More than half (51%) of all households worldwide will own a smart TV by 2026, corresponding with 1.1 billion homes, according to Strategy Analytics.
Android TV update for Freeview Play viewers
Updates to the Freeview Play homescreen have been made or viewers using the Android TV interface.
Kabel-TV Lampert rolls out IPTV to further devices with Zattoo
Zattoo is enabling Austrian network operator Kabel-TV Lampert to deploy its TV service on further consumer devices with new apps for Samsung TV, LG, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV devices.
rlaxx TV launches on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV
European AVOD service rlaxx TV is now also available on Amazon’s Fire TV devices and smart TV operating system Android TV in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
White Paper: Zattoo adds HbbTV to Android TV box
Combining two major standards for interactive television, Zattoo will integrate HbbTV on its latest Android TV Operator Tier certified 4K/UHD set-top box.
Zattoo White Paper details Android TV- HbbTV integration
A new White Paper produced by Zattoo has demonstrated the successful implementation of HbbTV on an Android TV set-top box.
HbbTV leading TV app platform in Germany
The open HbbTV standard is the leading TV app platform on TV sets in German households, followed by Samsung Tizen and Amazon Fire TV.
3SS and Skyworth create Netflix-ready platform for Android TV
German software solutions provider 3SS and Chinese set-top box (STB) manufacturer Skyworth Digital have integrated their technologies to create a new STB platform enabling faster Android TV service launches.
ARD Tagesschau-app available on 2 million Android TVs in Germany
The ARD Tagesschau app is now available on almost 2 million Android TVs in Germany, bringing the pubcaster’s newscasts to the big screen.
“First-ever” Android-DVB hybrid launch
Mexican operator izzi has gone live with the commercial launch of an Android TV Operator Tier pay-TV service.