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The ITV Hub to become digital destination

September 23, 2015 10.45 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ITV is to wrap the ITV Player and ITV.com in a new brand as it looks to position on demand as a natural extension of its linear channel.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, TV Tagged With: ITV Player, The ITV Hub Edited: 23 September 2015 10:45

ITV dismisses Player Netflix comparison

December 3, 2014 11.15 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul, Digital TV World Forum, London

ITV Player does not compete directly with Netflix, according to Paul Kanareck, director of online and brands, ITV.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Tagged With: ITV Player, UK Edited: 3 December 2014 11:15

Live TV pushed to front in ITV mobile revamp

October 9, 2014 11.08 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ITV has completed the revamp of its ITV Player with the launch of a new app across iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: ITV Player Edited: 9 October 2014 11:52

ITV Player fails during World Cup opener

June 13, 2014 10.29 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Football fans have been angered after the ITV Player failed to cope with the volume of traffic during Thursday’s World Cup opener between Brazil and Croatia.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, TV Tagged With: ITV Player, World Cup Edited: 15 June 2014 06:19

ITV Player added to Roku and Now TV

June 11, 2014 09.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The ITV Player has been added to the Roku and Now TV players. It means the all four major UK broadcasters are now available on both the streaming platforms.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline Tagged With: ITV Player, NOW TV, Roku, UK Edited: 11 June 2014 10:56

Samsung smart TVs add ITV Player

June 14, 2013 18.06 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The catch-up Tv services from all major UK broadcastsers are now on Samsung smart TVs with the addition of ITV Player.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: 4oD, BBC iPlayer, Demand 5, ITV Player, Samsung, UK Edited: 14 June 2013 18:08

PayWizard conjures up cross platform payments

February 21, 2013 11.53 Europe/London By Julian Clover

PayWizard has launched the first dedicated payment and subscriber management solution for the TV and media industry, adding the recently revamped ITV Player as a major customer.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: ITV Player, MGt, PayWizard Edited: 21 February 2013 11:53

ITV adds rental to ITV Player

October 29, 2012 16.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ITV has added its much anticipated pay element to its online catch-up TV service.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Top Story Tagged With: ITV Player, UK Edited: 31 October 2012 08:57

Upgrade to Sky Anytime+ adds BBC iPlayer and ITV Player

January 30, 2012 10.34 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Catch-up content from the BBC and ITV will be made available in Sky homes during 2012. All five million homes with the Sky+ HD box will be able to connect their […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, On Demand/VOD, Set-Top Boxes, Top Story Tagged With: BBC iPlayer, BSkyB, ITV Player, Sky Anytime Edited: 2 February 2012 18:22

ITV Player fails to enter service at Downton Abbey

September 20, 2011 09.43 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ITV’s Downton Abbey has helped to finally put the ITV Player on the map. However, the popularity of the Sunday night costume drama that had been scheduled against the BBC’s […]

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD Tagged With: ITV Player Edited: 21 September 2011 07:18

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