DVR software specialist SageTV has revealed on its website that it has been acquired by Google. The likelihood is that Google will add SageTV’s TiVo-like recording capability to GoogleTV and the Google cloud. “We’re thrilled to announce that SageTV has been acquired by Google,” said the statement. “Since 2002, we’ve worked to change the TV […]

The new May online video rankings from comScore show that 176 million US Internet users, or about 83.3 per cent of the US audience, viewed online videos last month, spending an average of 15.9 hours per viewer over the month. More than 5.6 billion viewing sessions were recorded that month by comScore. Most of the […]

Irdeto has revealed that Toshiba is adopting Irdeto’s dynamic security solution for its high-end Cinema Series HD television sets. Toshiba’s Internet-enabled VX700 and WX800 TV series, which were recently introduced in the US market, use the Irdeto ActiveCloak for Media solution to ensure customers’ secure streaming of diverse entertainment content on their television.

The BBC has confirmed the launch of a BBC News app for connected televisions. The BBC revealed that the app will “provide 20 to 25 minutes of footage to get the user up to date, and should provide the same info as watching a bulletin on BBC One.” The free app is available in the […]

Alternative pay-TV provider REAL Digital is looking to launch its service on September 1, following the release of its set-top box into the UK retail market in the summer of 2011. David Henry, Managing Director of REAL Digital, told delegates at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit in London that the service would be transmitted from the […]

Following closely on the company’s announcement in March that it had entered into retail, US Internet TV platform Roku has confirmed that the Roku XD player is now available at all Walmart stores nationwide. “We know that our customers love having instant access to entertainment on their TVs – and at great value. With the […]

According to the DisplaySearch Global TV Replacement Study, the main reasons why people decide to buy a new TV are the same ones that have been cited for years: to have a newer, bigger and better performing TV, and not just to replace a broken TV, although that can be a motivator. In an effort […]

As reported here yesterday, Microsoft Corp has used day one of E3 in Los Angeles confirm plans for live TV via Xbox. It also confirmed plans presaged at CES in January to put its Kinect motion control into play for controlling media options on the platform so channels and VoD can be chosen with voice […]