Web video is no longer confined to PC users, according to Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. A wave of recent announcements from major players such as Sony, Microsoft and Samsung confirms that Internet-enabled TVs, games consoles and peripherals, such as Blu-ray Disc players, will soon deliver web-based content to millions of TV viewers around […]

Russia’s third-placed search and portal operator Rambler is to launch a major TV and movie site – described as a “Russian Hulu”. Rambler Kinozal (“cinema”) will offer titles for download rather than web streaming. Russia’s third-placed search and portal operator Rambler is to launch a major TV and movie site – described as a "Russian […]

TiVo is teaming up with Amazon.com to make it easier for consumers to purchase products they see on television commercials and talk shows. TiVo plans to offer the feature to advertisers and programmers, giving viewers the chance to purchase products during commercials and product placements in shows. A “product purchase” feature on onscreen menus will […]

US network CBS says it has found streaming full-length episodes of primetime series is mostly additive for the broadcast networks and does little to threaten TV viewing. According to a report issued by CBS Interactive, less than half of the network’s online audience (46 per cent) primarily view shows online, and most say that the […]

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has awarded – subject to contract – three national DTT multiplexes to a consortium of the Swedish DTT operator Boxer and the Communicorp Group, the Irish commercial radio group. They will have equal shares of a JV called of Boxer DTT Limited. Assuming final negotiations are successful, Boxer will construct […]

Yahoo responded to Ofcom’s ongoing second review of public service broadcasting by rubbishing the regulator’™s vision for online. It offered an alternative model – a public content fund involving advertising and revenue share. It also joined the growing ranks complaining about the BBC’s scale. Yahoo said Ofcom’s description of search as “the starting point for […]

A UK media academic has warned broadcasters and national newspapers not to be fooled by “hype” about the Internet. Patrick Barwise, emeritus professor of management and marketing at the London Business School, defined as “Bollocks 2.0” claims about the threat to traditional media from innovations such as social networking and Internet TV. “Television is not […]

Google and Microsoft shares were hit when each reported quarterly earnings that fell short of most analysts' estimates. But both companies expressed cautious optimism that their international reach would continue to protect them from the worst; for the first time Google's international revenue outstripped that in the US. Google and Microsoft shares were hit when […]

Erik Huggers has been confirmed by the BBC as its new director of future media and technology, replacing Ashley Highfield. The BBC has also hired an expert on virtual worlds as part of its efforts to bring its TV and internet output closer together. Roo Reynolds, who is currently a ';metaverse evangelist' at IBM, will […]

News Corp. is rumoured to be selling its television companies in Latvia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The company has reportedly hired the US investment company Lehman Brothers to ascertain the value and strategic options for three Eastern European television stations after being approached by multiple suitors. News Corp. is the owner of the Latvian television channels […]