French OTT TV service TeVolution has launched its first tablet app. Created by French start-up Leankr, the new app is available for Android and iOS devices and will soon be extended to smartphones. It offers users a total control over the channel packages they subscribe to and various functionalities, including movie selection or TV alerts. […]
Shazam has revealed it now has more than 100 million mobile monthly active users, a 34 per cent increase year-over-year. The app has been downloaded onto more than 500 million mobile devices to date and is adding users at a rate of 13 million per month. This user base ‘Shazams’ more than 20 million times […]
A Parks Associates white paper has examined the new direction for multiscreen services and the overall role of the operator. The research examines the impact that the proliferation of new devices and multiscreen features has had on the evolution of the TV landscape and highlights how a strategic, planned design approach will allow operators to […]
French cable operator Numericable has unveiled new services linked to its TV and Internet STB LaBox Fibre, – including a new app called LaBoxTV. The app gives access to more than 320 TV channels (119 outside the home) from tablets and smartphones, on both iOS and Android. This app, available to all 380,000 LaBox Fibre […]
Portugal Telecom has surpassed one million downloads for its Meo Go TV everywhere app. The Meo Go is available in the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod, from Google Play for Android tablets and smartphones and from the Windows Store for PCs, laptops and Windows phones. The app enables Portugal Telecom customers to watch […]
Binbit, a specialist in the distribution of mobile content in the world, has announced an agreement with FC Barcelona for the exclusive distribution of information and digital content of the football club through mobile devices. This agreement includes 40 countries in Latin America, Asia and East Europe and covers the next three seasons. “This agreement […]
Viewers in Northern Ireland are now able to catch up with their favorite UTV programmes on their phone or tablet following the launch of a new UTV Player. UTV’s new catch up service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and remains completely free of charge. The new UTV Player supports desktop, […]
ITV, FremantleMedia UK and Syco Entertainment today announced that Domino’s Pizza UK is returning as the sponsor of The X Factor app for the second consecutive year. The Domino’s brand will continue to run across the app, which is one of the hottest digital TV properties, as well as within bespoke second screen ad formats and […]
Strategy Analytics predicts spending on consumer mobile media services consumed via the handset (which excludes tablet spend) including handset browsing, mobile applications, mobile games, mobile music, mobile video, mobile TV, ringtones, wallpapers and alerts – will rise from just above
Television viewing used to be an experience strictly between viewer and show, with water cooler talk coming the day after. The rise of social TV has changed that relationship, and according a study by Nielsen, more and more Americans are quickly warming up to this new behaviour. With tablets, smartphones and laptops at their side, […]