France 24 launches interactive Android app
International French news channel France 24 has launched a new Android app for access to both live and VOD content. The app is free and available in English and French. Read the story »
View ArticleA tale of two VOD services
ANGA CABLE 2011 – COLOGNE. Maxdome, Germany’s largest VOD portal, is asking questions about the creation of a commercial run on demand service by public broadcasters. Read the story »
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Spanish broadcasters press for HBBtv
Representatives of public broadcaster RTVE and the commercial Antena 3 Group, along with Nagravision, Havas Media and Vodafone, have told the second annual conference of the Spanish interactive...
View ArticleAmazon buys Pushbutton
Push Button Holdings Ltd, which develops interactive applications for connected TV, has been acquired by Amazon. Read the story »
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HD+ goes hybrid and interactive with HbbTV
New receivers for the German HD+ platform on Astra will be equipped with the HD InterActive feature from NetRange MMH using the HbbTV standard. The first internet-enabled receivers should already be...
View ArticleS&T and FourthWall Media to partner
Strategy & Technology (S&T) has announced its partnership with FourthWall Media to integrate key features of each company’s EBIF tools. Read the story »
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Magyar Telekom plans hybrid platform
IP&TV Forum EurAsiaEastEurope 2011 – ISTANBUL. Magyar Telekom has room to grow with interactivity and “needs technology to expand its reach.” Read the story »
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De Telegraaf launches interactive TV app
Holland’s largest newspaper De Telegraaf has launched an interactive TV app on the Glashart Media FTTH networks. The app provides a mix of news, background articles, pictures and videos. Read the story »
View ArticleEutelsat launches KabelKiosk Choice
Eutelsat will start marketing KabelKiosk Choice, its new VOD service using the HbbTV hybrid standard, in January 2012. Read the story »
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US TV stations go social
Ten television broadcast groups with stations in markets covering 76 million US households have announced a long-term commercial partnership with Silicon Valley-based start-up ConnecTV. Read the story »
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Ziggo makes zapper boxes interactive
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo has started to make some of its set top boxes interactive. Read the story »
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BBC builds interactive portfolio
What the Connected Red Button could look like The BBC has officially unveiled its new Interactive Video Player (IVP), which will make its debut for the Olympic Games. Read the story »
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Record numbers for BBC multiscreen Olympics
17 million people have watched the BBC’s 24-screen ‘Red Button’ coverage of the London 2012 Olympics for at least 15 minutes. Read the story »
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T-Home gains interactive subs
Magyar Telekom’s T-Home interactive TV service saw its subscriber total rise above 280,000 during the London Olympic Games, when it was made available on a national level. Read the story »
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BBC reduces Red Button video
The BBC has confirmed plans to reduce the amount of video content delivered over the Red Button. Read the story »
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