Flemish broadcasters want Stievie app yet this year release

The Flemish calls, VRT, VMMa and SBS have the test with the mobile tv service Stievie successfully completed. This year should Stievie is available for all Flemish, even though the tv service is paid for and runs the app only on iOS.

A beta version of Stievie was in February released. The iOS app shows Flemish tv viewers access to live broadcasts on all the channels één, Canvas, Ketnet/12, vier, vijf, VTM, 2BE, Vitaya, JIM and Kzoom. Programs up to 36 hours after the broadcast looking back, while there is also a program forward and backward flushed.

Meanwhile the trial was completed. The initiators VRT, VMMa and SBS are satisfied with the results and want the app for iPhone and iPad this year for the public release. Users will have a subscription. The price is not yet officially announced, but The Standard reports that there is in the corridors talking about a price of 5 euros per month.

Stievie will be managed by VMMa, but it is in the company Stievie NV included. VRT and SBS will have agreements with the new company. In addition would be the possibility that the Flemish broadcasters to Telenet to their content on Yelo and the Digicorder to reduce it. The so-called decree on the signal integrity would be the broadcasters this potential.