Social networking giant Facebook is preparing to launch its own smartphone by next year. The New York Times cited unnamed sources, including Facebook employees, suggesting that the network had been hiring several smartphone engineers. Facebook recently admitted it was struggling to make money out of its growing mobile audience. The company, which recently floated on […]
Freeview, the UK’s free-to-air digital TV platform, has suggested that mobile operators should bear the cost of protecting viewers’ TV services. Noting that 2.3 million households are at risk of losing their digital TV signal from 4G interference, Freeview has called on the Government urgently to revise its 4G proposals on the levels of support […]
For the eighth consecutive year Orange France will be bringing tennis fans all the matches and breaking news from the Roland Garros tournament through their multi-platform system. Orange will have exclusive rights to distribute the ADSL multi-courts offer on mobile and TV produced and broadcast by France Televisions, which includes up to 7 event channels […]
Aereo, Barry Diller’s startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it. A US District Court in New York dismissed one of three claims made by a group of broadcast […]
US cellco Verizon Wireless has launched viewdini, a portal that creates a new entertainment choice for consumers by making it simple to search and view movies, television shows, and other video on mobile devices. viewdini leverages the power of Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE network, streamlining access to videos from a wide range of content providers, […]
Google has announced that the acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings has closed, with Google acquiring MMI for $40 per share in cash. Google says the acquisition will enable it to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google […]
Australian home entertainment company, Quickflix, has confirmed the launch of a Quickflix App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, available now on the App Store. The App allows Quickflix WatchNow subscribers to view unlimited movies and television shows instantly, on-demand, from their Apple devices, including premium content from the likes of Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, […]
Chinese regulators have approved Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through. It has already won clearance from US and European regulators. The acquisition would be Google’s biggest ever. Chinese authorities said Google must keep its mobile software, Android, free for other device makers […]
Motorola Mobility’s SecureMedia content protection unit has won a major content delivery deal with confirmation that Time Warner Cable selected the SecureMedia Encryptonite ONE HLS+ solution to streamline its video distribution across a variety of devices and avoid the cost and complication of operating multiple streaming platforms and security systems to reach multiple device types. […]
Video delivery specialist Azuki Systems has formed a go-to-market and technology partnership with networking connectivity firm D-Link with the aim of allowing TV cable operators to offer customers affordable access to over-the-top content in their living rooms via multi-screens and home TV sets. D-Link’s companion set-top-box (STB) embedded with the Azuki Media Client is designed […]