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Android to play key role in TV distribution

April 11, 2017 10.59 Europe/London By Julian Clover

A new survey has found the majority of pay-TV providers have Android on their technology roadmaps, but only half are willing to pay a premium for the privledge.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Android, irdeto, Ovum Edited: 12 April 2017 10:51

HD+ launches multiscreen app for DTH channels

February 8, 2017 10.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German HDTV platform HD+ has launched the HD+ ExtraScreen service enabling DTH satellite households to stream HD channels from their set-top-box to smartphones and tablets.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Multiscreen, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Second Screen, Set-Top Boxes, Streaming, Tech, TV Tagged With: Android, app, Astra, HD+, HD+ Connect, HD+ ExtraScreen, Humax, iOS, SES Edited: 9 February 2017 12:14

Netflix allows downloads to Android SD cards

January 25, 2017 11.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Netflix is now allowing subscribers to download content to the SD cards of their Android devices.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Android, Netflix Edited: 26 January 2017 11:19

Molotov partners with Nvidia’s Shield TV

January 5, 2017 13.54 Europe/London By Robert Briel

CES 2017. Following the opening Keynote of CES 2017 by Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO and founder of Nvidia, Molotov announced a partnership to bring the French OTT platform to Shield TV.

Filed Under: Newsline, OTT, Set-Top Boxes, Tech, Web TV Tagged With: Android, CES 2017, Molotov, Nvidia, Shield TV Edited: 5 January 2017 13:54

AccuWeather comes to Samsung connected TV platforms worldwide

January 4, 2017 19.29 Europe/London By Robert Briel

CES 2017. AccuWeather has integrated Samsung’s Smart View capabilities into its Android app, allowing users to cast detailed, interactive AccuWeather radar and satellite maps from their apps directly onto their […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: AccuWeathe, Android, CES 2017, Samsung, smart TVs Edited: 5 January 2017 08:35

Man jailed for Android box fraud

December 12, 2016 11.09 Europe/London By Julian Clover

One man has been jailed and a second has received a suspended sentence after being convicted of supplying IPTV devices capable of scanning the internet for illegal TV streams.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Android, Piracy Edited: 12 December 2016 11:11

The Olympic Channel has launched

August 22, 2016 16.11 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Olympic Channel and platform are now available worldwide via a mobile app for Android and iOS devices and at olympicchannel.com.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Android, IOC, iOS, Olympic Channel, Thomas Bach Edited: 24 August 2016 08:17

Exclusive: BBC iPlayer Radio goes live worldwide

August 3, 2016 10.20 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The BBC iPlayer Radio has now gone live worldwide and is available for download, James Montgomery, Director of digital development at BBC News, revealed to Broadband TV News.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Android, app, BBC iPlayer Radio, iOS Edited: 3 August 2016 20:12

RTL International expands distribution

July 5, 2016 17.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has rolled out its international pay-TV service RTL International to further platforms.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Airplay, Android, app, Apple, Chromecast, iOS, live-stream, Roku, RTL International Edited: 27 August 2016 00:54

Zattoo and ABOX42 launch DVB-C/IP multiscreen TV solution

June 7, 2016 09.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss IPTV company Zattoo and German set-top-box provider ABOX42 demonstrate a new white label DVB-C/IP hybrid multiscreen TV solution for cable operators at ANGA COM 2016.

Filed Under: ANGA COM, Cable, Event Coverage, HbbTV, Hybrid, Multiscreen, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Second Screen, Set-Top Boxes, Tech Tagged With: Abox42, Android, DNMG, iOS, Maxdome, multiscreen, Zattoo Edited: 7 June 2016 22:33

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