100 million households will actively use a hybrid service delivered to their TV set by 2016, according to US-based research firm NPD In-Stat.
In Brief: TV Connect, Al Jazeera, Sport+, RT, LG
The IP&TV World Forum, now in its eight year, will be renamed TV Connect, the organisers announced at the opening of this year’s event.
All3Media launches on Samsung and LG smart TVs
All3Media, a UK-based independent production group, has unveiled plans to be the first independent production company to sell its programmes direct to consumers via Samsung and LG Smart TVs.
VideoWeb launches OTT STBs for international markets
VideoWeb, a German OTT service provider, is launching its new B12 product line of OTT set top boxes for the international markets.
VideoWeb TV launches in Switzerland
Videoweb, the German manufacturer of the VideoWeb TV set-top box, is launching its product in Switzerland. The connected TV box offers access to over 100 web services including live streams […]
HbbTV starts in Poland
The first HbbTV tests have got under way in Poland. They are being undertaken on the channel TVN HD, which is being distributed via DVB-T from the Place of Culture […]
RTL showing music clips via HbbTV
RTL Germany has launched its online music clips service Clipfish Music on its HbbTV portal. Using the red button, viewers can access over 40,000 music videos.
Woomi rolls out on TechniSat smart TVs
German consumer electronics manufacturer TechniSat is making the Woomi video portal available on all of its connected TVs using the ISIO platform.
100,000 VOD streams on Dutch SamsungTVs
More than 100,000 movies were streamed to Samsung Smart TVs in the Benelux via one of the three VOD portals, Movie Max Online, Pathé Thuis and MovieMe.
Dixons Retail rolls out Knowhow Movies VOD
Dixons Retail, the electronics retail group that owns Currys, PC World and Dixons, is launching a movie-rental service called Knowhow Movies on Thursday, March 1.