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NPD: US 3DTV sales growing

Adam Smith — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:25 +0000

The latest report on the US television market from NPD indicates that there has been strong growth in the sales of 3DTV sets. In fact 3DTV revenues for the first quarter of 2012 rose by 64 per cent year-on-year, and … Continue reading →

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4G mobile to disrupt TV signal for 2 million

Adam Smith — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:10:17 +0000

4G is proving to be something of a controversial service when it comes to the UK. Firstly, there’s been much bickering over the auction process, and ensuing delays. Then Everything Everywhere complicated matters by pushing for an earlier 4G roll-out … Continue reading →

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Sky to screen French Open in 3D

Brian Turner — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:49:23 +0000

Sky has announced that it will be providing 3D coverage of French Open. The announcement comes ahead of a major weekend of live 3D sport on Sky 3D this weekend, including the much-anticipated UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and … Continue reading →

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Sony and Panasonic team on OLED?

Adam Smith — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:19:35 +0000

It would appear that Sony and Panasonic could be set to team up in order to produce large screen OLED TV sets, with a more budget conscious slant. Budget conscious being a relative term when it comes to OLED, mind … Continue reading →

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China to overtake US in Smart TVs by 2014

Adam Smith — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:29 +0000

Smart TVs, or connected flat-panel TVs as Strategy Analytics likes to call them, are set to become much more popular this year. Previous predictions from other analysts have indicated this, and indeed Strategy Analytics’ latest report estimates that 91 million … Continue reading →

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Apple iTV will be too pricey?

Darren Allan — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:39:50 +0000

The other major piece of hardware Apple is rumoured to have on the cards for this year, aside from the iPhone 5, is the iTV project. Well, some folks think it will be out at the end of 2012, anyway, … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media Collections bundles TiVo

Adam Smith — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:32:38 +0000

Virgin Media has announced the launch of a new set of bundled services called Collections. Having just completed its roll out of super-fast 100Mbps service across the UK, Virgin is launching the packages which combine that fibre with its TiVo … Continue reading →

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BT Vision signs deal with UKTV

Brian Turner — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:33:27 +0000

BT Vision has signed an agreement with UKTV, the first ever internet protocol TV (IPTV) deal for the broadcaster. The three-year agreement also represents BT Vision?s first linear channel deal with TV programmes screened to the schedule of broadcasters. It … Continue reading →

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Sky announces Now TV Internet service

Adam Smith — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:02:05 +0000

Sky is taking a radical shift in strategy with the deployment of a new IPTV service which is due out at some point in the summer. It’s called Now TV, and the basic idea is that you don’t have to … Continue reading →

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BBC planning iTunes style service?

Darren Allan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:29:39 +0000

Content platform – digital distribution – these are the buzzwords of the day and for a good reason. And while the BBC already has its very successful iPlayer service, apparently Auntie is planning to expand its online content distribution network … Continue reading →

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