InfoCom says the first Tablet TV services are appearing in several markets around the world, offered either free of charge or as paid add-ons by different players: content providers (content producers and Pay TV operators), mobile operators and TV access providers (cable, IPTV and satellite operators). The Tablet TV app requires a broadband subscription and […]
Orange has launched a new TV App, designed specifically for the iPad, offering access to up to 21 live channels. Instant-access functions on the app include the day’s programme schedule, full-screen mode, channel zapping and information on future programmes. The app is available to download for free from the Apple store. The app can be […]
Ofcom research reveals that the next generation of mobile technology will deliver more than 200 per cent of the capacity of existing 3G technologies, using the same amount of spectrum – the airwaves that carry information between customers’ mobile handsets and the Internet. This increased capacity is essential in meeting the UK’s rapid increase in […]
Google plans to introduce its long-awaited service for users to upload and store their music collections on the Web and listen to their songs on Android phones or tablets and on computers. The announcement of the new service will be made at the company’s developers conference. The service, to be called Music Beta by Google, […]
Viacom International Media Networks has launched a global integrated campaign to promote MTV’s mobile price plans. Called Gif Me More, it was partly devised by MTV Facebook fans, who selected the campaign’s main character Gif God from a selection of five. Gif Me More is aimed at promoting MTV Mobile’s price plans and boosting its […]
Motorola Mobility has struck a deal with BelAir Networks to deliver its comprehensive WiFi portfolio to cable operators worldwide. This new relationship combines Motorola’s portfolio of cable video and broadband solutions and customer support organisation with BelAir’s WiFi solutions for service providers, and supports cable operators’ needs to promote competitive differentiation, improve customer retention and […]
Sony has confirmed plans to launch two tablet computers running Google’s Android operating system. The devices, codenamed S1 and S2, will go on sale towards the end of the year. Sony said that its first tablets would come in two form factors: one will have a conventional 9.4 inch touchscreen, while the other will feature […]
Sky’s technology focus this year will be on companion devices – tablets, smartphones etc, with road map of further apps. Speaking to TechRadar Sky technology chief Brian Lenz said the company sees companion devices as a great way of increasing viewer interaction without distracting from the main activity of TV viewing. “We have been learning […]
The tablet market will grow to a $49 billion business by 2015, research firm Strategy Analytics said. This will make it the third largest consumer electronics sector, after televisions and personal computers, the research firm said, forecasting 149 million units will be sold in 2015, growing eightfold from 2010. “Tablets are a high-value casual-computing segment […]
Sky’s mobile apps are to include video advertising slots following a deal with US video server company FreeWheel. Sky will use FreeWheel’s Monetisation Rights Management product to serve video advertising across a number of its platforms and services, including mobile. Tim Hussain, Sky’s head of platform development and partnerships said that the deal was struck […]