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12 Jul 2023

Rakuten TV launches own channel in Poland

The streaming platform Rakuten TV has announced the launch of its first owned and operated FAST channel in Poland. Known as Top Movies Polska, it will be made available to viewers from mid-July and offer a wide range of movie content, from both Hollywood and European distributors. Top Movies Polska will be available for streaming on the Rakuten TV app across all devices and the first pure FAST movie channel on the Polish market. In February, Rakuten TV enriched its AVOD catalogue in Poland by adding nearly 100 localised films. Moreover, it currently offers approx. 70 FAST channels in the country. Commenting on Top Movies Polska, Rakuten TV’s chief content officer Marcos Milanez said: “Rakuten TV has established a wide [...]
05 Jul 2023

Toshiba releases QLED TV with built-in Fire TV

One of the UK’s leading brands in television displays have announced the launch of a new range of TVs with built in Fire TV. Toshiba’s QF5D TVs are available in 43”, 50”, 55” and 65” models with prices starting at £349. Customers can access hundreds of thousands of films and TV series through favourite streaming services such as Prime Video, Netflix, NOW, Disney+ and BBC iPlayer. Customers can also access Freeview Play which brings viewers a seamless combination of live, catch up and on-demand content from the public service broadcasters including ITVX, Channel 4, UKTV Play, My5, and BBC iPlayer. “Customers in the UK have been loving Toshiba TVs with Fire TV built-in, so we are excited to expand the [...]
05 Jul 2023

Les séries HBO bientôt disponibles sur Netflix ?

Warner Bros. Discovery aurait décidé de diffuser plusieurs de ses séries HBO sur la plateforme rivale Netflix. Petit séisme dans le petit monde du streaming. Selon nos confrères de Deadline, le groupe Warner Bros. Discovery aurait décidé d'accepter la diffusion d'une partie de ses prestigieuses séries HBO sur Netflix. Elles sont actuellement diffusées aux États-Unis sur la plateforme Max, et en France via le Pass Warner d'Amazon Prime Video. Le début d'une révolution ? Est-ce la fin de l'ère des exclusivités ? C'est en tout cas ce que laisse penser cette décision de Warner Bros. Discovery. Un choix apparemment financier de la part du groupe propriétaire de la chaine HBO, qui générerait ainsi plus d'argent en louant la diffusion de [...]
05 Jul 2023

Major global expansion for Canal+

Canal+ Group has formed a strategic partnership with PCCW to accelerate the growth of Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service with presence across Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa. As a result of the transaction, Canal+ will become a significant minority shareholder in Viu through a staggered investment of $$300 million which includes an initial investment of $200 million resulting in Canal+ holding a 26.1% stake in Viu. In addition to the $300 million, a further investment, at Canal+ option, could result in an increase of Canal+’s stake in Viu to 51%. The two parties note that partnering with Canal+ as an important strategic investor is a recognition of Viu’s leading position in the video streaming markets spanning [...]
05 Jul 2023

YouTube TV testing non-sport Multiview steams

YouTube TV introduced Multiview in March and is now surfacing new, non-sport-related split screen streams in the Home tab. The five brand new Multiview streams will be for news, (general) sports, business news, weather, and Deportes. The news use cases make the most sense, with weather being more or less having a background nature. They will be available to watch 24/7 rather than being temporary and event-based. This is an expansion beyond the original sporting use case, which started with March Madness and should appear in the “Top Picks for You” carousel. Multiview supports two streams side-by-side, three (two above and one below), or four in a 2×2 grid. You can switch audio/captions between streams, as well as enter fullscreen [...]
05 Jul 2023

YouTube’s ‘1080p Premium’ with better bitrate starts showing up on Android and Google TV

One of the latest new features for YouTube Premium subscribers is a new 1080p tier with a better bitrate, and Google is now testing that feature with some users on Android and Google TV. Back in February, YouTube was spotted testing a new “1080p Premium” tier that was exclusive to YouTube Premium subscribers. At the time, it was exclusive to iPhone and Apple TV. In April, Google officially announced the feature, explaining that it delivered 1080p content at a higher bitrate and that, yes, it was exclusive to Apple devices, but it would be coming to Android later on. Now, it seems Google is further testing support. Through the Android TV OS app for YouTube, the 1080p Premium tier was [...]
05 Jul 2023

wedotv launches German sports channel

The AVOD and FAST Channel provider wedotv is expanding its channel portfolio with wedo sports, a free, ad-supported sports channel that will launch on streaming platforms across German-speaking countries on June 20, 2023. Initially, wedo sports will roll out on Zattoo, waipu.tv, LG Channels and Vidaa in Germany, with other platforms to follow soon. The 24-hour German-language service will also be available on the web at www.wedotv.com and in all wedotv apps. The FAST Channel will stream all major German and international horse races live, including the Royal Ascot from June 20 to 24, 2023, one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the world, and the Breeders’ Cup, the most highly remunerated racing event in the US. Furthermore, [...]
05 Jul 2023

Free installe l’app Apple TV+ dans ses players

Les abonnés Freebox qui possèdent le player Devialet ou One auront une surprise en installant la dernière mise à jour 1.4.0 : après redémarrage du boîtier, l'application Apple TV+ fait en effet son apparition sur la page d'accueil de l'onglet Vidéo à la demande. Il ne s'agit pas de l'app Apple TV au complet, celle-ci ne donne accès qu'au catalogue du service de streaming d'Apple (on l'avait déjà rencontrée sur d'anciens téléviseurs LG). Le site Univers Freebox rapporte qu'il est impossible de s'abonner directement depuis le player de la Freebox, il faut passer par le site web dédié (et donc, pas d'intégration à la facture du FAI). Pour se faire une idée des contenus avant de passer à la caisse [...]