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fuboTV on VIZIO SmartCast

Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO has confirmed that sports-focused streaming platform is now available on VIZIO SmartCast. With a subscription to fuboTV, SmartCast users can enjoy more than 100 channels streaming tens of thousands of live sporting events annually as well as leading news and entertainment content. “Ninety-four per cent of fuboTV subscribers enjoy watching their […]

September 9, 2021

Arcadyan, Sceenic TV screen experience

User experience broadband access technology specialist Arcadyan is collaborating with customer behaviour software company Sceenic. Arcadyan’s new set-top-boxes are enabled with Sceenic Watch Together experience as a pre-integrated offering to its latest generation of interactive STBs. It says this brings operators a step closer to their audiences with an out of the box solution that […]

September 9, 2021

Foxtel launches iQ5 OTT STB

Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has launched its iQ5 streaming set-top box which it says will make it easier than ever before for customers to experience the best in world-class entertainment, all in one place, streamed live and on demand. The device features a simple plug and play set-up allowing customers to be streaming up to […]

September 7, 2021

Synamedia launches Android TV solutions

Video software provider Synamedia has integrated a broad range of its video offerings with Android TV and has extended its Infinite cloud TV platform to support Android TV devices. Using Google’s Broadcast Stack for hybrid set-top boxes (STBs) powered by Android TV, Synamedia has developed pre-integrated solutions including user interfaces, watermarking and broadcast/OTT security, Clarissa […]

September 1, 2021

Optus launches subscription management SubHub

Australian multiplay telco Optus says it is raising the bar on innovation with the introduction of Optus SubHub, describing it as a “world-first game-changer” that simplifies content subscriptions and memberships by putting them in one place and allowing eligible Optus customers to save money and discover new content options. SubHub complements the recently announced Optus […]

August 18, 2021By Colin Mann

LG Channels: Upgrades, global expansion

LG Electronics (LG) is upgrading its free, premium content streaming service, LG Channels, to provide an enhanced viewing experience for LG smart TV customers. In addition to the redesigned UI, the upgrade introduces more channels and a wider range of content for viewers to enjoy, including popular K-content, movies, sports, music and news, increasing its […]

August 10, 2021

SeaChange enables fully-migrated cloud video delivery

Video delivery platform technologist SeaChange International has strengthened its longstanding collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable enhanced data analytics on top of its fully-migrated, cloud-based video delivery platform. Building on a collaboration that dates back to 2016, SeaChange is leveraging AWS’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services to facilitate a robust […]

August 9, 2021

HBO Max app on US LG Smart TVs

LG Electronics USA and WarnerMedia have confirmed that the HBO Max app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US, including its line-up of LG OLED TVs. The arrival of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming offering  on LG Smart TVs makes it easier than ever for subscribers to access the popular streaming platform’s full portfolio of […]

August 4, 2021

NAGRA powers Claro Box TV

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed that Claro Colombia, the largest mobile telecommunications provider in the country, has selected the NAGRA OpenTV Video Platform to power its newly-launched Claro Box TV. The Android TV-based set-top box enables Claro Colombia’s clients to watch the content they want, when they want, with advanced […]

July 30, 2021

ThinkAnalytics powers Tata Sky Binge aggregation

Indian content distribution platform Tata Sky is delivering OTT aggregation with the introduction of Tata Sky Binge. Content discovery and viewer analytics solution provider ThinkAnalytics’ Think360 cloud-based personalised content discovery and viewer engagement platform is now live on Tata Sky’s Binge Fire TV Stick service and Binge mobile app. Binge subscribers now benefit from personalised […]

July 29, 2021