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 […]
Spending $12.5 billion on Motorola’s Mobility division has given Google a great deal of publicity in what it means for so-called ‘Smart’ phones in the future. But there are other implications for the broadcast industry because of its ‘Google TV’ product, which some now see as providing an open door into Latin America’s cable business […]
A report by market research group Interpret reveals that although Internet-connected devices in the living room have proliferated to over half of US consumers, they remain under-utilised for TV and movie entertainment. According to Interpret’s study, only 22 per cent of those who own a gaming console connected to the Internet have used it to […]
Shipments of Internet-enabled consumer electronics devices will exceed those of the PC for the first time in 2013, according to IHS iSuppli. Shipments of Internet-enabled consumer electronics devices, a category including a wide range of products from televisions to video game consoles, to Blu-ray players will surge to 503.6 million units in 2013, up from […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]