IP&TV World Forum reveals that Google will run the opening workshop at its TV App Hub. With social TV one of the most important emerging technologies, the TV App Hub which takes place on days one and two of the conference, will assess the monetisation opportunities presented by the convergence of television and apps Global […]
ITV has written to Apple to warn the technology giant off using its three-letter name for its long-awaited, “iTV” smart television. Adam Crozier, chief executive of the UK commercial broadcaster, raised the issue with the company when he took the job in 2010, amid expectations that Apple would follow the pattern of branding used for […]
KT, South Korea’s biggest Internet provider is to limit access to certain TV applications that slow down overall network speed in a move that may cause a clash with major television manufacturers aggressively marketing Internet-enabled TVs. “Internet-enabled TVs increase network traffic by up to 15 times compared to conventional IPTVs. At the current growth rate […]
China’s Lenovo, the world’s No.2 PC maker, plans to sell smart televisions in China and has no immediate plans to ship overseas due to a lack of content, CEO Yang Yuanqing has said. “We’ll just focus on China for our smart TV sales. We’ve shipped tablet PCs globally. Our smartphones are currently still sold just […]
Samsung Electronics has said it plans to sell more than 25 million smart TVs this year as it tries to capture the emerging Internet TV market. The firm hopes to fill more than half of its planned global flat-screen TV sales of 50 million this year with Internet-enabled, interactive TVs, said Kim Hyun-Suk, head of […]
Two Canadian network operators, Rogers and Bell, are reported to be testing out Apple iTV in their labs. The Globe and Mail says of Apple: “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.” The paper is also claiming that iTV will have SIri voice-recognition onboard to “help viewers make […]
France 24 is launching a new application for connected television sets. The application will enable users to watch the France 24 news channel live in its three language versions and also tune into its global on-demand programmes. The application will be “multi-screen” (mobile, tablets, etc.). It is part of a wider multimedia strategy that enables […]
iConcerts, the first global provider of HD ‘live’ music content, is forging ahead with its international development, teaming up with connected TV specialist Wiztivi to offer VoD services on Panasonic and Toshiba connected TVs. iConcerts is using Wiztivi’s Cloud TV Platform, WSP – VoD, for the distribution of services on connected screens. The music service […]
ARM has announced that MStar, a semiconductor supplier for display and digital home solutions, has licensed ARM Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology for use in smart-TV applications. Already highly integrated into existing MStar products and deployed in the latest mainstream consumer electronics devices, the Mali-400 MP GPU strengthens MStar’s industry-leading smart-TV solutions. This includes […]
A YouGov survey late last year revealed that 1 in 10 people in the UK owned a Smart TV, but intention to purchase was very low – only 15 per cent of UK consumers said they would buy one within the next 12 months. YouGov re-ran the survey in January to see if Xmas provided […]