Roku has announced Roku OS 7 filled with new discovery features that give consumers more access to entertainment choices. With a major update to Roku Feed consumers can now follow movies, TV shows, actors and directors to receive automatic entertainment updates about pricing and availability. Those who travel and want to stream will now […]
Eurocinema, North American’s only VoD channel dedicated to European cinema, has revealed plans to expand its global footprint with the launch of Eurocinema World, a 24/7 live channel and SVoD service featuring award-winning European films and select Euro-centric lifestyle segments. Showcasing winners and nominees from the global film festival circuit, Eurocinema World will launch in […]
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television talks to Tiaan Schutte, President EMEA for Alticast, about provisioning for the Smart Home and Internet Of Things and how they are rapidly developing as service and revenue opportunities for pay-TV providers. [bitsontherun JVEFX7b5-ni7dlelE]
STARZ PLAY, the authenticated online TV Everywhere service for STARZ premium subscribers, has launched on Samsung Smart TVs. STARZ subscribers may now watch exclusive STARZ Original series including Blunt Talk, Survivor’s Remorse, and Power, among others, as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on Samsung Smart TVs. The launch marks STARZ PLAY’s most […]
Hopster, an app featuring educational programming and games for kids, has announced its international launch on Android, available to download for free via Google Play. Hopster has also partnered with global technology leader Samsung to provide an exclusive offer to Galaxy device owners. Any UK customer with a compatible Galaxy tablet or smartphone will be […]
Consumer and advertising expenditure on handset-based mobile media will rise twelve per cent in 2015, and approach $425 billion (€380bn) by 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. Strong growth in smartphone penetration, combined with ubiquitous data connectivity via mobile and WiFi networks, and latent consumer demand to access popular Internet services continues to drive the consumption […]
Viacom has announced the launch of Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps allowing its distribution partners to offer smartphone and tablet users around the world access to the best content from all of its international TV brands, anytime and anywhere. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Viacom Play Plex apps […]
BBC Worldwide has announced a new partnership with the multiscreen specialist Monterosa to produce the official companion app for their global franchise Dancing with the Stars. The app has been developed by Monterosa who specialises in creating interactive mobile content and will be offered to BBC Worldwide’s broadcast partners internationally as a companion to the […]
ITV has revealed details of its dedicated Rugby World Cup 2015 app, which will launch with a host of interactive features and be available before the tournament kicks off on September 18th. The app will include the latest news, expert analysis from the team of pundits, video highlights of every match, the best of social […]
Members of online video streaming service Amazon Prime in the UK, US, Germany and Austria are now be able to download movies and TV episodes, including Amazon Original Series, to iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets for offline viewing, at no additional charge. Amazon Video says that it is the only online subscription streaming video […]