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Hybrid TV & OTT
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UPC DTH launches Facebook customer care
Liberty Global-owned satellite pay TV provider UPC DTH has launched a new Facebook e-care application…
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TW Cable launches live mobile TV for Apple devices
US cable operator Time Warner Cable is adding live programming and video-on-demand outside the home…
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Netflix plans to drop Silverlight, move to HTML5
Netflix is working to test various HTML5 video extensions as it plans to switch from…
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Middle East ‘Netflix’ prepares summer launch
A new Middle East-based on-demand service has scored deals with Hollywood studios, Arabic content houses…
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Twitter seeking TV content partnerships
Twitter is reportedly close to signing deals with TV networks in a bid to bring…
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Fox launches companion app for 24Kitchen
Fox International Channels’ cooking channel 24Kitchen has launched a companion screen app. The 24Kitchen Recipe…
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Zeebox teams up with Vizrt for second screen interactivity
Social TV app provider Zeebox has teamed up with graphics and asset management technology provider…
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Cloud-based TV market expected to grow six-fold by 2017
Cloud-based TV revenues will grow to over US$750 million (€580 million) by 2017, up from…
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80% of smart TV owners use apps
Developers should look to video and gaming apps for smart TVs to drive new revenues,…
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Netflix localisation plans hint at expansion
Netflix is hiring language specialists to adapt the service into a number of new European…
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Aereo wins court victory
US internet TV startup Aereo has won a court victory, rejecting claims by firms including…
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Shazam hires BBC iPlayer chief
Media recognition and engagement specialist Shazam has hired BBC on-demand chief Daniel Danker as chief…
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Sky not betting on online commissions
Sky has no plans to follow the BBC in commissioning programming exclusively for online, according…
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BBC to launch Peter Kay comedy on iPlayer
The BBC is due to debut a new Peter Kay-starring comedy series on the iPlayer…
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Watchever snaps up CBS content
German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed…
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Yamgo TV launches Facebook app
Mobile TV specialist Yamgo TV has launched a Facebook social TV app which it says…
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Aspiro chooses Thomson Video Networks
Norwegian hosted video platform specialist Aspiro has chosen Thomson Video Networks to provide its ViBE…
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Hulu offering every episode of Star Trek until end-March
Hulu has made almost 700 episodes of sci-fi TV series Star Trek ever made available…
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BBC launches The Voice app
The BBC has launched a companion app for the second season of singing competition show…
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Sky pledges further content spend
Sky has said that it wants to better its £2 billion (€2.35 billion) annual content…
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BBC orders original dramas for iPlayer
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a strand of original dramas for its iPlayer…
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Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series
Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…
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Online video will be worth €1 billion by year-end
Revenues from online video in western Europe will total €1 billion this year, according to…
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Intel testing OTT service among employees
Intel has begun testing its planned over-the-top TV service with employees in three areas on…
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iPlayer boss: smart TVs must adopt common standards
The TV industry must adopt common standards for connected TVs or risk these devices becoming…
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Volia launches off-net over-the-top TV service
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new interactive TV platform that will be available…
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Twitter impacts TV ratings, says Nielsen
The amount of buzz a TV show gets on Twitter directly correlates to audience figures,…
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YouTube hits one billion milestone
YouTube has reached a landmark one billion unique users per month with nearly half of…
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Orange add recommendation to TVcheck
Orange recently released version 2 of its TVcheck social TV app and is now moving…
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Siemens unveils OTT link-up at TV Connect
Technology company Siemens has unveiled a line-up of smart-TV apps for the Ditto TV OTT…