Apps (Smart TV, Tablet, Smartphone) News

Opera TV Store lands on select Samsung Blu-ray Disc players
Jan 2, 2014 – Opera Software has announced that apps from the Opera TV Store will be available on Samsung's Blu-ray Disc players, providing viewers with more choices of online and streaming entertainment for their TV screens.
News categories: Opera Software, Samsung, Aneesh Rajaram, Apps, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware

CenturyLink gives Prism TV customers anywhere access to live TV
Jan 2, 2014 – CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has announced that it has launched version 3.0 of its Prism™ TV app. This enhanced app allows customers to view TV and video on demand content wherever they are.
News categories: CenturyLink, Shirish Lal, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, TV Everywhere, USA

FiOS TV app now available on Xbox One
Dec 17, 2013 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced the immediate availability of its FiOS TV app for the Xbox One. Subscribers can watch up to 74 live channels through Xbox One using the app.
News categories: Verizon, Xbox, John Wimsatt, Apps, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, TV Everywhere, USA

Opera launches Chromium/Blink engine for RDK set-top boxes
Dec 13, 2013 – Opera Software has announced that pay-TV operators and their partners deploying the Reference Design Kit (RDK) can now use the Chromium/Blink engine, via the Opera Devices SDK, in their set-top boxes.
News categories: Opera Software, Aneesh Rajaram, Apps, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box

Simple.TV selects Gracenote to power EPGs for on-screen and second screen apps
Dec 12, 2013 – Simple.TV has selected Gracenote eyeQ™ to power the electronic program guide for all digital basic cable and over-the-air programming for Simple.TV users in North America.
News categories: Gracenote, Simple.TV, Mark Ely, Stephen White, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Motive and icube to develop Tablet TV dongle for UK Freeview
Dec 12, 2013 – Motive Television (AIM: MTV.LN) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with icube to jointly develop retail products that will enable Freeview broadcast TV to be received on mobile devices in the UK.
News categories: Motive Television, icube, Leonard M Fertig, Hyo Seon Kim, Apps, Digital TV, Smartphone, Tablet, Terrestrial, UK

Global mobile & tablet entertainment revenues to reach almost $75 billion by 2017
Dec 10, 2013 – Juniper Research has found that by 2017, annual revenues from mobile entertainment services will reach almost $75 billion. This substantial growth is primarily driven by the emergence of more sophisticated monetisation strategies.
News categories: Juniper Research, Apps, Market Research, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Fetch TV celebrates 100K subscribers with launch of upgraded mobile app
Dec 9, 2013 – Fetch TV has announced that it has reached the 100,000 subscriber milestone and has added 'watch anywhere' capabilities to the Fetch TV mobile app. Subscriber growth has been strong throughout the year with Fetch TV now the number two Pay TV provider in Australia.
News categories: Fetch TV, Scott Lorson, David Buckingham, Martin Mercer, Apps, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, TV Everywhere

Kidoodle TV OTT service for children launches in USA and Canada
Dec 5, 2013 – a Parent Media Co. has announced the launch of its subscription video on-demand service, Kidoodle.TV. Available across the United States and Canada, Kidoodle.TV is a kid’s video streaming service designed for children aged 12 and under.
News categories: Kidoodle, Apps, Digital TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet