Google has now made its Chromecast Ethernet adapter available in Europe in the Google Play store.
Amazon bans Apple TV and Google Chromecast
Amazon will stop selling Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast since those devices don’t “interact well” with Prime Video, the company said in an email to its sellers.
One in three Dutch homes have their TV connected
Dutch households with connected TVs rose to 31% from 23% a year ago, according to the Media Standard Survey by TNS Nipo for ratings group SKO.
KPN launches live and on-demand OTT service
Dutch incumbent KPN will be launching its live and on-demand OTT service Play van KPN sometime later this year, probably in September. HBO will be part of the offer.
Deutsche Telekom takes OTT basketball to TV set
German telco Deutsche Telekom has made its basketball TV channel available on regular TV sets.
Motive TV adds Google Chromecast to TabletTV
Motive Television will begin integrating Google’s Chromecast technology into Motive’s TabletTV apps.
Google Chromecast for Magine TV
OTT streaming service Magine TV is now available for Google Chromecast in Sweden and Germany.
Digital Media Player owners limit pay TV subscriptions
Roughly one-third of Digital Media Player owners have reduced or eliminated pay TV service because of the devices, according to GfK research.
NOW TV joins Chromecast
BSkyB’s pay-as-you-go platform NOW TV is making its debut on Google’s Chromecast media streaming device, adding the ability to view the Sky Sports, Sky Movies, and Sky Entertainment Channels.
NPO adds premium service to HbbTV
Dutch public broadcaster NPO has added the premium NPO Plus on-demand service to its HbbTV offer.