Richard Lindsay-Davies, Director General, of the UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG) the not-for-profit trade body formed to ensure the successful delivery and evolution of digital TV and associated technologies, has confirmed that the organisation will continue to safeguard the consumer experience of digital terrestrial television and connected TV. Addressing delegates at the Westminster eForum seminar […]
Google is getting help from shock jock Howard Stern to revive its Internet TV software, which has languished since its debut 19 months ago. Sirius XM will make all of its programming, including Howard Stern, available on Google TV, through a new app that will let listeners pause live programmes and play back up to […]
VIZIO, the US LCD HDTV company, has confirmed the launch of the VIZIO Co-Star Stream Player. Using the latest version of Google TV, the VIZIO Co-Star transforms any HDTV into the ultimate smart TV, merging live and streaming entertainment into one intuitive and easy experience. With VIZIO’s stream player, users get instant access to thousands […]
Sony Electronics has confirmed the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player with Google TV, originally introduced in January at CES. In addition to US availability, Sony will also be the first manufacturer to launch Google TV products outside of the US, initially starting with the UK in July, followed later by Canada, Australia, […]
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution have agreed a major multi-year content deal giving LOVEFiLM members streaming access to recent and forthcoming movies and TV series. LOVEFiLM members will have instant, exclusive on-demand access to the second pay-TV window of Twentieth Century Fox film content. The film deal commences with titles theatrically released […]
LG Electronics and TP Vision (which makes Philips-branded smart TV sets in a number of territories) have confirmed the formation of the Smart TV Alliance. The group’s mission is to create a set of open HTML-based standards so that application developers can make apps that run across smart TV brands. “The Smart TV Alliance creates […]
Video management software and services company KIT digital is teaming up with Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising media content, to offer a solution that enables second screen interaction (2Si) and monetisation opportunities with so-called ‘dumb’ TV Sets. KIT digital has integrated Civolution’s Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology, SyncNow, […]
A report from Juniper Research has valued the ‘Smart Home’ market at $60 billion by 2017, rising from $25 billion this year – driven by strong growth within the smart home entertainment segment, along with contributions from other segments including smart monitoring & control and smart health. The report notes that there are many definitions […]
Founded in December of 2011, the Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) was established to serve as the trade body of the Connected TV industry, helping facilitate the emerging commercial opportunities of the platform. With business initiatives flourishing in the space, the CTVMA has been rapidly setting forth their planned and future endeavors along with a […]
The number of US consumers currently accessing the Internet through their TV sets is on the rise and will continue to grow dramatically in the year ahead, according to a national consumer study conducted by Frank N Magid Associates in late March of 2012. The research, conducted as part of the Magid Media Futures 2012 […]