German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Nick Thexton to the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer, as the company continues to advance the technological transformation of its business.
Halton to step down from YouView
Richard Halton is to step down as CEO of YouView from the end of 2018.
Broadcasters agree to accelerate Freeview move to hybrid platform
Three of the UK’s public broadcasters have signed a new five-year agreement, designed to accelerate the transition of Freeview from DTT to fully hybrid platform.
YouView powering over 3 million devices
Hybrid TV platform YouView is now available in more than 3 million set-top boxes and TVs.
YouView to pilot Alexa voice control
YouView is to run a pilot scheme that will give viewers a voice controlled TV experience around Amazon Alexa.
UKTV Play reveals new YouView player
UKTV launches a new version of its player for the YouView platform Wednesday.
Sony launches kids catch-up on YouView
Sony Pictures Television is to launch a catch-up service for its portfolio of kids channels on YouView.
YouView sits new UI firmly in the Cloud
TalkTalk will be the first operator to give its customers YouView’s re-engineered user interface. It will be followed by BT and YouView’s retail boxes as the telco-PSB venture prepares to upgrade all 2.5 million deployed boxes.
BT to revamp TV service
BT has announced an upgrade of its BT TV service with a new ‘image rich’ user experience and a new BT app.
YouView to launch on Sony Bravias
YouView is to be made available on all 2015 models within Sony’s Bravia TV range. It means BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Player and Demand 5 will be available to all Android connected television sets.