The Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, also known as the Académie des César, is the institution in France that rewards professionals in the film industry. This year, the Académie des César decided to use the Kinow solution to create its first online viewing platform exclusively for its 4,300 voting members. Since its creation in […]
Benshi, a French SVoD platform for children aged 3 to 11, and Wiztivi, leader in the development and design of user interfaces, are teaming up to deploy Benshi’s service on Samsung Smart TVs and Android TVs. Recently selected as best national digital solution by the World Summit Awards, TimelessUI universe is Wiztivi’s fully-featured off-the-shelf, cross-platform […]
NexPlayer, the player SDK for premium video apps, now supports Unity games, becoming a Unity Verified Solutions Partner. NexPlayer for Unity offers many functionalities such as HLS and DASH streaming across all Android and iOS devices, subtitles, ad insertion, and content protection using Widevine Digital Rights Management (DRM). Unity game developers can now update and […]
Amino, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, today launches the AminoOS powered Amigo 7XC, a solution that utilizes the power and flexibility of Amino software to provide next-generation services that converge OTT and Cable on Android TV. AminoOS provides cable operators running DVB-C or hybrid DVB-C/T networks with a cost-optimized route to delivering […]
Toshiba TV has has announced the launch of the brand new UA2B Android TV model. Currently available in 58” with more sizes to come, the UA2B can be purchased from Currys for £399.99. With Android TV, the Toshiba TV UA2B is Toshiba’s latest 4K HDR TV, joining the recently launched UK4B, UL20 and WK3 models. […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STB and multiscreen entertainment, and Skyworth Digital, a manufacturer of connected home products and solutions, have integrated their technologies to create a new STB platform optimised to enable faster Android TV service launches. The Skyworth HP40A STB (with embedded Amlogic chipset) and middleware are now […]
Technicolor Connected Home has partnered with EBOX, a Canadian Internet service provider (ISP), to deploy the Sapphire Android TV set-top box (STB) to its OTT subscribers in Quebec. This is the latest development in Technicolor Connected Home’s ongoing commitment to leveraging open and innovative technologies for network service providers (NSPs) around the world. The ultimate […]
Humax has announced AURA, a 4K Freeview Play Recorder powered by Android TV technology. The Ultra HD TV recorder provides a multitude of subscription-free and top-up entertainment delivered with 4K HDR picture quality. With integrated Google Assistant and access to thousands of apps via the Google Play Store, AURA syncs with the user’s Google account […]
Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which it is alleged to have abused its Android operating system’s position in the smart TV market, according to Reuters. It comes as Google faces new antitrust challenges in the US, and a potential antitrust probe in China that is set to look into how […]
Disney+ has room for improvement on Samsung’s smart TV system Tizen. The streaming service performs better on Android TV and Amazon’s Fire TV as well as Apple TV and LG’s Web OS. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by TeraVolt. Although the player of Disney+ works perfectly with Tizen (100 per cent), the […]