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MTV Finland to Launch New Premium OTT Service

by Alan Spencer

Norigin Media is to build smart-TV applications on Samsung and LG Connected TVs for MTV Oy, the Finnish Media and TV company. MTV plans to launch a new premium TV streaming services using these …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Nordics| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Facebook’s New Video App Now on Samsung Smart TVs

by Alan Spencer

Facebook has launched its video app on Samsung Smart TV models of the last two years (2015-2017). Facebook has also stated that the app will be available on Apple TV and Fire TV, as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 08

LG’s webOS 3.5 Gets UL Security Certification

by Bob Raikes

LG said that its WebOS platform, version 3.5 will be certified to UL-2900-1 as a major step in ensuring the security of its platform, both in terms of malware and also in terms of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Security| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 07

NorDig Adopts HbbTV 2 Specification

by Isaac Oburu

NorDig, which coordinates the technical specifications for digital TV in the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark) and Ireland, has decided to support the adoption of HbbTV 2, an upgrade from its current support of …

Tags:Ireland| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Weather Network Now on Foxxum Smart TV platform

by Bob Raikes

Foxxum which supplies Smart TV solutions for TV makers including TCL, Hisense, Atmaça, Cultraview and THTF, has done a deal with the Weather Network, owned by Pelmorex Media, to support the weather app in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Wipro’s In-car DTV Middleware Adapted for Japan

by Bob Raikes

WiPro of Bangalore, India, said that its Digital-TV (DTV) Middleware Solution, which facilitates In-Car TV reception systems, has been customized for the Japanese automotive market and is being offered as a turnkey solution for …

Tags:Automotive| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Sony to Remove YouTube From Some 2012 Products

by Alan Spencer

Sony will be removing YouTube on 2012 Blu-ray players and cinema systems due to apparent problems caused by changes by Google. Last year, the YouTube app disappeared from 2012 Sony TVs and the time …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Smart TV| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 05

RTL XL Puts Advertising on Catch Up TV

by Bob Raikes

Broadband TV News reports that RTL Nederland is putting advertising on its Smart TV app, RTL XL, using a management platform called SpotX. The app is on Smart TVs from LG, Philips and Samsung.

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Philips To Put Ads on SmartTVs

by Bob Raikes

TP Vision has confirmed that it will start to show advertising on its Smart TVs in Europe that are intended to reflect the viewer’s viewing, working with Improve Digital to deliver ‘programmatic’ advertising via …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Philips| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Hisense Adopts Seraphic for YouTube TV

by Bob Raikes

We reported that Hisense would use the Seraphic HTML 5 browser last summer and now the firm has said that it will use the technology to ship a YouTube-certified smart TV, globally. Xiaofeng Lin, …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 03| YouTube

German Consumers Still Like TVs

by Bob Raikes

ZVEI commissioned a survey of 2,000 German consumers and found that the TV is still the preferred way to watch TV but there are changes in viewing practice. The study can be downloaded (although …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 04

SONIQ Smart TVs Integrate SERAPHIC Browser for YouTube TV

by Milos Pavlovic

SONIQ, the renowned Australian smart TV manufacturer, announced a partnership with SERAPHIC to integrate its YouTube TV solution in smart TVs. SERAPHIC is a leading digital TV browser and “TV+ Internet” solution provider. To …

Tags:Smart TV| Software| YouTube