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Connected TV

MPP to monetise woomi platform on Samsung connected TVs

MPP Global Solutions has been selected as the core Payment Service provider to manage transactions for Miniweb’s woomi platform on multiple devices, including Samsung connected TVs and Blu-ray players. MPP, the leading provider of Payment Services and eCommerce Solutions to the Media and Entertainment Industries are to integrate their eCommerce payment services into the woomi […]

May 6, 2011

Netflix: A war with cable would kill us

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings fears that getting too large will start “an Armageddon” with cable networks. Hastings talked about Netflix’s “niche” philosophy of staying “not too big, not too small” — in a discussion at the Wired Business Conference in New York City. “We’ve consistently said getting into current season TV or newer movies would […]

May 4, 2011

International HbbTV platform from teveo and Mediapool

German TV viewers will be able to access international programmes via hybrid, HbbTV-compliant devices following a deal between teveo interactive and Mediapool Content Services. The companies unveiled their HbbTV-based content platform ‘International TV’ at ANGA Cable. The platform will use the authorisation and payment system TV-ID, developed by teveo. Within the framework of the partnership, […]

May 4, 2011Colin Mann @ ANGA Cable

Connected TV music app from Grooveshark and Inview

Online music streaming service Grooveshark and EPG specialist Inview Technology are to launch an app for millions of connected TV sets in major European countries allowing users to stream their favourite music directly to their TV. Inview’s NEELiX platform is incorporated in millions of TV sets and includes a fully-integrated electronic programme guide (EPG), media […]

May 4, 2011Colin Mann @ ANGA Cable

Sony says PSN up next week

Sony says its PlayStation Network service will be up and running again within a week after its recent security breach. Users will be asked to register new passwords when the service relaunches with an updated security system, following the cyber attack ten days ago. Sony also claimed there’s still no proof that any of its […]

April 28, 2011

Sony security crisis: 70m users at risk

Sony has revealed the security breach on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity networks has probably resulted in the theft of all 70 million worldwide subscribers’ personal details, including addresses, credit card details and passwords. Sony has sent an email to PSN members – and the handful of Qriocity subs – warning they may now be […]

April 27, 2011

Connected TVs forecast to exceed 123m units in 2014

Overall, nearly 20 per cent of all TVs shipped in 2010 featured connected TV capabilities and according to the DisplaySearch latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, the connected TV category is forecast to grow to over 123 million shipments in 2014 (at a 30 per cent compound annual growth rate). Emerging markets will also […]

April 26, 2011

Sony’s Qriocity still down

The PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services are starting a sixth day ‘off air’ as the company seeks to bolster its security defences following an “external intrusion” of its systems, the company said. Sony initially turned off both its PlayStation 3 gaming and Qriocity music and video services in the evening last Wednesday “to conduct […]

April 26, 2011

Samsung returns Apple fire with counter suit

Samsung Electronics is suing Apple, claiming it violated its patent rights. Earlier this week, Apple accused the Korean company of “slavishly” copying designs of its iPad and iPhone. The lawsuits, filed in South Korea, Japan and Germany, involve infringement of up to five patents, Samsung said. “Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken […]

April 22, 2011

Tw-Airnet launches cloud-computing TV

Chunghwa Wideband Best Network (Tw-Airnet), an operator of ADSL Internet-access and IPTV services in Taiwan, has confirmed the launch of Oui, an own-brand Internet TV based on cloud computing, for sale in the Taiwan market. Oui features triple-network integration (Internet, mobile communications, and TV channels), Tw-Airnet claimed. 5TV, Tw-Airnet’s IPTV service, will provide various services […]

April 21, 2011