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Google launches Nexus 7 tablet

Google has unveiled its first own-branded tablet computer in an increasingly crowded market. The company has partnered with Taiwanese manufacturer Asus to launch the Nexus 7, a seven inch tablet computer built around Google’s Android software. Google’s engineering director, Chris Yerga, said the Nexus 7 was a serious gaming device and that its small size […]

June 28, 2012

UK connected devices to grow 74% in 2012

The UK is Western Europe’s leading market for connected devices, with an estimated 13.8 million devices receiving over-the-top video content at end-2011, a figure up 114.1 per cent year-over-year from 2010, according to SNL Kagan research. In 2011, UK households averaged 0.51 connected devices per home, up from 0.24 in 2010. SNL Kagan estimates the […]

June 27, 2012

Tablet, smartphone viewing increases as PC declines

As paid video content becomes more available via different distribution channels, tablet and wireless phone-viewing usage has increased, while PC/Mac-viewing usage has decreased from 2011, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Residential Pay-to-View Study. The study, now in its second year, provides insights concerning attitudes, viewing preferences, behaviour patterns, awareness and experiences […]

June 22, 2012

Imagenio launches on iPhone and iPad

Telefonica’s IPTV service Movistar Imagenio is launching on Apple’s iPhone and iPad thereby reaching 95 per cent of all smartphones as the service is also available on Android and Blackberry phones. Telefonica claims to have over 100,000 mobile clients to Movistar Imagenio which offers over 50 TV channels, among them Gol TV, Paramount Comedy, TNT, […]

June 22, 2012From David Del Valle in Madrid

Glashart Media live streaming on iPad

Glashart Media, a Dutch provider of radio and television services via fibre networks, has launched the Glashart Media TV App with LiveTV for the iPad. Glashart customers can download the app for free and use the service until the end of the year at no cost. Next year, a monthly subscription fee of €3.95 will […]

June 21, 2012

KIT digital, Civolution join Social TV revolution

Video management software and services company KIT digital is teaming up with Civolution, a provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising media content, to offer a solution that enables second screen interaction (2Si) and monetisation opportunities with so-called ‘dumb’ TV Sets. KIT digital has integrated Civolution’s Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology, SyncNow, […]

June 21, 2012

Sky’s Darcey: NOW TV may be on YouView

Mike Darcey, BSkyB’s COO, has admitted the pay-TV operator’s planned OTT service ‘Now TV’ could be carried on open IPTV platform YouView, scheduled for launch later in the summer of 2012. Although BSkyB had expressed concern that public money had been used to support a project for which he felt the market should determine a […]

June 20, 2012By Colin Mann

Microsoft’s iPad rival surfaces

As widely anticipated, Microsoft has unveiled at a Hollywood event a tablet hardware product to compete with Apple’s iPad. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature what Microsoft claims are significant advances in industrial design and attention to detail. Surface – as the new product has been dubbed – is designed to […]

June 19, 2012By Colin Mann

Canal Plus Yomvi on iPad

The massive distribution of Canal Plus through all existing platforms continues now with the launch of its OTT service Canal Plus Yomvi on iPad from next month. The service will offer 18 TV channels through iPad with cinema, music concerts, football and other sports as the main features. Prisa, owner of Canal Plus, believes that […]

June 19, 2012From David Del Valle in Madrid

BBC Wimbledon goes multi-platform and 3D

Daily television coverage of the Wimbledon 2012 tournament will broadcast on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two and the BBC HD Channel commening June 25th. The BBC Sport website will provide up to six live match streams as well as news, interviews and video highlights. For the first time tennis fans can also view […]

June 19, 2012