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 […]
The personal entertainment experience has embarked on a significant shift now that on-demand delivery of video is widely available worldwide and to an increasing number of connected devices, according to IMS Research. The research firm forecasts that in 2016, over-the-top (OTT) video services will generate $16.4 billion in 2016 and video-on-demand (VOD) services from pay-TV […]
T-VIPS, a global specialist in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, has announced that the T-VIPS TNS541 Seamless TS Monitoring Switch and the CP560 DVB-T2 Gateway have been installed to provide seamless switching within the Arqiva DVB-T2/SFN digital terrestrial network. The phased roll-out began in April 2011 and is scheduled to be completed in time […]
Management at Mango Media subsidiary Kuaile Yangguang Interactive Entertainment Media (HunanTV.com) have revealed that the company has received approval from China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to develop an Internet TV broadcast and control platform, and officially received China’s fifth Internet TV content service and Internet TV integrated service licences accordingly. Kuaile […]
The Landscape Channel has decided to make 90 seconds per hour of programming available to IPTV and cable operators, to allow integration with the new developing IPTV advertising insertion systems. Local adverts will overlay the Music Profile spots developed with a view to promoting music artists and record labels in available airtime. According to Landscape […]
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 […]
Sharp’s connected High Definition 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 Over The Top (OTT) media delivery engine powering the Internet (AQUOS NET) functionality inside the TV. The new Sharp LC32-LE225 model enables users […]
Time Warner has confirmed that it is to introduce UltraViolet, the technology that bridges a single piece of content to a variety of devices, to its home movies the coming autumn. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner’s chairman and chief executive, told analysts during a conference call that two movies, Horrible Bosses and Green Lantern, would be […]
Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in the UK in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready. There were nearly 1 million Internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities according to Ofcom research. The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.7 billion in 2010, a 5.7 […]
Nearly four in five (79 per cent) of Brits using Virgin Media’s TiVo TV on demand service accessed web apps such as Twitter and YouTube via their TV, according to Virgin’s own research study. Virgin Media said on average, each TiVo box launched apps 4.5 times a week. Furthermore, one in every four views of […]