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TiVo App for iPad

DVR specialist TiVo has announced a new TiVo app for the iPad. The app will be available for free from the Apple iTunes App store in the coming weeks. The TiVo Premiere App enables users to search, browse, explore and share entertainment all without interrupting whatever is playing on their TV. TiVo Premiere users will […]

November 23, 2010

YouView will impact digital behaviour in 2011

Kantar Media has published highlights from its futurePROOF study on the ownership and use of digital media in Britain. The research suggests that connected TV will have a big impact on British digital behaviour in 2011, with the launch of YouView. Awareness of IP television has not yet reached the mainstream with only 42 per […]

November 23, 2010

US viewers log 143 hours a month, DVR up

Nielsen’s latest State of the Media: TV Usage Trends report revealed that television viewing in the US remains at a high, yet the emergence of the DVR as a widely distributed device has changed consumption habits in many homes. In the second quarter of 2010, the average person clocked more than 143 hours of television […]

November 22, 2010

Time Warner ‘TV essentials’ for struggling cable subs

Time Warner Cable has confirmed the launch of Time Warner Cable TV Essentials, a new video-only package designed to address the video needs of customers facing difficult choices during tough economic times. The Time Warner Cable TV Essentials Package will begin commercial trials in the coming weeks in Time Warner Cable’s New York City and […]

November 19, 2010

Canal Digital goes with TiVo

Telenor’s Canal Digital, the Nordic TV platform and TiVo have confirmed the start of a long-term strategic alliance which will see TiVo products introduced and distributed as the main consumer experience for Canal Digital DTH satellite customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The TiVo product will be available exclusively through Canal Digital where it […]

November 19, 2010

Orb TV controlled by smartphone app

Orb TV joins the fight for web-to-TV viewers in the US. The super thin Orb plugs directly into a television and streams content to the TV via a computer running free Orb software, called Orb Caster. The software acts like a personal content control tower. Joe Costello, chief executive and founder of Orb Networks, recognises […]

November 19, 2010

Dish launches true TV Everywhere

US Dish Network has launched a ‘true TV Everywhere’ offering enabling Dish Network subscribers to watch live and recorded television programmes on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops. Dish Network subscribers can access these features when they download and use the Dish Remote Access application via their broadband-connected, Sling-enabled receiver. Dish Network has introduced Sling Adapter, […]

November 19, 2010

Research: Pay-TV trumps free-to-air

Paid-for television content – whether through cable, satellite or the Internet – is preferred over free-to-air services – even in markets where free programming is more readily available, according to global research from Motorola Mobility. Motorola Mobility’s Global 2010 Media Engagement Barometer – an independent global study of video-consumption habits among 7,500 consumers in 13 […]

November 18, 2010

SFR new Evolution triple-play package

French telecoms operator SFR is launching a new ultra-high speed triple-play service. SFR’s Neufbox Evolution STB is equipped to deliver 3D TV shows and films, as well as delivering content to a user’s smartphone or PC. The service is priced at €34.99 per month – and comes complete with a bundle of voice calls, web […]

November 17, 2010

Sony launching PlayTV in NZ

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) has confirmed it will launch PlayTV, a HD PVR, for viewing via PlayStation3 on any TV. PS3 owners in New Zealand will be able to watch, pause and record Freeview/HD digital television, either on a big screen TV, or when they are on the go with PSP (PlayStation Portable), […]

November 15, 2010