Netflix to premier Dreamworks animations
Netflix has entered into a deal with Dreamworks Animation that will see the streaming service premier 300 hours of animation.
US cable co paying to keep shows offline
US cable TV company Time Warner Cable is reportedly offering incentives to prevent hit TV shows being offered to online services like Apple TV.
Freesat adds 150,000 homes in last year
Freesat has published figures for 2012/13 that shows the freeview satellite service is growing fast.
Samsung launches ‘epic’ ad campaign for Smart TV
Samsung is determined to push its Smart TV platform and is pumping a rumoured £14 million into spreading the word.
UK DVD rentals plummet
Rentals of DVD and Blu-ray films is predicted to have fallen to an all time low in the UK.
BT: Smart TVs no threat to IPTV
BT doesn’t believe that smart TVs are a serious competitor to set top boxes, for the time being at least. Alex Green, director, TV for BT Retail was talking to Broadband TV News,…
40% of Virgin Media customers now on TiVo
Virgin Media has seen a rise in the number of customers switching to its TiVo PVR and set top box.
Digital TV Labs gets accreditation to offer independent DLNA certification testing
Digital TV Labs has become an accredited Independent Certification Vendor for products wanting to comply with the DLNA home networking standard.
Guest Editorial: Transforming search to revolutionise the Smart TV Experience
A paradigm shift has occurred with the use of graph-based semantic technologies to achieve next-generation user experiences in web, mobile and enterprise applications.
Virgin TV Anywhere app gets 21 new channels
Virgin’s TV Anywhere service has been given an additional 21 channels, taking the total number of live channels to 66. These include the addition of Channel 4, Nickelodeon and a range of Sky…
UltraViolet to be launched in France and Germany by Q3 2013
UltraViolet, the technology that allows purchasers to download a secure digital copy of movies and TV shows, is to be extended to France and Germany by the end of Q3 this year. The…
BT to undercut BSkyB in pub/club Premier League football broadcasting
With BT having secured the rights to a selection of top Premier League matches every season for the next three years, starting this August, it seems a price war is about get underway…
Samsung raided over LG OLED theft
Samsung offices in South Korea have been raided by local police investigating claims of the theft of LG’s OLED Display technology.
Guest Editorial: The Future of the Connected Living Room
Similar to the mobile trend, TVs are now becoming multi-purpose devices that can provide consumers with a multitude of entertainment options and lifestyle services through advanced processors and high-speed connectivity.
Skatta Social TV Awards: And the winners are…
Last night saw Skatta’s first industry Social TV Awards event, held at BAFTA in Piccadilly, London. An evening of entertainment was hosted by Anton Du Beke, which saw a number of prestigious awards…
