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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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Sky Go now available on Android

Adam Smith — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:58:09 +0000

After a long wait, the Sky Go app is now available on Android smartphones. Or at least on some Android smartphones, anyway. Sky has announced that the app is now on the Android Market as a free download for the … Continue reading →

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Sky Go imminent for Android

Darren Allan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:56:05 +0000

The Sky Go app is already available on iOS devices and has been for some time, along with the PC and Xbox. It’s been a long wait for Android devotees, who were told earlier last year that the app would … Continue reading →

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Lovefilm Instant coming to LG smart TVs

Darren Allan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:29:02 +0000

LG has been busy showing off its new monster 55 inch OLED TV set at the recent CES show, which went head-to-head with a similar model from Samsung. And while the latest snippet to emerge from LG is far more … Continue reading →

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BT Vision to get social media revamp

Darren Allan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:16:33 +0000

BT is planning on revamping its internet TV platform with new social media features. The move comes as the competition in the streaming TV market hots up with the launch of Netflix in the UK. Lovefilm has already responded to … Continue reading →

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Netflix comes to UK PS3

Darren Allan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:26:35 +0000

Netflix hit stormy waters at the end of last year. We reported in October that the service shed 800,000 subscribers, a huge amount to lose, although the company expects those viewer numbers to stabilise. Particularly as new recruits are expected … Continue reading →

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Google TV recruits LG and Samsung

Darren Allan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:26:53 +0000

Google TV hasn’t had the success the search giant would have liked to have seen thus far. The net TV platform was launched back in October 2010 in the US, although immediately ran into problems with networks and VOD providers … Continue reading →

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Roku HDMI Streaming Stick unveiled

Adam Smith — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:24:30 +0000

So you want to make your “dumb” TV into a smart one? Then Roku has a solution, albeit not as wide ranging a solution as we’d like. A smart TV set, as you’re most probably aware, is an internet connected … Continue reading →

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