UK subscription-free TV service Freeview and Digital UK – the company that manages the development and strategy of DTT and supports viewers – have confirmed that the new Freeview Play connected TV service, the next generation of the UK’s biggest TV platform, will launch in October. Panasonic televisions will be the first to introduce the […]
The well-known STB vendor ADB has made a strategic move to address the growing convergence of TV and IoT with the launch of ADB Connected Solutions. A new range of application specific software solutions have been designed for Personal and Business TV and IoT. ADB says they are built on its proven expertise and 20 […]
Spend on Connected TV is set to increase, as almost half of current connected advertisers plan to allocate more funds to the medium in the coming year, according to the ANA/BrightLine 2015 survey report, The Connected TV Opportunity. Key findings from the study include:
Owners of LG Electronics’ (LG) webOS 1.0 Smart TV owners will receive a free Value Pack Upgrade which include four main features of the latest webOS 2.0 platform. Upgraded LG webOS TVs will receive My Channels, Quick Setting, Input Picker and Live Menu, improving the user experience with a more intuitive layout, convenient shortcuts, quicker […]
The CE industry reached a milestone in the second quarter with half of US Internet homes now owning a Connected TV device. This includes connected TVs, video game consoles, streaming media players, and Blu-ray Disc players that consumers connected to the Internet allowing them access to apps such as Netflix and Hulu. The total number […]
According to findings from business intelligence firm Dataxis, Multiscreen scenario in Latin America, focused on the five largest Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico)- by Q4 2014 there was a total of 78.3 million digital, 75.8 million HD-ready, 24.8 million Connected TV (Smart TVs) and only 60,900 4K TV sets installed. Dataxis […]
A report from Parks Associates on streaming media devices reports that four brands – Amazon, Apple, Google, and Roku – accounted for 86 per cent of all units sold to US broadband households in 2014. This market
Rally fans can enjoy the FIA World Rally Championship on the big screen following the launch of the official WRC Smart TV app. The app provides sports fans with the opportunity to experience WRC action on their Smart TV whenever they choose. It is available from this weekend’s ADAC Rallye Deutschland (20 – 23 August) […]
TV Everywhere on unmanaged networks and devices is a real challenge for content security. Smart homes and Internet of Things is about to up the ante again – how are security providers preparing for the next era of content and data protection. Advanced Television gathered three top providers in London. [bitsontherun Pu5NGPp4-hLYU43gg]
Video on demand, apps and lots more: Customers of Vodafone’s, a leading provider of telco services, can enjoy now the huge range of advantages Smart TV has to offer them via NetRange’s Smart TV Portal. The portal, developed and run by NetRange especially for Vodafone, is integrated in the Vodafone GUI and is available via […]