The three major French broadcasters – TF1, France Television and NT1 – have won an injunction against the online virtual PVR service Wizzgo. The programmes of TF1, France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and NT1 must be removed from the service within eight days. Wizzgo offers internet software allowing users to record programmes […]

According to a survey of nearly 2000 UK digital TV viewers, commissioned by Microsoft-s Connected TV Business, over a quarter of digital viewers (27 per cent) still rely on flicking through all the channels to choose what to watch, wasting more than one week per year channel surfing. On average, digital viewers in the UK […]

Nero, the German software developer will bring Tivo to the PC with its new Liquid TV package. The software turns a standard PC running Windows or Vista into a full-service TiVo PVR, with the same interface and programme guide as a regular TiVo box.The Nero LiquidTV-TiVo PC kit includes the software as well as an […]

From Colin Mann in Amsterdam IPTV middleware and applications specialist Orca Interactive and infrared products manufacturer ruwido have developed a finger print recognition functionality that IPTV middleware and applications specialist Orca Interactive and infrared products manufacturer ruwido have developed a finger print recognition functionality that will provide viewers with one of the most personalised, interactive […]

beeTV has been unveiled as a "revolutionary new way for people to watch television".Taking existing electronic programme guides (EPGs) to a completely new level, When a viewer pushes a button on the remote, the platform responds instantly with personalised, individualised matches of TV programmes and movies. beeTV uses a proprietary contextual matching algorithm to generate […]

The acquisition of Optibase’s digital video and streaming business for 2.6 million Scopus shares amounts to 19 per cent of its share capital. The deal increases Optibase’s stake in Scopus from 36.6 per cent to 46 per cent. The companies did not disclose the price of the deal, put on the basis of Scopus’ current […]

TiVo is to offer thousands of its subscribers the ability to stream YouTube videos onto their television sets through their broadband-enabled TiVo boxes. It’s TiVo’s first deal for streaming online content, though the company has partnerships with 60 Internet sites that provide content to TiVo. Unlike with those relationships, TiVo users won’t be able to […]

DirecTV customers nationwide are embracing a new way to remotely record their favourite shows to their DVRs with the DirecTV DVR Scheduler, which has reached a milestone with more than one million recordings scheduled remotely through the service. "The positive response we have received for the DirecTV DVR Scheduler has truly surpassed our expectations," said […]

Macrovision Solutions has signed a license agreement with Yahoo Japan, the country's largest web portal. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo Japan will deploy a syndicated version of G-GUIDE, Macrovision's interactive programme guide (IPG) service in Japan, through Yahoo TV.

SeaChange and AirTies are partnering to deliver next generation in-home wireless distribution of high-quality video and data services. The resulting solutions will expedite the deployment of advanced IPTV services by eliminating truck rolls and quickly enabling televisions and personal computers with sophisticated, wireless data and video applications within each home.