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Hulu adds profiles

US SVoD service Hulu has commenced rolling out profiles to its 12 million+ subscribers. Each account can add up to six specific profiles. When a viewer creates a profile, they will be taken through a taste picking experience where they will be able to tell Hulu the types of shows and movies they like and […]

December 9, 2016

Netflix video previews speed content selection

Netflix is launching a new television user interface that uses video more extensively to bring content alive in real time and helps members decide whether to click ‘Play’. In a blog post, Stephen Garcia, Director of Product Innovation for TV and Chris Jaffe, VP of Product Innovation, say: “From the early days of web design […]

December 6, 2016

Virgin Media launches V6 box and ‘TellyTablet’

Describing the unveiling of its Virgin TV V6 set-top box as the industry’s “worst-kept secret”, David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at UK quad-play operator Virgin Media, also introduced a new HD TellyTablet created by Virgin Media, designed specifically as a personal Smart TV to watch television in HD quality. The Virgin TV launch event […]

November 30, 2016By Colin Mann

TiVo, Netflix sign product, IP agreements

Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo and Netflix have signed licensing agreements they say allow both companies to deliver a better entertainment experience to consumers. A product agreement calls for TiVo to continue integrating Netflix into TiVo set-top boxes available to consumers through a select, but growing number of pay-TV providers and retail stores. […]

November 29, 2016

bitREC presents contextual video search

Content recommendation platform bitREC introduces contextual video search tool for VoD service operators. The solution enables search within video content, improves SEO for video websites and enriches contextual content meta-data. “Compared to other industries OTT TV and VoD websites receive less traffic from search engines, as the engines rely only on meta-information from various sources. […]

November 29, 2016

Hulu acquires The Video Genome Project technology

In a move that it says will dramatically enhance its content recommendations for linear and on-demand video viewing, premium entertainment streaming service Hulu has acquired The Video Genome Project’s contextual attribution technology for an undisclosed sum. The Video Genome Project (The VGP) is recognised as one of the largest, broadest and most granular structured databases […]

November 16, 2016

iOS Spotlight for Icflix

MENA streaming service Icflix has integrated Apple’s new iOS Spotlight technology. The Icflix application is now optimised for Spotlight, a universal search feature available across all iOS 9 and iOS 10 enabled devices. This feature allows users to search for content right from the search bar, making it much easier to find content than ever […]

November 14, 2016

Apple unveils Discover & Watch TV app

Apple has introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple has also introduced […]

October 28, 2016

Beenius: Kick start OTT from the Cloud

Filip Remskar, CEO, talks about the latest trends in OTT and introduces Nuboly, Beenius’s new cloud provided complete platform that allows broadcasters to go OTT and bring VoD and multiscreen services to market quickly, economically and flexibly. [bitsontherun p7Gwfdbs-hLYU43gg]

October 23, 2016

ADB: Graphyne 2 making OTT transition easy

ADB CEO Peter Balchin tells about Graphyne 2 the updated and enhanced solution that smooths the path for broadcasters transitioning to TV Everywhere provision. It features improved UI, discovery and recommendation for a much improved user experience. ADB is also leveraging its deep experience of the hospitality sector to address top class user service and develop […]

October 23, 2016