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Hulu Plus on Panasonic

The Hulu Plus subscription service is now available on select Panasonic TVs and Blu-ray players. For $7.99 per month, consumers can stream any current season episode of popular shows and catch up on full back seasons of classic series through their Panasonic product. Hulu has recently added the WD TV media players, LG’s HDTV line, […]

August 9, 2011

BBC iPlayer tuned into TV

The BBC has launched a new version of BBC iPlayer specifically designed for TV viewing in the living room. The new, personalised version is designed to give audiences the control they want directly on the TV, so the BBC iPlayer experience feels just like TV. BBC iPlayer is now available on more than 300 different […]

August 8, 2011By Colin Mann

Sharp connected TVs powered by Onyx reach Italy

Sharp’s connected HD TVs, incorporating Oregan’s Onyx browser are now available for purchase to Italian consumers via local retailers. The Internet connectivity technology developed by British-based Oregan Networks, works as the OTT media delivery engine powering the Internet (AQUOS NET) functionality inside the TV. The new Sharp LC32-LE225 model enables users to browse popular Internet […]

August 5, 2011

Connected Sharp TVs powered by Onyx reach Italian consumers

Sharp’s connected High Definition TVs, incorporating Oregan’s Onyx browser are now available for purchase to Italian consumers via local retailers. The Internet connectivity technology developed by British-based Oregan Networks, works as the Over The Top (OTT) media delivery engine powering the Internet (AQUOS NET) functionality inside the TV. The new Sharp LC32-LE225 model enables users […]

August 5, 2011

79% of Virgin TiVo owners using apps

Nearly four in five (79 per cent) of Brits using Virgin Media’s TiVo TV on demand service accessed web apps such as Twitter and YouTube via their TV, according to Virgin’s own research study. Virgin Media said on average, each TiVo box launched apps 4.5 times a week. Furthermore, one in every four views of […]

August 4, 2011

TV apps fail discovery test

Apps are increasingly popular with owners of Smart or Connected TVs, but they are only using apps they are already familiar with, according to a study carried out by the Strategy Analytics Digital Home Observatory. The research found that the most popular apps were Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Pandora and iPlayer. By contrast, usage of […]

August 3, 2011

Insignia connected TV with TiVo design

Insignia, the brand from multi-channel global technology retailer Best Buy, has announced the arrival of the new Insignia Connected TV, allowing customers to access broadcast and online movies, shows, and music. In partnering with TiVo, Insignia has created what it claims is a product and interface that offers consumers an experience that is easy to […]

August 1, 2011

Over 60% of connected TV homes use TV apps weekly

Applications have dominated the news in the smartphone and tablet worlds for some time but with the advent of ‘smart TVs’ consumers are now rapidly adopting online TV applications that are integrated into their connected TVs with. In-Stat research survey estimates that over 60 per cent of these connected households will use a TV app […]

July 26, 2011

CJ HelloVision app on Samsung Smart TVs

CJ HelloVision, Korea’s largest cable provider and subsidiary of conglomerate CJ Media Group, has revealed it will provide its ‘tving’ application for Samsung’s Smart TVs. With this partnership, Samsung’s Smart TV users will be able to easily access the wide array of content on the tving platform, which will start its service in Korea at […]

July 25, 2011

DTG: Connected TV needs standards

Acknowledging that it was “great” that a lot of innovation was happening in connected TV, Simon Gauntlett, Technology Director at the Digital TV Group (DTG) has declared that to achieve a mass-market solution, which ensures consumers enjoy a great experience, common standards need to be agreed and adopted across the industry. He told delegates at […]

July 21, 2011By Colin Mann