Starz has announced that Encore Play and Movieplex Play, the authenticated online TV Everywhere services for Encore and Movieplex premium subscribers respectively, launched successfully today on Xbox One. The Encore Playand Movieplex Play launches today follow the associated August 2014 debut of Starz Play on Xbox One. All three premium pay TV Everywhere services are also available on Xbox 360, […]
Cable and satellite broadcaster UKTV has launched digital brand UKTV Play on PC and connected on-demand platform YouView. UKTV Play, which celebrated a successful launch on iOS earlier this year, is an intuitively-designed TV application that gives viewers easy access to their favourite shows from UKTV’s popular free-to-air channels, including the UK’s most watched non-PSB […]
NAB Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning Rick Kaplan has written a Blog Post regarding the FCC’s proposal to extend the definition of multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to online video providers, suggesting it presents “exciting opportunities” for consumers. In the Blog Post, Kaplan addresses FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s assertion that broadcasters were able to […]
Samsung Electronics Co has revealed that its Smart TV platform now has more than 1.5 million weekly unique users – a 50 per cent increase in users over the past nine months. The Samsung Smart Hub offers catch-up TV services (ITV Player, BBC iPlayer, 4oD and Demand 5) through to Ultra-HD content from partners such […]
MobiTV, a global player in enabling delivery of live and on-demand TV everywhere, and TV Bank, a live video distribution system and video provider for connected devices in Japan, have announced a partnership to leverage MobiTV’s software-based platform and NetDVR (nDVR) technology to extend TV services across screens. The service, launching this fall, will enable […]
Finding from Leichtman Research Group suggest that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market –lost about 150,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2014, compared to a loss of about 25,000 video subscribers in Q3 2013, and more net losses than in any previous third quarter. […]
Specific online content and better Internet connections are driving the growth of connected TV in Spain, with a quarter of connected TV users saying they are watching less linear TV and over half of users turning to Smart TVs to access connected services. This is the main conclusion from a report by trade organisation IAB […]
Spanish multimedia communications group Mediapro is to launch a 24 hour Formula One channel for the entire Latin American region (except Brazil) in 2015 devoted to everything surrounding and related to the championship. The new channel, which will be produced and distributed with Direct TV, will offer live broadcasts of all the Grand Prix races, […]
Content personalisation, discovery and recommendations specialist ContentWise has confirmed that Italian pay-TV platform Sky Italia has selected its discovery solution to power personalised recommendations for Sky Online, Sky Italia’s recently-launched online video service. The ContentWise solution enables Sky Italia to offer subscribers of its Sky Online service an intuitive, personalised experience that combines discovery, content […]
With Swisscom TV 2.0 light, users can now pause shows that are currently playing and watch over 100 channels – including 40 in HD. This unique TV experience for new users is now included in the new Swisscom Casa basic offering for CHF 39.50. Also included in the price is Internet access, a fixed-line connection […]