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Verizon extends FiOS to iPad

FiOS TV customers who also have Apple’s iPad can now download and use Verizon’s free FiOS Mobile application, which lets customers manage their DVRs and browse FiOS VOD offers remotely, plus turn their iPad into a remote control for their HD set-top boxes. Verizon started offering customers the ability to use their mobile device as […]

December 22, 2010

UK TV buyers ‘confused by retailers’

A study conducted with 10 of the UK’s leading high street retailers has found that consumers are being left confused when shopping for TVs, as a result of retailers who don’t fully understand the new era of TV technology. A mystery shopper exercise, conducted by digital TV expert ANT, found retailers guilty of misinforming consumers […]

December 22, 2010

AwoX mediaCTRL middleware provides a DLNA compatible solution for accessing multimedia files stored in home networks

AwoX, a leading international supplier of network  media solutions, announces that Loewe, the premium brand in the in-home entertainment sector in Europe, has chosen to use AwoX mediaCTRL middleware in its new line of LED flat-screen televisions. AwoX mediaCTRL enables Loewe products to stream multimedia content in home networks and via the Internet. After evaluating […]

December 21, 2010

Google TV delayed

Google has delayed the launch of its Google TV software and decided not to show it off at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas. Google already has a deal with Sony for its Internet TVs, and other television makers were all set to make a big splash with their technology at […]

December 20, 2010

Netia trials IPTV

Polish telco Netia has commenced a trial IPTV services in the cities of Wroclaw and Torun. The trials are e available to around 25,000 households. Netia is also testing VDSL2 technology, and hopes to offer speeds of up to 50 Mbps using VDSL2, and up to 100 Mbps over its Ethernet network. The base package […]

December 20, 2010

Telenet goes TV Everywhere with Yelo

Belgian triple-play operator Telenet has launched Yelo, a multimedia platform designed to enable its digital TV customers to watch their favourite television programmes and videos wherever they are. Yelo makes it possible for the viewer to not only watch his favourite programmes on the familiar TV screen, but, from now on, also on an iPad, […]

December 17, 2010

Italy ends 2010 with over 40m active digital TV boxes

At the end of 2010, Italy has over 40 million active digital TV boxes and a total of 30 TV channels available in HD, according to data published by HD Forum Italia (HDFI). In the DTH segment, some 2.4 million Sky Italia subscribers, or 50 per cent of the subscriber base (totalling 4.8 million), are […]

December 17, 2010From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Best Buy: 3D, connected TVs selling poorly

US consumer electronics giant Best Buy’s disappointing third quarter financial numbers have seen the company put much of the blame on poor sales of 3D and Internet-enabled televisions. The CE retailer has reported quarterly revenue dropped five per cent, compared to last year’s third quarter. TV makers and retail partners had been expecting a slight […]

December 17, 2010

Canada: TV subs market not affected by cord-cutting

Canadian television service providers continue to add subscribers despite the growing presence of online content according to research and consulting firm Boon Dog. The firm said the traditional TV market added about 29,000 new households in the second quarter of 2010, for a total of about 11.3 million subscriptions. “While there has been much speculation […]

December 17, 2010

YouTube continues to dominate US online video rankings

comScore, provider of digital world data, has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 172 million US Internet users watched online video content in November. The total US Internet audience engaged in nearly 5.2 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month. Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube, […]

December 17, 2010