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  • Nick launches its first global mobile app

    Nick launches its first global mobile app

    MUMBAI: Kids broadcaster Nickelodeon has launched its first worldwide mobile app Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run in more than 150 countries and eight languages.

    Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, the app features 3D characters and environments based on the CG-animated series.

    This is a runner ninja combat game, where players run, jump and fight their way across the rooftops of New York in an attempt to save the city from the invading Kraang and ultimate destruction.

    The app will be translated into eight languages, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America) and Spanish (Spain).

  • Disney Junior expands digital offerings in the US

    Disney Junior expands digital offerings in the US

    MUMBAI: Disney Junior is boosting its presence on the digital front in the US. The Disney Junior Appisodes app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch has been announced following the ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode‘.

    Now the broadcaster has said that the Disney Junior Appisodes app is the first TV appisode app for kids that combine viewing and interaction with the TV characters and stories they love. It can be found now in the App Store at: appstore.com/disneyjuniorappisodes.

    Developed by Disney/ABC Television Group‘s Digital Media team, the new app offers true interactive viewing, allowing fans 2-7 to touch, tap, swipe, tilt, shake and talk their way through various fun-filled activities embedded into episodes of some of their favorite Disney Junior shows.

    The all-new “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Mickey and Donald Have a Farm Appisode” and the “Jake and the Never Land Pirates Appisode,” which features “Hide the Hideout” and “Captain Hook‘s Hooks,” are available for $4.99. A free download of the original “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode” is included. In the coming months, episodes of shows ‘Doc Mc Stuffins,‘‘Sofia the First‘and more ‘Jake and the Never Land Pirates‘will also be available for download as appisodes.

    Disney Channels Worldwide VP digital media Lauren DeVillier said, “The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse appisode has been successful because it‘s a natural extension of what kids are already doing in their daily lives. Over 70 per cent of households with kids have app-enabled devices in their homes. Touching, tapping and swiping are second nature to them.

    “We are allowing kids to move the narrative of their favourite show forward by interacting with the characters, giving them the opportunity to take an active role in the story. Being able to do that with one of their favorite TV shows is really exciting for them. And from a content perspective, it gives our shows a whole new life on another platform.”

  • KXIP expands digital presence with mobile app

    KXIP expands digital presence with mobile app

    MUMBAI: Kings XI Punjab has expanded its digital presence with a new mobile application which will help die hard fans stay connected with the team through their mobile phones.

    This application will be available for all iPhone and Android mobile users. Fans can download this free of cost from iTunes App Store for iPhone/iPad and Google Play and on Mobango.com for Android devices.

    The app will offer information related to the team, live match data, photos, news and other event updates.

    Apart from this, a live in-app FanWall will also be made available allowing fans to be engaged with each other and the team through Facebook and Twitter, making the app more interactive.

    KXIP COO Col. Arvinder Singh said, “Kings XI Punjab application is an extension of our social media platform. Through this application we are providing our fans with a unique opportunity to stay connected with the team. We are certain that the fans will enjoy this unique experience.”

  • CBS launches streaming app for iPad, iPhone

    CBS launches streaming app for iPad, iPhone

    MUMBAI: US broadcaster CBS has announced the launch of the new CBS App for iPhone and iPad users, offering full-episode streaming of CBS programming from primetime, daytime and late night.

    The new app further extends the reach of the shows‘ audience, providing more flexibility and opportunity for catch-up viewing and opens yet another monetisation window for the company‘s industry-leading content.
     
    The CBS App is available for immediate download from the App Store, and offers original and second-screen features for CBS‘ shows such as ‘NCIS‘, ‘The Good Wife‘, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‘, ‘How I Met Your Mother‘ and ‘The Young And The Restless‘.

    Daytime and late night programming will be available within 24 hours after initial airing, while most primetime programmes will be available on the eighth day after broadcast.CBS also announced it would introduce similar full-episode streaming apps for all major mobile and tablet platforms later this year, including Android and Windows 8.

    CBS president, CEO Leslie Moonves, said “We have been methodically and strategically finding new ways to satiate the appetite for our content on new platforms, while tapping into the tremendous revenue provided by doing so. Our announcement today achieves both of these objectives, while protecting our very healthy current ecosystem. In addition, by making our shows available on all the leading mobile devices out there, we are confident we will bring a whole new set of viewers to the CBS Television Network and build upon our standing as the #1 network in the business.”

    CBS Interactive president Jim Lanzone said, “Our online viewers not only want to watch their favourite shows on multiple devices, they want deeper engagement with the programs they love. The new CBS app gives them the best of both worlds, letting people watch CBS shows on the best screen available for them, with a host of extra features that give them a richer viewing experience whenever and wherever they tune in.”

    The new CBS App will integrate the existing CBS Connect App experience by the start of the Fall TV season. At that time, the CBS App will offer integrated social feeds; live events that allow fans to engage directly with talent; and second-screen experiences synched to the broadcast with additional content for select shows like ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‘, ‘Criminal Minds‘ and ‘Hawaii Five-O‘.

    Buick is the official launch partner for the new CBS App, bringing users CBS programming with reduced commercial interruption for the first several weeks after launch.

  • Tvinci to power MediaCorp’s OTT platform Toggle

    Tvinci to power MediaCorp’s OTT platform Toggle

    MUMBAI: Tvinci, the Israeli pay-OTT platform provider, has been selected by MediaCorp, Singapore‘s leading media company, to power its new cross-device lifestyle service, Toggle.

    The deployment is Tvinci‘s first in the Asia-Pacific market as it looks towards expansion in the region.

    Toggle will be available on PC, iPhone, iPad and connected TV, available to consumers as a subscription service or as a pay per view service, offering linear and video on-demand (VOD) content and access to a library of over 1000 hours of programming.

    "Consumers are increasingly using connected devices as both companion devices and second screens, so we made a strategic decision to make Toggle not only a direct way for them to watch MediaCorp content anytime, anywhere, but also a gateway to a new TV experience," said MediaCorp Convergent Media Division MD Philip Koh.

    Toggle provides rights protected content across iOS, Android and Windows devices using Tvinci‘s multi-DRM capabilities: supporting Microsoft PlayReady and Google‘s Widevine DRM simultaneously. Tvinci also allows Toggle users to rate, share and interact around TV shows, with Twitter and Facebook integrated from the backend level to the interface.

    "We are excited to have launched Toggle with MediaCorp as our first project in the pan-Asian region, and are looking forward to deploying our platform in other territories in 2013," Tvinci CEO Ofer Shayo.

  • PBS launches preschool second screen app for WordWorld

    PBS launches preschool second screen app for WordWorld

    MUMBAI: WordWorld, the three-time Emmy award-winning educational television series broadcast on the US PBS Kids, is launching a second screen integration for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with a new early learning app: Fun with WordFriends, rapidtvnews.com reports.

    The new WordWorld app features interactive games that help young children learn to recognise letters and form words to provide the fundamental building blocks for learning to read.

    Utilising the same foundations established by the Department of Education-funded study which demonstrated that the WordWorld television programme improves children‘s literacy skills, the WordWorld: Fun with WordFriends app is the first in a series of interactive WordWorld learning tools for preschoolers.
    The app allows preschoolers to build words that come to life as the objects they represent.

    "Millions of parents worldwide know and trust WordWorld as an early learning platform for young children. Working with PBS, we‘re leveraging our award-winning content to develop fun and exciting early learning applications in the digital space," said WordWorld Director of Interactive Content Eric Kriegstein.

  • Amazon’s instant video app for iPhone & iPod

    Amazon’s instant video app for iPhone & iPod

    MUMBAI: Online retail major Amazon.com has introduced the Amazon Instant Video App, enabling customers to stream or download Amazon Instant Video movies and TV episodes from their video library directly on their iPhone or iPod touch.

    The app also makes more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video available to Prime members such as TV shows like ‘American Horror Story‘, ‘Downton Abbey‘ and ‘Fringe‘, as well as movies such as ‘Hugo‘, ‘Thor‘ and ‘Goodfellas‘, to stream instantly on their iPhone or iPod touch at no additional cost.

    Amazon announced the Amazon Instant Video app for iPad earlier this year. With this launch, Amazon Instant Video is now available across iOS mobile devices.

    Amazon.com VP for video Anthony Bay said, "Our customers tell us they want the convenience of being able to watch all of their movies and TV episodes, wherever they are. Today we‘re excited to extend our ‘buy once, enjoy everywhere‘ approach to iPhone and iPod touch users, giving customers the chance to enjoy more than 140,000 titles from Amazon Instant Video and more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video anytime, anywhere."

    To watch movies or TV episodes from Amazon Instant Video on iPhone and iPod touch, customers can simply search for the content they‘ve already rented or purchased from Amazon Instant Video-including the latest hit movies like The Dark Knight Rises, Brave and The Amazing Spiderman and the latest episodes from TV series like The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy and The Vampire Diaries.

    The Amazon Instant Video App for iPhone and iPod touch offers features including:

    " "Your Watchlist" feature that lets customers make a list of all the movies and TV episodes they want to watch in the future, regardless of whether they own the video or not, making it easy to keep track of specific videos for later viewing.

    " "Your Video Library" feature that gives iPhone and iPod touch customers access to purchases and rentals from Amazon Instant Video on the web.

  • Now TV continues to extend reach with Roku launch

    Now TV continues to extend reach with Roku launch

    MUMBAI: Now TV, the internet TV service powered by UK pay TV service provider Sky, is now available on Roku streaming players.

    Now TV offers instant access to Sky Movies with no contract, set-up costs or installation. New customers can take advantage of a free 30 day trial of the service, plus also benefit from a three-month introductory offer of ?8.99 a month.

    Roku users will be able to find Now TV within the Roku Channel Store and once registered for Now TV online will be able to access the movies they choose instantly. Once they have connected their Roku box to their TV and home WiFi network, Now TV customers will be able to watch their favourite movies on their main TV, as well as continue to watch them out through their smartphone, tablet or laptop.

    Now TV is already available on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, selected Android smartphones, and other connected devices.
    Now TV customers can enjoy blockbuster releases around six months after they have ended their run in cinemas. Each month, customers can enjoy access to up to 20 new premieres – at least 12 months before they become available on Netflix or LoveFilm Instant. Sky Movies is also offering exclusive access to the most successful movie franchise ever, with customers able to enjoy all the eight Harry Potter films on-demand throughout the Christmas holidays. Other top titles which customers can enjoy in the next few weeks include ‘In Time’, ‘Young Adult’, ‘Jack and Jill’ and ‘Contagion’.

    More Sky content will also be added to Now TV, with Sky Sports due to be introduced in the next few months. This will enable Now TV customers to enjoy live action from the Barclays Premier League, Uefa Champions League, England Test cricket, Heineken Cup rugby, ATP tennis, F1, Masters Golf and more. The introduction of Sky Sports will be followed on Now TV by must-see shows from Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Arts and Sky Living, including home-grown drama, original comedy and US shows.

    Roku streaming players are known for their low prices, ease of use and quality selection of entertainment. Now TV is available on compatible Roku LT and Roku 2 XS boxes. Both are available in the UK for suggested retail prices of ?49.99 and ?99.99 respectively.

    Both models feature more than 300 channels of streaming entertainment including on-demand films and programmes; live and on-demand sports from MLB.TV and Ultimate Fighting Championship organisation; music from Rdio; photos and videos from Facebook and Flickr; news and entertainment on WSJ Live from the Wall Street Journal; FoxNews.com and others from around the world – as well as casual games like Angry Birds.

    Now TV director Simon Creasey comments, “More and more consumers are demanding easy access to a greater choice of high-quality entertainment over internet-connected devices – and Now TV is here to meet that demand. Following today’s launch on Roku, our customers now have another way of streaming their favourite movies to their main TV screen, while at the same time can continue to enjoy access out and about via iPad and smartphones. At the same time as we’re rolling Now TV out to new platforms and devices, we’re also preparing to increase the range and choice of great Sky content that our customers can access.”

    Roku VP, GM Europe Clive Hudson said, “Now TV is a tremendous addition to the growing selection of entertainment available from Roku. Now TV is a really compelling content proposition for UK consumers who want to enjoy watching the latest movies from Sky, and with no long-term contract.”

  • StarHub in multi-platform deal with ESS

    StarHub in multi-platform deal with ESS

    MUMBAI: Singapore telecom operator StarHub has signed a multi-platform deal with ESPN Star Sports (ESS) to carry its portfolio of multi-media assets including television, broadband, and mobile services on a non-exclusive basis.

    StarHub is a full-fledged telecommunications company providing a range of services over mobile, internet and fixed platforms in Singapore.

    The deal comprises six ESPN Star Sports channels, which brings the number of dedicated sports channels on StarHub TV to 22; the broadband video player ESPN Player; and the live streaming mobile service, Mobile ESPN.

    The channels and ESPN Player will be launched on StarHub TV on 14 December while Mobile ESPN will be introduced on StarHub’s Mobile platform later in December.

    Sports fans can look forward to a comprehensive line-up of sports coverage on ESPN, Star Sports, the high-definition 24-hour sports channel ESPN HD, the 24-7 sports news channel ESPNews and premium cricket channels in Star Cricket and Star Cricket HD.

    Customers will also be able to access ESPN Player via StarHub’s Internet TV service, TV Anywhere. Mobile ESPN apps for iPad, iPhone and Android devices will be launched soon, allowing Singapore sports fans Anywhere, Anytime access to their favourite sports.

    “We are excited to welcome ESPN Star Sports back to our sports content line-up. Combined with our current spread of sports channels, viewers can now look forward to the widest range of sports programming, including all the tennis and golf majors, on our trusted network. Customers can also take advantage of our TV Anywhere service to savour exciting ‘live’ sports coverage on their personal devices on their personal devices. By delivering a comprehensive range of sports content across multiple platforms, we are confident that customers will have the finest sports viewing experience possible,” said StarHub Head of Marketing & Products Chan Kin Hung.

    ESS features sports content that includes exciting football properties (the Spanish La Liga BBVA, Asian Football Confederation events); motor-racing (Formula One, SBK, MotoGP, Nascar, Dakar Rally); Grand Slam tennis (Wimbledon, Australian Open); events from the WTA Tour and ATP World and the Hopman Cup, the Golf Majors (The Masters, US Open and The Open Championship) as well as the PGA Grand Slam of Golf; popular American sports (Major League Baseball, NCAA College Football and Basketball), premier Asian sports (Asean Basketball League, OneAsia golf tournaments, HSBC Asian Five Nations); and top cricket properties (ICC events, Champions League Twenty20, international and domestic cricket from the BCCI, Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board).

    “We‘re very happy to be able to offer the full range of our programming to the widest possible audience in Singapore and to return back to StarHub after two-and-a-half years away with a new long term agreement,” said ESS MD Peter Hutton.

    ESPNEWS will be a complimentary channel available to all StarHub TV customers at no additional cost. With the addition of ESPN, Star Sports and ESPN HD to the Sports Group, the subscription to the Sports Group will be revised to $19.26 per month (with GST), effective from 15 January.

    The Sports Group subscription includes access to ESPN Player and other sports channels such as Racquet Channel, Football Channel, SuperSports, SuperSports Arena and Setanta Sports via TV Anywhere. Currently available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, Mobile ESPN will be added to StarHub’s Gee! portal later this month. Star Cricket and Star Cricket HD will be available on the Cricket Group, which is unchanged at $32.10 per month (with GST).

  • Seventynine launches analytics service for marketers

    MUMBAI: In order to expand its product offerings, the mobile ad network Seventynine has launched its Analytics service.

    Seventynine’s analytics is available on Android and HTML5. It will help track and analyse consumer behaviour.

    According to the company, the Analytics service provides “in-depth” engagement analysis that gives marketers detailed information on consumer engagement with their application. It features a real-time dashboard, device analytics with device database in AsiaPac, AJAX-powered widget zed user interface, multiple file export options and supplements support with redundancy and backup of customer data.

    Seventynine will soon be announcing Analytics for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Windows Phone.

    Seventynine head – products Abhijeet Kunder said, “Seventynine analytics will not only empower the app developers to track traffic, interest and consumption of their application across metrics such as geography, demographics, devices and brands but would also enable access to business insights such as M-commerce tracking, sales conversion tracking and predictive analytics. We are a data driven business, consistently striving to help businesses analyze data better to foster profitability.”

    The company will soon launch Predictive Analytics engine that will analyse data to identify trends, patterns and relationships that exist within data to preempt and foresee significant insights into mobile businesses.

    Seventynine app analytics service also houses Install-tracking instrument for Android Apps hosted on the Google Play Store. This feature allows campaign optimisers to measure performance from various publishers, affiliates and networks right from their dashboard, thereby driving organic growth, the company said.

    Seventynine head-technology Mustali Kachwala added, “In addition to analytics, Seventynine’s Ad Platform brings unrivaled optimisation features and engaging ad formats to power advertiser campaigns. It is a compelling tool for businesses to push for maximum yield. The aim has always been to provide formidable targeting constructs that furnish high flexibility, yet at the same time facilitate objective-driven campaign management functionality for campaign directors.”