Accedo and maxdome, a German VoD provider, have announced a partnership to develop next generation SmartTV apps for multiple platforms. The first official app being developed under the partnership will be the Panasonic VieraConnect application. The application, which gives viewers access to a vast catalogue of 45,000 video titles, including films, series, comedy shows, documentaries, […]
S3 Group, a global enabler of digital TV content delivery platforms, claims it has has become the first company in the world to launch a programmable solution for automating the testing of unmodified Connected TVs. Available immediately as part of S3 Group’s flagship StormTest Development Centre, the multi-platform, multi-device automated testing suite, these enhancements enable […]
LG Electronics (LG) has announced the beta opening of LG Cloud service from the beginning of May with the aim of providing seamless connectivity and streaming access to all digital content across various electronic devices. LG claims the new service is the first that allows users to manage and consume all types of content on […]
Most people in Britain with a connected TV actually lead a very disconnected TV existence, reveals newly released insight from Kantar Media’s futurePROOF study of consumer take up and usage of digital devices and media. As a platform, connected TV is now well established, but Kantar Media’s research highlights that fewer than one in five […]
A YouGov survey of the nation’s TV habits reveals that only one third (37 per cent) of Britons planning to buy a Smart TV said that connecting to the Internet through it – the ‘smart’ part of a Smart TV – was a factor in buying one. The most common reason for intending to buy […]
At least 21 per cent of US households (approximately 27 million) have either an Internet-ready TV, game console, standalone Blu-ray player, and/or smart set-top box connected to their home network, according to findings in the study – Connected Home Devices Market Data – from ABI Research. Of these four device categories, the game console is […]
The global Connected flat-panel TV (FPTV) market will increase to 91 million units in 2012, according to the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service report – Global Flat-panel TV and Connected TV Forecast 2012. By the end of 2011, nearly 100 million households worldwide owned at least one Connected FPTV, 6 per cent of global […]
LG Electronics, the world’s second-largest television maker by sales, returned to profit in the first quarter as higher sales of premium televisions improved its profit margins. The company swung to a net profit of Won242.5 billion ($213m) in the January-March period, from a Won15.8 billion net loss a year earlier. Operating profit more than trebled […]
AOL has launched AOL On, a platform of AOL’s complete video offerings and a curated video hub for consumers that offers premium video across 14 content channels including food, business, entertainment, style, tech, travel, health and others, reaching an audience of 57 million US consumers. The launch of the AOL On Network brings AOL’s entire […]
MPAA Chairman and CEO Chris Dodd, addressing CinemaCon 2012 – The Official Convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) in Las Vegas – has underscored the importance of protecting creative content, and emphasised that all parties, in both the creative and tech communities, must work together to find a shared solution. He also […]