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Motive Television another step closer to Tablet TV

Wed, 27th Mar 2013 08:19

Motive Television's (MTV) shares surged Wednesday as the company announced the next stage of development in its Tablet TV technology.The London-listed joint venture with Granite Broadcasting Corporation in the US will bring live broadcast television and video-on-demand to tablets and smartphones.MTV said it will unveil a pilot demonstrating the full suite of the Tablet TV features at Granite's KOFY station in San Francisco in mid-2013. It will show how the technology is broadcast directly to tablets over the standard live ATSC digital terrestrial signal."The demonstration pilot at KOFY in San Francisco is the next step in readying tablet television for the US market introduction," said Leonard M Fertig, Chief Executive Officer of MTV."Tablet TV continues to move toward its launch and becoming a significant player in delivering content to the fastest growing segment of television viewing. It will permit the television industry to see Tablet TV in action, prove Tablet TV's technical capabilities in a television broadcast environment, and make our consumer appeal apparent."The demonstration will be followed by a market field test with tablet TV equipped T-Pods later in the year before rolling out the product.The consumer features available on tablets will include live viewing of local broadcast stations, recording of live television with PVR functionality, datacast delivery of video-on-demand content, and integrated social media. It will be operated from Granite's KOFY station. The product will allow tablet users to watch television from public and commercial networks in their city."We are working together to create a new way that American viewers can enjoy their favourite broadcast television programs on the exponentially growing number of tablet screens," said Peter Markham, Chairman of Granite."As a broadcaster we see Tablet TV as a source of additional viewing convenience for the public and a win-win for the industry."RD

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28 Jan 2014 09:55

Motive Television Signs Sales Agreement With Castalia Communications

LONDON (Alliance News) - Motive Television PLC said Tuesday its US subsidiary had signed a joint sales agreement with programming distributor Castalia Communications Corp. Under the agreement Castalia will market video-on-demand services to pay television operators and broadcasters using Mo

21 Jan 2014 10:30

Motive Television Launches Content Express Platform

LONDON (Alliance News) - Motive Television PLC said Tuesday it had launched its new Content Express platform, which includes video services for digital terrestrial broadcasters. The platform incorporates video-on-demand, catch-up television, tablet television and targeted advertising servic

16 Jan 2014 08:21

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Down; Sports Direct Ups Interest In Debenhams

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower Thursday despite a strong lead from the US, as investors digest a rush of UK company announcements.

In another surprise from Mike Ashley, Sports Direct International said it has sold its 4.6% stake in Read more

14 Jan 2014 11:50

Motive Television Signs Agreement With EcoPro To Develop Hardware For Tablet Television In US

LONDON (Alliance News) - Motive Television PLC said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Korean company Ecopro ICT Inc. to develop and produce T-pod hardware devices for use in its Tablet Television product in the US. Ecopro will develop T-Pods, dongle-like devices to receive televi

30 Dec 2013 09:09

Motive TV Signs Contract With Siyaya Free To Air Of South Africa

6 Nov 2013 10:27

MotiveTV Signs Software License Deal With Spanish Set-Top Box Maker

5 Nov 2013 10:58

Motive Television Subsidiary Signs Two Contracts With Digiturk

7 Oct 2013 11:02

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Burberry Trips After Chinese Slowdown, Suretrack Shares Jump

7 Oct 2013 08:41

Motive Television Renews Contract With Mediaset

26 Sep 2013 09:41

Motive Television Increases Revenues As It Gears Up For New Product Launches

16 Sep 2013 07:48

Motive Television Signs Video-On-Demand Agreement With South Africa's Siyaya

18 Jun 2013 08:41

Motive Television halves 2012 losses

Motive Television (MTV) halved its 2012 losses on the back of a strong performance of its digital business. The digital television technology, software and solutions provider posted a group loss of £1.2m for the year ended December 31st 2012, down from the previous year's £2.4m. The company reduc

6 Jun 2013 10:28

Motive Television signs licensing with Freeview for Tablet TV

Motive Television (MTV) has signed a licensing agreement with Freeview for the launch of its Tablet TV technology in the UK. The technology will allow users in the UK to watch and record programmes directly onto their tablet computers without an internet connection. The deal will give MTV access t

14 May 2013 09:06

Motive Television advances on UK tablet TV announcement

AIM-listed Motive Television has reported that it will develop its Tablet Television technology to enable Freeview users in Britain to watch and record television programmes directly onto tablets without the need to connect to the internet. With the company's app and an antenna-tuner containing

19 Apr 2013 09:17

Motive Television wins US patent

Motive Television (MTV) has won a patent in the US for an embedded place-shifting system which allows the transfer of content from a set-top box to smartphones and tablets. The patent for the NXVision technology, which was integrated with BesTV technology during 2011, was originally filed in 2006 b

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