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Panasonic integrates HD+ directly into TV sets

February 18, 2019 20.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

No more set-top-box, CI+ module or TVkey: Panasonic will offer the option of receiving German DTH platform HD+ directly via the TV set from the end of March 2019.

Filed Under: 2nd Story, Channels, Connected TV, Distribution, DTH, Platforms, Technology Tagged With: Astra, HD+, instant restart, Nagra Connect, Panasonic, Timo Schneckenburger Edited: February 18, 2019 22:58

Free linear and VOD OTT service DistroTV launching

February 4, 2019 18.29 Europe/London By Robert Briel

DistroScale, a video-as-a-service provider, is launching DistroTV, a streaming OTT service in the US, Canada and UK with a range of entertainment, news, sports, film and TV programming in live, linear and video-on-demand formats.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT Tagged With: Canada, DistroTV, UK, US Edited: February 4, 2019 18:29

Viacom’s acquisition of Pluto TV will boost their position in D2C market

February 4, 2019 10.11 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Viacom’s acquisition of Pluto TV will boost their position in the direct-to-consumer market, according g to GlobalData.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT Tagged With: GlobalData, Joseph Dimmock, pluto.tv, Viacom Edited: February 4, 2019 10:11

waipu.tv launches on Samsung Smart TVs

January 30, 2019 12.43 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV streaming service waipu.tv is now available as an app on smart TV sets from Samsung.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: app, Magine TV, Samsung, Smart TV, waipu.tv Edited: January 30, 2019 12:45

Amazon to scale back number of channels

January 30, 2019 10.08 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Amazon is looking to scale back its à la carte Channels offering as new competitors enter the space, according to The Information.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, OTT Tagged With: Amazon Edited: January 31, 2019 08:24

The Roku Channel adds premium SVOD services

January 29, 2019 09.31 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Roku will begin rolling out premium subscriptions to Epix, Showtime and Starz on The Roku Channel in the US.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT Tagged With: Epix, Showtime, Starz, The Roku Channel, US Edited: January 29, 2019 09:31

Vodafone Germany selects Metrological for GigaTV apps and OTT experience

January 23, 2019 09.16 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Vodafone Germany has chosen Metrological to bring integrated apps and premium OTT content to the GigaTV platform.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Multiscreen, Newsline, OTT Tagged With: GigaTV, Metrological, Thijs Bijleveld, Vodafone Germany Edited: January 24, 2019 11:21

France Télévisions and TDF launch targeted advertising on DTT with HbbTV

January 22, 2019 07.46 Europe/London By Robert Briel

FranceTV Publicité has tested with TDF and advertisers Sofinco and St Hubert, the substitution of a commercial with a targeted spot on HbbTV DTT households.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, Terrestrial Tagged With: France, France Télévisions, FranceTV Publicité, targeted advertising, TDF Edited: January 22, 2019 07:52

NHK World – Japan launches on Roku platform

January 21, 2019 07.48 Europe/London By Robert Briel

NHK World, Japan’s global 24-Hour, English-language television channel, is joining streaming platform Roku.

Filed Under: Channels, Connected TV, Newsline, OTT Tagged With: Japan, NHK World, Roku Edited: January 21, 2019 13:03

Hisense to bring TV games to smart TVs

January 17, 2019 10.45 Europe/London By Robert Briel

24i Media have partnered with Hisense to bring the TV games portal to Hisense’s next generation of smart TV models equipped with a VIDAA system preinstalled as of March 2019.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline Tagged With: 241, Hisense, smart TVs, TV games Edited: January 17, 2019 11:05

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