STV Player Launches on Android Tablets and Phones

STV Player Launches on Android Tablets and Phones

AMSTERDAM, September 9, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    STV has today launched its Video on Demand service STV Player for
Android devices.

    The new service allows Android tablet and mobile devices wireless access
to video catch-up for popular STV network programmes such as Coronation
Street, Emmerdale and The X Factor, as well as the channel's home-grown
productions, for up to 30 days after broadcast.

    The service, which is free to use, allows users to search for
programmes, access A - Z and category listings and browse recommended,
recent and popular STV programmes.

    STV Player will also be available on iPhone and iPad later this year.

    Alistair Brown, Chief Technology and Platforms Officer at STV, said:
"Today's launch is part of our ongoing commitment to make STV's rich content
available on a range of platforms for users to access anytime, anywhere.

    "We recently launched an STV News app for Android and our STV News
iPhone app has been a huge success since its launch just over a year ago.
Together, our apps have now been downloaded over 114,000 times.

    "In addition, we have recently launched the STV Player on PS3, we
continue to offer an extensive and up-to-the-minute news service on stv.tv,
and our hyper-local network of websites, STV Local, is being rolled out
across the whole of Scotland."

    Accessing the STV Player on Android requires Android 2.2 with Flash 10.1
on a device capable of streaming video, and users must be within the STV
Licence area.

    For further information about STV Player, please see the FAQ section at
stv.tv/player [http://stv.tv/player ] or contact STV on
videohelp@stv.tv.

    Access STV Player for Android on m.player.stv.tv
[http://m.player.stv.tv ].

Source: STV

STV press: Anna Hendry, +44-0141-300-3830, anna.hendry@stv.tv, or Kirstin Stevenson, +44-0141-300-3670, kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv