android integrated Display on the market at this year’s IBC2012, September 6th – 11th. Vestel will be showcasing the first version of the Android integrated Display with Beesmart middleware on […]
Sky has lodged an appeal with the body that co-ordinates the Freeview electronic programme guide (EPG) over plans to shift Sky News further down the guide. DTT Multiplex Operators Limited (DMOL), the Ofcom-licensed provider of Freeview EPG services, has published a series of proposed changes to Freeview channel numbering. The proposals involve various services, including […]
Netflix has launched a new ‘post-play’ experience which makes viewing multiple TV episodes easier, by minimising the credits post show and cueing up the next episode. The next episode will start to play in 15 seconds if nothing is done. Users can also stop it to get more information or select another episode. The experience […]
UK digital broadcaster Sky has unveiled an update to the Sky+ app for iPad which allows Sky TV customers to use their iPad as a remote control. Sky customers will be able to take even more control of their main TV experience through the app, using it to change channels as well as pause, play […]
BuyDRM, a specialist in DRM technologies for premium content distributors, has been selected by Bazuca to provide DRM Services for its expansion onto the popular Android and iOS devices. BuyDRM’s KeyOS platform will provide the crucial content encryption and licensing technologies as well as Device DRM agents supporting Microsoft’s PlayReady Content Access Protection technology. As […]
Rovi it has entered into a multi-year extension agreement for interactive program guides (IPGs) deployed by Sky Italia. Rovi originally had an agreement directly with Sky Italia for these rights, but the extension is being provided under Rovi’s licence agreement with NDS, the provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV and supplier to Sky Italia. […]
Tribune Media Services (TMS), a provider of entertainment metadata, and SKY Brasil, the largest satellite TV operator in Brazil, have announced a new agreement under which TMS’ best-in-class On Entertainment metadata will be used in the entertainment guides offered by SKY Brasil to its fast-growing subscriber base. SKY Brasil reaches more than 4 million subscribers, […]