INSIDE Secure has announced it is working with Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a provider of advanced solutions for the connected home, to create secure, premium content iOS and Android mobile apps for operators. The first deployment emanating from the partnership is for nc+, the leading pay-TV platform in Poland. ADB is using INSIDE’s downloadable DRM […]
Google has updated its YouTube app for Android and iOS systems in a bid to bring the mobile experience in line with that of the desktop. The redesigned interface allows users to swipe videos into the bottom right corner of the screen, allowing them to keep watching content whilst browsing the rest of the site. […]
A row has broken out between Google and Microsoft over the Windows Phone YouTube app. Google has blocked users from watching videos via the app, saying it violated its terms of service. Google wanted the app be made using HTML5 code language, but Microsoft said it was unable to. Microsoft said the issues were “manufactured” […]
Two of YouTube’s co-founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have unveiled their new mobile app called MixBit. Launched as a free download for iPhone, MixBit is a video-sharing app that “helps people create dynamic videos together” according to its App Store listing. Users can shoot video clips between one second and an hour in length, […]
BBC Sport has released its mobile app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD devices in the UK, bringing BBC Sport’s native mobile app to even more sports fans on the go. The app is already freely available from Google Play for Android devices, the Apple App Store for iPhones, and now the UK Amazon […]
Research from Parks Associates shows consumers are developing preferences for TV-content apps as more smartphone and tablet users are using TV-channel apps from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, and USA Network and apps for shows such as Glee and The Walking Dead. The firm finds 14 per cent of smartphone/tablet users surveyed in Q1 2013 have […]
PlayOn, the media server software from MediaMall Technologies that streams online videos to TVs and mobile devices, has confirmed the launch of the PlayOn app for the BlackBerry 10 platform. For the first time, BlackBerry 10 customers in the US and Canada can watch content from Hulu, Netflix and HBO GO on their smartphone. By […]
Mobile visual discovery app, Blippar, has formed a partnership with Formula One driver Max Chilton. Blippar’s logo will be prominently displayed on the nose of Chilton’s Marussia F1 car at this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone and for the rest of the Formula One season. In addition to featuring on the nose of Chilton’s […]
upc cablecom presents the Horizon TV Remote app which allows customers to use their iPad and iPhone as a remote control for Horizon. Switzerland’s largest provider of TV and fast Internet is thus improving the TV and Video on Demand experience even further for its Horizon customers. As well as being able to watch live […]
Following the conclusion of the 2012-13 English Premier League football season, Internet TV service FilmOn.com is offering fans of ‘the Beautiful Game’ the chance to combat withdrawal symptoms before next season gets under way. The service’s Internet football channel is offering a packed schedule of Premier League archive games that are all available via PC […]