The rise of ‘second screening’ – the use of other screens, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets while watching TV – is a source of excitement and concern for many in the TV and technology industry according to a new report from Deloitte. Nearly a quarter of all respondents (24 per cent) use second screens. […]
Belgacom is launching its TV Everywhere platform across Belgium on September 3rd. The service, called TV Overal, will allow users to watch TV on PCs, tablets and smartphones and will launch with a 30-channel line-up. Belgacom’s top tier customers will be able to access the service free of charge, with others being charged €4.95 per […]
ESPN Goals, the free mobile app which brings UK fans video of goals and highlights from every Barclays Premier League match within minutes of action taking place, is back with an enhanced version for the new football season. New features include: Fans can watch video from selected ESPN studio-based programming, such as its pre- and […]
Quickflix, Australia’s leading online movie company, has launched its ‘all you can view’ streaming service on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet allowing Quickflix subscribers to enjoy blockbuster movies and television shows on the go instantly, for a subscription fee of A$14.99, or pay per view. The Quickflix streaming ‘app’ is pre-loaded on all […]
Sky Italia has decided to limit the use of the Sky Go service on mobile phones and tablets in an attempt to protect content from piracy. In an email sent to subscribers, the Italian pay-TV operator explained that, from now on, they will not be able to receive the Sky Go channels, except news channel […]
Although the BBC has released figures indicating record online and catch-up viewing during the London Olympics, findings from the first half of the year suggest that linear TV channels are people’s preferred way to watch TV. Ninety per cent of linear TV viewing in the UK was of live, scheduled TV channels during the first […]
UK digital broadcaster Sky has unveiled an update to the Sky+ app for iPad which allows Sky TV customers to use their iPad as a remote control. Sky customers will be able to take even more control of their main TV experience through the app, using it to change channels as well as pause, play […]
Israel’s two largest mobile phone operators Cellcom and Partner Communications are planning television-over-Internet services. Haim Romano, Partner’s chief executive, said the company was working to accelerate TV Internet services. “Once the conditions are ripe, Partner will offer an innovative, quality and attractive solution also in this area,” he said. Cellcom CEO Nir Sztern also said […]
HBO Home Entertainment UK has revealed plans to make its portfolio of TV shows available to watch instantly through a new agreement with digital movie service blinkbox. For the first time, consumers in the UK can buy the second seasons of Emmy and Golden Globe-winning epic Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire via blinkbox’s digital […]
Having announced late May that it would be releasing acclaimed movie The Hunger Game on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, on demand and digital download on August 18, global entertainment company Lionsgate has confirmed that the title, which has generated more than $683 million at the box office, is to be available through UltraViolet channels such as […]