The BBC has rolled out major updates for its iOS and Android BBC iPlayer apps for mobiles and tablets. The iPlayer app, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play, and as an update to the 26 million apps already downloaded, follows the launch of new BBC iPlayer on connected TVs and responsive web […]
Rovi, a specialist in entertainment discovery, has revealed that its metadata for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is now available worldwide. Used by networks, service providers, consumer electronic device manufacturers and online portals, Rovi’s metadata will help consumers around the globe discover and enjoy coverage of their favorite World Cup teams, players and matches. “This […]
Mirada, the AIM-quoted audio-visual technology expert, has announced that the company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract in Latin America for its multiscreen product, iris. London-based technology services provider did not disclose the client’s company name, but it unveiled that the contract has been signed with a large established Latin American digital TV operator. […]
Digitalsmiths, the expert in personalised video search and recommendations and a subsidiary of TiVo, has announced that Charter Communications began deployment of the Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery platform to more than 5 million Charter TV and Internet customers. Charter Communications is leveraging the key features within Seamless Discovery including Digitalsmiths’ Unified Data Service and Business Console […]
Jinni, the semantic video discovery solution provider, has revealed that AT&T U-Verse has implemented the company’s personalised TV experience features and is now available to all U-verse STB subscribers across the US. This is the largest customer running on the Ericsson Mediaroom platform to deploy the next-gen discovery service in the US. “Working with AT&T […]
Liberty Puerto Rico and ActiveVideo have announced that they are showcasing at NCTA’s The Cable Show a major advance in how viewers find television content in a social context, with the launch of a cloud-based user interface that uses real-time viewing metrics to display program popularity. Using the power of Cloud UIs, Liberty Puerto Rico […]
ADB (Advanced Digital Broadcast) a provider of software, systems and service solutions for service providers, and ContentWise, a specialist in content discovery and recommendation solutions, have formed a global business development and technology partnership. As part of the collaboration, ADB will integrate the ContentWise discovery and recommendation engine for live, on-demand and OTT multi-screen video […]
Personalised video experience specialist Ooyala has agreed a strategic relationship with Microsoft to help develop, promote and accelerate the deployment of next-generation IP video services utilising Microsoft Azure Media Services (Media Services) in conjunction with Ooyala’s SaaS-based video distribution, analytics and monetisation technology. Ooyala also formed a global sales and marketing alliance with Microsoft, which […]
Sky customers will start to see a brand new Homepage on their Sky+HD boxes in what the satellite broadcaster describes as the most significant shake-up to its electronic programme guide (EPG) since its introduction at the launch of digital TV in 1998. For the first time ever, On Demand, including Catch Up TV and Sky […]
Consumer exposure to advanced recommendations engines will grow to reach 75 per cent of pay-TV households on multiscreen services and 55 per cent on set-top boxes within North America by 2018, up from 20 per cent and