From Branislav Pekic in Rome Telecom Italia has launched the cuboVision, an innovative product that turns the traditional TV set at home into an online media centre that can offer multiple services and digital content using a single remote control. The broadband multimedia device can receive, via the TV set, the digital terrestrial TV channels […]

Blockbuster is planning to launch a new set-top-box that will allow it to stream movies according to reports, likely in conjunction with online film services firm Movielink, which Blockbuster acquired last year. Its OTT play is expected to be a stand-alone box that will compete head-to-head with the likes of Apple TV.

Paramount Pictures is creating an online video clip service that will allow users to search hundreds of feature films on a frame-by-frame basis. Users can log on to ParamountClips.com, search for the exact video wanted and press the checkout button. The price depends on the type of licensing required — Paramount will electronically deliver the […]

BSkyB has ended talks with Google about the opportunity for its pay-TV content to be made available on YouTube. Sky said : “The pay model is at the heart of our business and allows us to invest significantly in high-quality, distinctive content.While we do offer some content on a free basis via both the TV […]

YouTube is to launch a sport portal with video content from some of the world's leading sport athletics organisations and events including the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. The Google video site has signed a multi-territory deal with SportAccord, a body which represents international sports federations, to create the Sports Hub. It will feature video content […]

Along with nine major Chinese TV brands, the China Video Industry Association (CVIA) under The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MII) has filed applications for two industry standards for Web-enabled TV sets The standards are drafted mainly by CVIA, China Digital Home Industry Association (CDHIA), and Chinese TV makers such as TCL, Skyworth, and […]

Qwest Communications continues to chart a unique course among major US telecom service providers, focusing on improving its broadband network in the belief that video content is moving rapidly to an over-the-top (OTT), on-demand model, Neil Cox, Qwest’s EVP for product and IT, said at the TM Forum-run event. “Only sports need to be live,” […]

BT is said to be in talks with Google about an online tie-up that would deliver big improvements in the quality of Internet video programming. BT is working on a deal to make Google’s You Tube and other video content available on a new digital delivery network, which BT’s wholesale arm is creating for ISPs. […]

The Press Association TV listings is partnering with Vizimo's online listings service, in a bid to inject more video and discoverability in to newspaper publisher's websites. The services will pipe PA's TV listings through Vizimo's technology and link to corresponding catch-up pages on broadcasters' sites. Vizimo acquired startup social TV community Tioti (TapeItOffTheInternet) 12 months […]

Preliminary data from the IMS Research study, Market Opportunities for Internet Video to the TV, shows that by the end of 2010, nearly 55 per cent of all TV Households in the Americas will have access to Internet video, with 25 per cent of these capable of displaying Internet video onto the TV set. Rebecca […]