US DVR specialist TiVo has updated its iPad app to include a ‘What to Watch Now’ feature, combining recommendations and personal preferences to create a custom display of relevant content. The personal dashboard draws upon a users’ viewing history and assesses live programs airing within the next 30 minutes against real-time, regional viewing trends and […]
Mobile TV and video-on-demand technology specialist MobiTV has launched a licensable network DVR solution. The solution, available to cable operators and telcos, had previously been available only as part of an end-to-end multiscreen platform. MobiTV said the solution means operators can avoid costly set-top deployment by using a “thin” box requiring an internet connection and […]
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has launched a remote recording service, enabling subscribers to schedule DVR recordings via the internet. The service currently enables PC users to schedule recordings remotely. KDG plans to launch a version for iOS and Android mobile devices towards the end of May.
TiVo’s European business helped the DVR specialist add subscribers and turn loss into profit during its latest fiscal year. TiVo, which sells receivers direct to consumers as well as delivering software to cable operators, added 387,000 cable subscribers in its latest fiscal year, ending the fourth quarter with a total of 1.17 million customers. That […]
An EBU-backed pilot that uses social networks to allow TV viewers to choose broadcasters’ schedules has launched in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Slovenia. The project, called Eurovision TV Lab, is being trialled until September 3 by ZDF in Germany, Slovenia’s RTVSLO and VRT in Belgium, with users able to vote for their favourite pilot […]
