Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that 38 per cent of all households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a Blu-ray player, an Apple TV or Roku set-top box, and/or the TV set itself — up from 30 per cent last year, and 24 per […]

Recognising that in today’s networked world, more and more video is delivered over IP networks to PCs, tablet PCs, smartphones and Smart TVs and that as this volume continues to grow, on a daily basis, it is driving a need for powerful video streaming equipment on the server side, Toshiba Corporation has unveiled  NPEngine, which […]

Google TV will launch in France in September according to Les Echos. It says Sony will launch a basic set-top priced at around €200 and a Blu-ray player priced at around €300. The STBs will access the Google Play Store via a dedicated button on the remote control. The devices could include voice recognition control, […]

Quickflix – dubbed Australia’s answer to Netflix – is crossing the Tasman Sea to launch in New Zealand, becoming the country’s first unlimited movie and TV streaming service. The Quickflix subscription streaming service offering unlimited viewing will retail at NZ$16.99 (€10.41) per month, however for a limited period it will be available at an introductory […]

IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, has announced its latest Digital Innovation Contest at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Amongst a programme of panel discussions featuring executives from the BBC, ITV and Chanel 4, IC tomorrow will offer small companies a total prize of £300k (€359k) for the production of […]

Channel 5 is to launch its TV catch-up Demand 5 to Android devices, connected TVs and the PS3 this summer. The broadcaster says it has seen viewing across Demand 5 double over the past 12 months. James Tatam head of digital said syndication remains a core part of its strategy, and has helped drive “huge” […]

Vision247 has confirmed the availability of its LG Smart TV app for broadcasters. This new app, available from the App Store on LG Smart TVs, enables broadcasters to extend the reach of online streamed content to audience via the latest LG internet connected TV sets. LG Smart TVs enable viewers to access a range of […]

Broadcast specialist Vision247, announces the availability of its LG Smart TV app for broadcasters. This new app, available from the App Store on LG Smart TVs, enables broadcasters to extend the reach of online streamed content to audience via the latest LG internet connected TV sets. LG Smart TVs enable viewers to access a range […]

In a riposte to C4’s Jonathan Allan’s assertions that TV advertising was all about data and connectivity, ITV’s group commercial director Simon Daglish told a Carat advertising event that connectivity and evolving technologies will not end the role of traditional TV channels, they will only make them stronger. Daglish warned against overestimating the effect evolving […]

TV programmes have come to the Internet, and the Internet has gone to mobile devices. Now the Internet is coming back to TV, and software engineers and smart TV producers are finding ways to create new “hybrid” services that bring it all together. In-Stat research forecasts that 100 million households will actively use a hybrid […]