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.
Swisscom brings blue TV to Apple TV
Swiss telco Swisscom is making its TV platform blue TV available as an app on Apple TV.
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.
LG opens up webOS to third parties
LG Electronics has opened up its webOS TV platform ecosystem to other manufacturers.
Zattoo app goes on LG smart TVs
Zattoo is now available with a new app on many smart TVs from LG. The Zattoo app can be used on all LG TV models from 2016.
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.
Samsung leads global TV streaming device population
The global population of TV and video streaming devices has now exceeded 1.1 billion, according to the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service.
Fox Sports NL ceases support for smart TV and Apple TV apps
Subscribers to Fox Sports in the Netherlands are no longer able view the channel on big TV screens from LG and Samsung and also not on Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K media players.
KPN makes its smart TV app available for LG TVs
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new smart TV app for LG TVs, following a similar app for Samsung TVs last April.
Da Vinci expands in Turkey, South Africa and Asia
Educational family channel Da Vinci has expanded its global footprint through a number of new carriage deals in Europe, Africa, and Asia.