As anticipated, Amazon is entering the music streaming sector to compete with iTunes and Spotify with the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited, an on-demand music service that Amazon says redefines music streaming by putting a catalogue of tens of millions of songs and thousands of hand-curated playlists and personalised stations not just at the tips […]
TiVo has announced that Fan TV, the next generation TV experience, will include new personalisation and discovery features across TV, tablet and mobile devices. Additionally, Fan TV will now be available on Apple TV and Roku, making it easier than ever for operators to expand their market reach. The updated version of Fan TV will […]
BroadbandTV (BBTV), the global Multi-platform Network (MPN), has launched VISO Catalyst for Chrome, the next generation of its popular content discovery, optimisation and analytics platform. VISO Catalyst for Chrome is exclusively available for BBTV creators and can be downloaded via the Chrome Web Store. “We continuously innovate and evolve our technology solutions to ensure that […]
In a joint mission to make content more easily accessible for the user and to bring back the joy into navigation, ruwido is pleased to be working in partnership with TiVo. TiVo has decades of experience in shaping, designing and managing entertainment discovery. TiVo offers flexible advanced search, dynamic, personalized recommendations and natural-language voice-control capabilities […]
Rovi has closed its $1.1 billion acquisition of TiVo, and the new company will become TiVo. Tom Carson, president and CEO of the newly combined business, said the deal “passed with flying colors” during shareholder meetings and said company will now move forward to act on assumptions that went into the integration planning phase. “The […]
Entertainment data provider Gracenote has unveiled new music offerings that let pay-TV providers deliver rich, interactive music experiences to their subscribers. By integrating Gracenote Music data and technologies, operators can create their own music video channels and services, help viewers identify artists featured on TV and enable search for related artist appearances on linear TV […]
Multi-screen cloud video software company Easel TV has made its OTT platform Suggested TV available on the fourth-generation Apple TV box and on Google Cast. The first use of these latest Suggested TV device players will be for the Curzon Home Cinema service. Curzon Home Cinema Director Phil Mordecai said the company’s investment in the […]
Amazon is bringing more voice control and universal search functionality to its Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Alexa voice control support for Amazon Video will also lets users navigate through a video by giving instructions such as “skip ahead two minutes”, “rewind 30 seconds” or move to the next episode by saying “next”. […]
Amazon has confirmed that new features are coming to the best-selling Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. These features will be enabled automatically as part of a free, over-the-air software update currently being delivered to customers. Through this update, customers can now easily use their voice to search for favourite content, find the best […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider and #TelcoTV solution specialist Netgem has launched the Music Avenue, a multi-room music aggregation and playout service for music lovers. Forming part of Netgem’s strategy to move from connected TV services into connected entertainment, the Music Avenue is an integral component of Netgem’s range of content services, representing the first step […]