Recent News, 2016

Opera TV Certification Program off to a Flying Start

More than 50 partners now avail of Program’s benefits to accelerate launch of their HTML5 Apps on millions of Connected TV devices. Opera TV today announced that its Opera TV Certification Program has gained significant momentum since launching just 3 months ago in September 2016. The program, which accelerates the launch of over-the-top (OTT) services […]

Opera Software ASA sells majority of its connected TV business

Positions Opera TV for accelerated growth in global streaming video market. Smart TV and Internet-connected set-top box sales expected to rise sharply to enable $62 Billion OTT industry by 2020 Opera Software ASA, and Moore Frères & Company, an investment holding company focused exclusively on the tech, media, and telecom industries, today announced that Moore […]

Smoother shopping with new currency converter in the Opera desktop browser

A handy currency converter is available directly in the Opera desktop browser – out today. With this launch, Opera is the first major browser to add a built-in currency converter, making it easy for the growing number of online shoppers to see what items cost in the currency of their choice.   Cross-border shopping is […]

Opera TV CEO Receives E24’s Digital Rethinker and Overall Leader of the Year Awards

Opera TV’s Team Recognized by Leading Business Publication for Leadership and Business Success Opera TV announced today a recognition for business success and organizational leadership by E24, the largest online business newspaper in Norway. The award was handed to Opera TVs CEO, Aneesh Rajaram in two categories – the Leader of the Year for 2016 […]

Opera TV Expands Reach of Claro video in Latin America

Opera TV’s Certification Program and Store Enable Easy OTT App Deployment on Millions of Connected TV Devices Decreasing Time-To-Market Opera TV announced today a partnership with Claro video, a premium video on-demand service, to bring its service to millions of devices through participation in Opera TV’s Certification Program and distribution through the Opera TV Store. […]

More than 50% of top shopping apps collect users’ personal information through trackers

More than half of the top 60 Android shopping apps collect users’ personal information through trackers, a new study finds. The result is from a privacy risk assessment on Opera Max, a leading data management and data savings app for Android. The 60 most popular shopping apps were reviewed using privacy mode on this app. Another […]

New Opera browser cuts startup time

New, smarter Opera browser cuts startup time by more than 80% There are two types of people in the world: those who like to have only a few tabs open in their browser, and those who like to have a lot of tabs open in their browser. For the latter folks, we have good news. […]

Free, unlimited VPN now available in Opera desktop browser

VPN should be an essential tool for all internet users A free, no-log, easy-to-use VPN is available directly in the Opera desktop browser – out today. With this launch, Opera is the first major browser to release a built-in VPN service. “If people knew how the internet truly works, I believe they all would use […]

Opera TV to exhibit latest OTT offerings and discuss OTT content personalization at IBC 2016

Who: Opera TV, market leader in enabling the TV industry’s transition to over-the-top (OTT) experiences, will be showcasing the latest from the Opera TV product suite at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC). The company will demonstrate a brand new range of products including the new Opera TV Certification Program, designed to solve one of the […]