Pay-TV and OTT content discovery and viewer analytics vendor ThinkAnalytics has announced that Viacom18 in India has gone live with ThinkAnalytics on the ad-funded OTT service VOOT. VOOT’s 37 million monthly active users now have personalised recommendations in seven languages on the home screen, making it quicker and easier to find content they want to […]
A long-running patent dispute between TiVo and cable giant Comcast has seen Comcast again emerge victorious at a US Patent Trial and its subsequent appeal. The Patent Board says TiVo’s Patent 9,172,987 is invalid. The case was brought by Comcast against Rovi (see below for patent description) in May 2016. The patent relates to a […]
The company being created from the sale of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business to a company backed by the Permira funds is unveiled as Synamedia, preceding the transaction closure expected in first half of Cisco’s FY19. ‘Syna’ means ‘together’ in Greek, reflecting Synamedia’s ambition to bring together broadcast and OTT media services and […]
OTT software provider Vewd has confirmed that Vewd OS for Android TV operator tier, bringing the company’s signature Smart TV technology and essential modules to Android TV. Vewd OS is designed to enhance Android TV by speeding time-to-market and reducing CapEx with a turnkey experience and extensive product modules that adhere to core Android TV […]
Spotify has been named Samsung’s new go-to music service provider, which will give Samsung users a seamless listening experience between devices. According to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, the partnership with Samsung reduces the friction for users to get Spotify up and running on multiple Samsung devices once the accounts have been linked. “It allows us […]
Atlantic Broadband, the 9th largest cable operator in the US, has launched the new TiVo Experience 4 combined with IP-based VoD. TiVo says its new entertainment platform features “a new, modern user interface with intuitive navigation and enhanced functionality, hyper-personalised viewing recommendations and an easy-to-use remote, offering.” “The new experience is not only visually beautiful, […]
Netflix has unveiled a new design for its TV experience designed to make it easier to find titles on TVs. “At Netflix, we are constantly asking ourselves what can we do to make it even easier for our members to spend less time browsing and more time discovering stories they will love,” advised Stephen Garcia, […]
Movistar has launched the campaign #MeetMovistarHome to raise awareness of the advantages of Movistar Home, its virtual assistant (VA) service, which will launch in October. Additionally, Movistar is reportedly in talks with Google to integrate Google Home into its own VA, creating one system exclusive to Movistar subscribers. Voz Populi confirmed the negotiations quoting the […]
Accedo, the video experience specialist, has announced its first Google Home deployment with UK broadcaster, Channel 4. Bringing voice commands to its VoD service, All 4 viewers can now launch and control their viewing experience giving voice commands to Google Assistant on their Google Home and Google Home Mini. The news of a voice-controlled All […]
Netgem has announced the launch of the new Netgem TV experience, designed for the UK market. Combining in one simple interface the best of ‘free-to-view’ and ‘skinny bundles’ with On-Demand streaming content, it offers: – Freeview Play provides subscription-free catch-up and On-Demand access to BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play; […]