US consumer interest in web TV applications is so strong that households are making their own connections via PCs and game consoles, according to research by Park Associates.
Sky Player extends Connected TV options
March 25, 2010 10.48 Europe/London By
Sky Player, Sky’s online TV service, is to launch on a new range of connected TVs and set-top boxes. Agreements have been announced with Cello and 3 View.
Yes launches VOD service
March 24, 2010 06.51 Europe/London By
IPTV World Forum – London: NDS has announced that Yes, the sole provider of satellite television in Israel, has launched a VOD service, based on Progressive Download (PDL) technology, for its hybrid satellite-IP PVR platform.
Market for hybrid STBs on the rise
March 23, 2010 11.15 Europe/London By
Hybrid set top boxes are becoming more prevalent than a year ago in the marketplace, according to IMS Research.
First hybrid HD box from Fetch TV
March 23, 2010 08.16 Europe/London By
IPTV World Forum – London: UK based IP Vision and Netgem are showcasing one of the UK’s first HD Freeview+ Hybrid DTT set top boxes at IPTV World Forum today under the FetchTV brand name.
Loewe selects Opera for connected TVs
March 23, 2010 08.04 Europe/London By
Opera Software today announced that its Opera Devices SDK 10.15 for Linux was selected by Loewe for its connected TVs, providing web browsing, widgets and HbbTV implementation.
History widget to go on Samsung TV sets
March 22, 2010 08.46 Europe/London By
AETN International has reached an agreement with Samsung to provide a History branded This Day in History widget on all television sets, Blu-ray Disc players and mobile devices outside the US enabled with the Samsung Widget Engine.
Opera and Ocean Blue launch HbbTV solution
March 22, 2010 08.15 Europe/London By
Opera Software and Ocean Blue Software have announced the launch of a modular, scalable and integrated Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) solution for connected TVs and set-top boxes.
Fetch TV chooses TV Genius navigation
March 15, 2010 12.19 Europe/London By
TV Genius has announced that its Content Delivery Platform has been selected by IP Vision, the UK-based platform owner, to enhance the functionality of the TV listings on IP Vision’s FetchTV service.
Samsung adds INA to its connected TV
March 12, 2010 08.53 Europe/London By
Samsung Electronics has struck a deal with the French audiovisual institute INA to bring its entire online video library to its Internet@TV connected TV sets. It has also renewed its connected TV application.
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