US satellite broadcaster Dish Network is to launch its ‘Blockbuster’ movie streaming service next month as a direct challenge to rival Netflix. Reports suggest the new Blockbuster service’s launch is timed to coincide with Netflix upping its prices. Netflix is proposing to charge separately for mail-delivered DVDs as well as streamed movies. If users want […]
South Korea’s LG Electronics has tied up with Dutch giant Philips and Japan’s Sharp to ramp up production of applications for Internet-powered televisions. The three TV vendors will jointly create software development kits, which will be distributed to third-party developers to write TV applications, LG said in a statement. It is the first such collaboration […]
Toshiba Europe has premiered the new STOR.E TV PRO. The multimedia console turns plain TVs into smart TVs connected to the Web. Featuring full browsing capabilities and a video conferencing mode, it brings the online world to any TV screen in the house. “The vast majority of TVs in the home do not provide web […]
Rovi Corporation has unveiled DivX Plus Streaming, a secure adaptive streaming solution for the delivery of a feature-rich, premium digital entertainment experience to connected devices including HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc Players, smartphones, game consoles, PCs, Macs, and cable set-top boxes. DivX Plus Streaming not only delivers video content in high quality, but also supports advanced multimedia […]
LoveFilm, the DVD postal subscription service that currently covers the UK, Germany and Scandinavia, might target new territories with a digital only service. LoveFilm says it would consider a streaming only service for certain markets. The criterion would include the expansion of the connected TV market and the availability of rights; a UK streaming only […]
IP Vision has announced that the FetchTV content portal will be available this autumn via an app as a service to consumers on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect compatible TV sets sold in the UK and Ireland. Viewers will be able to access a range of FetchTV’s specialist TV channels as well as thousands of hours of […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), has entered into a strategic cooperation with Samsung Electronics Nordic. MTG’s Viaplay service is now available on all 2011 Samsung Smart TVs and 2010 Internet@TV sets across the Nordic region. Viewers simply need to subscribe to Viaplay in order to access the service. The Viaplay pan-Nordic multi-screen on-demand service makes Viasat […]
YouView has welcomed the announcement of a launch for Google TV in the UK. The YouView IP television project that is backed by BBC, ITV, C4 and BT, Arqiva and TalkTalk – has had its launch delayed launch until 2012, and will now may face the might of Google TV from the outset. “The announcement […]
Google is to launch its web-TV service in the UK within the next six months, according to reports. The launch was confirmed by CEO Eric Schmidt speaking at the Edinburgh International TV Festival. Schmidt said Google TV did not threaten broadcasters and would enable them to experiment with new formats online. He defended the company’s […]
The global downturn is hitting TV set manufacturers hard. Sony, Panasonic and Hitachi have all expressed concerns about how many set the public will buy this year and next. The latest manufacturer to cut back its numbers is South Korea’s LG, which looks as if it will sell about 20 percent less flat-panel units than […]