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Research: TV OS impacts viewing choices

Netflix may have won the streaming wars, but the TV Operating System (OS) battle remains, suggests a study from Hub Entertainment Research. Hub’s annual Connected Home report confirms the ever-expanding influence of connected TVs in home entertainment. Viewers, however, face distinct entertainment experiences depending on which brand of connected TV set they use. Findings from […]

April 14, 2025

TATSUJIN launches Arcade Toaplan on iOS, Android

TATSUJIN, a Japanese video game publisher founded by industry veteran Masahiro Yuge, and one of the original founders of the celebrated arcade developer Toaplan, have announced the availability of Amusement Arcade Toaplan for iOS and Android mobile platforms. Toaplan was a popular arcade game developer in the 80s and 90s that had a huge influence […]

February 17, 2025

Apple TV app now on Android

The Apple TV app is now available to download from Google Play on Android mobile devices — including phones, tablets, and foldables — offering Android users access to Apple Original series and films on Apple TV+, along with MLS Season Pass, the home of Major League Soccer. Available globally, Apple says the the Apple TV […]

February 13, 2025

Amino launches next-gen Amigo 7Y

Amino, a global player in media and entertainment technology solutions, has announced the launch of the Amigo 7Y, a next-generation Android set-top box (STB) for the pay-TV market, designed to serve the evolving needs of consumers in the US and Canada. Building on Amino’s reputation of providing the quality and service which is valued by […]

November 7, 2024

Trump Media releases Truth+ streaming app

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, has successfully launched an app for Android mobile devices to access the Truth+ TV streaming platform. Now available in the Google Play Store, Truth+ offers TV programming to Android users focusing on news, entertainment, faith-based content, weather, documentaries, children’s content, and […]

October 10, 2024

Neural Gesture Control comes to Android with Wearable Devices Mudra Link

Wearable Devices, a technology growth company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered touchless sensing wearables, has announced that its revolutionary Mudra Link gesture control device is now available for pre-order. The Mudra Link, which leverages advanced neural interface technology, offers users an unprecedented way to control their digital devices through intuitive hand gestures. The Company’s award-winning […]

September 9, 2024

DAA updates opt-out tool

The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) has announced an update to the advertising industry’s AdChoices programme for interest-based advertising (IBA). The new tools were previewed at the DAA Summit 2024 in New York City to advertisers, publishers, agencies, and ad tech companies. Through the update, the DAA will shift the technology platform for its participating companies […]

June 13, 2024

Nuestra.TV expands access in US

Adsmovil has announced it has expanded access to its FAST service, Nuestra.TV on Apple TV, Android TV, Smart TVs, Android media players, and iOS/Android mobile and tablet devices in the US. Subscribers can now watch via 14 different screens from any location on internet-connected mobile devices, including smart phones, tablets, computers, and televisions. Nuestra.TV viewers […]

May 8, 2024

Premium-grade STB security extends to BYOD via Counterspy innovation announced by Verimatrix, Beacon and Amlogic

Verimatrix has announced general availability of the its customisable anti-piracy defensive countermeasures and threat intelligence built inside Android TV set-top boxes from Beacon, integrated with Amlogic. Traditional set-top box security leverages operator-issued hardware with protected pre-shared keys, securely linking identified customers. This is no longer the norm, as consumers have multiple ways to consume content, […]

September 6, 2023

Garmin to expand satellite SOS business?

Traffic and destination mapping business Garmin is rumoured to be planning to work with Google to expand its satellite-based SOS telephony market. One report says that Garmin and Google are talking about using Google Messages and its text option on Garmin’s Response services for satellite-based emergency SOS connections. Garmin’s existing emergency service taps into Iridium’s […]

August 30, 2023By Chris Forrester