Motive Television has revealed it will be developing its Tablet Television technology to enable Freeview users in Britain to watch and record television programmes directly onto tablets – without the need to connect to the Internet. With Motive’s app and an antenna-tuner containing Motive’s technology, tablet users will be able to watch all the programming […]
Internet TV streaming service Aereo has named Atlanta as the third city to launch as part of the start-up’s 22-city expansion announced in January. Beginning June 17th, consumers in the Atlanta metropolitan region who have pre-registered with Aereo will receive a special invitation to join and be one of the first to experience Aereo’s technology. […]
Farncombe and Inview are working together to offer operators in Latin America a new, cost-effective way to launch OTT services in the region. Through the collaboration, named T4, Farncombe is providing its system integration capabilities alongside Inview’s OTT platform to LatAm operators, enabling them to enhance their broadcast services with a customised hybrid OTT platform […]
NCTA president Michael Powell is about to tell a US Senate hearing that OTT supplier Netflix is the largest subscription video provider in the USA today. Powell is due to address the senate’s Communication’s Subcomittee on May 14th, and tell them that “The largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix — not […]
US ABC is this week launching an app called Watch ABC that live streams all programming from its local stations in New York and Philadelphia to viewers’ iPhones and iPads, the NYT says. Only cable and satellite pay subscribers will be able to use the app, even though the station is free over public airwaves. […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, along with MGM Television, has announced the premiere of the critically acclaimed US television series Vikings exclusively on LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK and Germany, making the streaming service the only place to watch the series in these countries. From May 24th, members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK will be able to […]
beIN Sport, the sports network dedicated to live, exclusive coverage of the world’s best football and international sports, has confirmed the launch of the 24/7 streaming platform branded beIN Sport Play. All programming will be streamed in HD and available on any broadband-connected PC, mobile device or smart phone. With beIN SPORT Play, authenticated pay-TV […]
ITV has entered an exclusive fixed term partnership with Samsung to offer the new and improved ITV Player app on the manufacturer’s Android devices. The ITV Player app will be available on a range of Samsung Android tablet and smartphone devices, including the new Galaxy S4, the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Galaxy Mega, whilst […]
The first Elite New Face modelling series is now available exclusively on Tesco’s Clubcard TV service following a deal with digital entertainment curator FilmBuff. The debut nine-part series follows the emotional journey of a group of contestants from the Elite Model Look contest, from regional castings all the way to the World Final and, for […]
Starz has announced a vast first wave of new device support for itsonline authenticated TV Everywhere services, Starz Play, Encore Play, and Movieplex Play. The launch includes support for popular handsets and tablets on Android and other platforms including NOOK HD and NOOK HD+, and select Google Nexus devices including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, […]