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Vodafone Spain launches TV voice remote control

Subscribers to Vodafone TV is Spain are now able to manage their programming with their voice thanks to a new remote control device equipped with a microphone. The new remote will enable subscribers to make personalised searches with different criteria (by actors, directors, genres etc), total control of video with rewind and forward functionalities, launch […]

December 19, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

FandangoNOW on Facebook’s Portal TV

FandangoNOW, the US VoD service from movie-focused digital service Fandango, has launched an on-demand movies and TV store on Facebook’s home video calling device, Portal TV. The new FandangoNOW store will provide Portal TV users access to more than 100,000 new release and catalogue movies and next-day TV shows to rent or buy, no subscription […]

December 11, 2019

Zappware powers A1 Bulgaria advanced TV

Bulgarian multiplay telco A1 Bulgaria has launched A1 Xplore TV, an advanced TV user experience powered by Zappware’s video back-office: an end-to-end solution. A1 Xplore TV viewers will be able to find and enjoy content easily through the Zappware Nexx 4.0 user experience. “Our goal is to constantly offer innovative services to our customers to […]

December 3, 2019

Make.TV: “More niche players to enter OTT market”

Andreas Jacobi, CEO and Co-founder of Make.TV – the live video cloud and a division of LTN Global – has shared five media trends that he believes will define 2020. Cloud applications will optimise the gig economy for video contributors: It’s currently a difficult and slow process for a stringer to contribute video to a […]

November 25, 2019

BT offers free Prime Video; rolls out Alexa

New and existing BT TV customers who recontract can now sign up for Amazon Prime Video and receive the streaming service for six months at no extra cost via the Prime Video app on BT TV. Customers will receive their six months subscription in time for Prime Video’s first Premier League games this December. Prime […]

November 22, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Streaming guide Minnow goes live

Minnow, a next generation streaming video guide, has launched in the US combining all of the popular premium VoD services including Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime into one unified application on TV and mobile. Minnow will support emerging streamers HBO Max, Peacock and Quibi as soon as and when they launch in […]

November 12, 2019

BBC, Sky content and technology partnership

Sky and the BBC have agreed a new partnership that will see the two broadcasters collaborate across content and technology. As part of the wide-ranging partnership, the BBC iPlayer app and connected red-button service are launching on Sky Q, Sky’s next-generation TV platform, offering Sky customers the full BBC iPlayer and red-button experience. Sky viewers […]

November 11, 2019

GoMedia Yahoo Search boost for Greyhound passengers

Transport infotainment platform specialist GoMedia has signed a multi-territory deal with Verizon Media to bring Yahoo Search, a Verizon Media brand, to the onboard infotainment systems on Greyhound buses in North America. The Yahoo Search function will be built into Greyhound’s GoMedia-developed infotainment solution, which enables passengers to browse the Internet through a reliable connection, […]

November 7, 2019

Survey: 70% US struggle to decide what to stream next

As the streaming wars are heating up, Likewise, the smart recommendation app, has published research,which reveals that over half of Americans with a streaming service (57 per cent) believe that there are too many streaming services. The average streaming household has three streaming services and 70 per cent of those surveyed agreed that despite having […]

November 1, 2019

Wyplay selected by South American operator

Wyplay, a global TV services and video platform solutions provider, has been selected by a major South American Tier-1 Operator for their next generation hybrid Android TV 4K-DVR set-top box platform. Wyplay will provide its FROG middleware to address all broadcasting standards and to support the conditional access system. Additional Wyplay back-end components will be […]

October 29, 2019