The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, is to license the HbbTV Logo to consumer electronics manufacturers. Any vendor selling an HbbTV device is now able to use the Logo on their device to indicate compatibility […]
Newly-released streaming media and connected TV research from Parks Associates indicates that the number of US broadband households with a streaming video media device, such as a Roku or an Apple TV, has doubled since 2011, reaching 14 per cent in 2013. In the report – Connected TV: Trends and Innovation – the firm notes […]
US homes that tune into family network programming or subscribe to premium movie channels are 20 per cent more likely than other network viewers to have their TV connected to the internet. According to the new Connected Home Consumer Index Report from NPD Connected Intelligence, family network viewers are 22 per cent more likely to […]
Harsh? I don’t think so. Forget everything else, if a provider can’t do better than a voice loop telling you a lie about when the broadband service will be restored, it has no business pretending to be a TV service provider. There are, of course, plenty of question marks over a strategy that sees a […]
BT announces it has more than a million households ready to watch the Barclays Premier League on BT Sport with “the million customers for BT Sport… added in just three months”. BT Sport is free with BT broadband and customers can watch the channels online or via their mobile devices using the BT Sport app. […]
Viewers with access to online video sources on their TV are more likely than their counterparts to be reconsidering the value proposition of incumbent pay-TV services, suggests a new report from The Diffusion Group (TDG). The report – Net-Connected TV User Dimensions – finds that adult broadband users with an Internet-connected TV are twice as […]
VIZIO, the US LCD TV company, has confirmed the availability of its all-new connected platform – VIZIO Internet Apps Plus. VIZIO Internet Apps Plus provides consumers with an intuitive smart TV experience. The platform features advanced, full-screen app browsing and discovery, HTML 5 app support, the ability to control apps with mobile devices and an […]
Media management and global content delivery service provider GlobeCast has confirmed the release of an application to allow its MyGlobeTV service to be accessed on any Internet-connected device. MyGlobeTV is a consumer television service available in the United States that delivers a broad range of international and genre-based audiovisual content from around the world directly […]
NHK World TV, the 24/7 English-language channel for Japan’s largest broadcaster, NHK, is now live on the Opera TV Store app platform, enabling viewers to live-stream the station’s entertainment content. The free NHK World TV app on connected TVs, allows audiences to watch news, documentaries, music, cooking programmes, fashion trends, technology insights and much more […]
Open IPTV platform YouView – backed by a consortium of the UK’s broadcasters and telco providers – is looking to develop the service beyond its set-top box-based launch, reports the FT. Sources suggest that some shareholders are keen to extend service across a range of devices, including connected TV sets, smartphones and tablets. Any such […]