US satellite broadcaster Dish Network is to launch its ‘Blockbuster’ movie streaming service next month as a direct challenge to rival Netflix. Reports suggest the new Blockbuster service’s launch is timed to coincide with Netflix upping its prices. Netflix is proposing to charge separately for mail-delivered DVDs as well as streamed movies. If users want […]
Gracenote has opened a European Development Centre in Munich following the acquisition of German-based TVTV Services, an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) and Smart TV service provider in Europe. Formerly a branch of Sony UK, TVTV has been integrated into Gracenote to enable Gracenote to expand its portfolio of products and technology to Smart TV manufacturers, […]
South Korea’s LG Electronics has tied up with Dutch giant Philips and Japan’s Sharp to ramp up production of applications for Internet-powered televisions. The three TV vendors will jointly create software development kits, which will be distributed to third-party developers to write TV applications, LG said in a statement. It is the first such collaboration […]
While salespeople at major electronics retail chains in the US tend to demonstrate familiar TV technology fairly frequently, they are less inclined to demonstrate newer technologies, according to the JD Power and Associates 2011 Television Mystery Shopping Report. When it comes to explaining overall differences and features between various TV models, brands and technologies, more […]
Toshiba Europe has premiered the new STOR.E TV PRO. The multimedia console turns plain TVs into smart TVs connected to the Web. Featuring full browsing capabilities and a video conferencing mode, it brings the online world to any TV screen in the house. “The vast majority of TVs in the home do not provide web […]
Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, and Anevia, a specialist in video streaming solutions, have announced the integration of Anevia’s ViaMotion OTT solutions with Entone’s Hybrid TV devices and media hubs. Anevia offers a range of IP video streaming solutions for live and VoD content over managed IP networks as well […]
Video-on-demand supplier Netflix has alerted analysts that it expects lower service adoption rates out of its Latin American markets “than those achieved in Canada” (its debut international market). Canada saw Netflix launch in September 2010 and now has 967,000 subscribers as at June 31st. “But still, we are very optimistic about what we can […]
Online TV service Hulu has launched a new subscription service in Japan, a move that marks the first international expansion for the company. Starting at launch and in the weeks following, Hulu’s service will offer entertainment fans in Japan unlimited instant access to hundreds of premium feature films and thousands of episodes from previous seasons […]
Rovi Corporation has unveiled DivX Plus Streaming, a secure adaptive streaming solution for the delivery of a feature-rich, premium digital entertainment experience to connected devices including HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc Players, smartphones, game consoles, PCs, Macs, and cable set-top boxes. DivX Plus Streaming not only delivers video content in high quality, but also supports advanced multimedia […]
LoveFilm, the DVD postal subscription service that currently covers the UK, Germany and Scandinavia, might target new territories with a digital only service. LoveFilm says it would consider a streaming only service for certain markets. The criterion would include the expansion of the connected TV market and the availability of rights; a UK streaming only […]