Apps (Smart TV, Tablet, Smartphone) News

Accedo and SoftAtHome develop HTML5 app store
Mar 18, 2014 – Accedo and SoftAtHome have announced the extension of their partnership to develop an end-to-end Appstore solution. Thanks to SoftAtHome’s SOP platform, this new home-store gives access to HTML5-based apps.
News categories: SoftAtHome, Accedo, Arnaud Bensaïd, Elin Askfelt, Apps, Digital TV, HTML5, Set Top Box, Worldwide

VisualOn powers TVB.COM's Android apps in Hong Kong
Mar 13, 2014 – VisualOn has announced TVB.COM as a customer. VisualOn powers TVB.COM's mobile apps, GOTV and myTV on the Android platform. TVB.COM can now provide its Hong Kong customers with video streaming on-the-go.
News categories: VisualOn, TVB.COM, Andy Lin, Kenneth Wong, Apps, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Media Player, TV Everywhere

Boxer TV selects Norigin Media multiscreen TVE apps
Mar 12, 2014 – NORIGIN MEDIA has announced that the company has entered into a partnership with BOXER TV for the licensing of its multi-screen Hybrid Apps solution in Sweden and Denmark.
News categories: NORIGIN MEDIA, Teracom, Roland Svensson, Ajey Anand, Apps, Denmark, Digital TV, Mobile, Streaming, Sweden, TV Everywhere

Vonetize starts streaming 4K video on Smart TVs
Mar 10, 2014 – Vonetize has announced the first ever global 4K streaming service, to be released as a dedicated Smart TV app. The service will be launched commercially next week with Samsung on a worldwide basis.
News categories: Vonetize, Samsung, Noam Josephides, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

DISH Anywhere now available on Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablets
Mar 5, 2014 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced that its DISH Anywhere™ app is now available for Kindle Fire HDX tablets. The app gives DISH customers the ability to watch live TV, DVR recordings and On Demand titles on-the-go.
News categories: DISH Network, Jimshade Chaudhari, Apps, Digital TV, Satellite, Tablet, TV Everywhere, USA

Two-in-five Pay TV households to have STB apps by 2019
Feb 28, 2014 – In 2013 ABI Research estimates one out of every ten pay TV households had access to applications on the set-top box. By 2019 nearly 40% of pay TV households should have access to similar services and features.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Michael Inouye, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

TiVo co-founders launch Qplay internet video curation box
Feb 25, 2014 – The co-founders of TiVo have launched Qplay. Qplay lets users curate Internet video across the web and enjoy personalized streams of content called Qs. Viewers just open the Q and video starts to play.
News categories: Qplay, Mike Ramsay, James Barton, Geoff Yang, Apps, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Univision taps Ooyala to enhance its TV Everywhere experience
Feb 25, 2014 – Ooyala has announced its engagement with Univision Communications to provide its video player support for UVideos, Univision's bilingual digital video network, as well as the digital properties for Univision Deportes Network, its 24-hour sports cable network.
News categories: Ooyala, Univision Communications, Jay Fulcher, Kevin Conroy, Apps, Content Distribution, Mobile, Streaming, USA

RCN brings Opera TV Store to TiVo set-top boxes
Feb 18, 2014 – The Opera TV Store is set to bring hundreds of entertaining apps to all TiVo set-top boxes for U.S. cable operator RCN. It is the first pay-TV cable operator to launch Opera Software's app platform on its TiVo devices.
News categories: Opera Software, RCN, Jason Nealis, Aneesh Rajaram, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA