Sony launches web TV box to rival Apple TV

September 28, 2010 13.15 Europe/London By
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Sony has officially announced details of its standalone web TV box, called the SMP-N100 Network Media Player, which will now launch on the European market. The box has been some time available in the US giving users access to online services such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Pandora.

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German and Austrian regulators look into catch-up TV venture

September 27, 2010 11.45 Europe/London By
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The European Commission has referred the planned online joint venture between German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to the German and Austrian competition authorities at their request.

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Triax brings hybrid Videoweb to Austria

September 27, 2010 08.29 Europe/London By
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WATCH VIDEO. The Danish Triax group has announced it will sell the hybrid VideoWeb satellite receiver in Austria under its own brand.

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Netflix opens NBC Universal vaults

September 26, 2010 21.44 Europe/London By
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Netflix and NBC Universal have announced an agreement to stream prior season cable and broadcast TV series to Netflix subscribers. The service is available by subscription with pricing starting at $8.99 (€6.66) a month.

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Fries welcomes other MSOs to Horizon project

September 24, 2010 10.59 Europe/London By
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CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Liberty Global President and CEO Mike Fries has said the operator is in talks with over a dozen operators that each want to replicate the multimedia home gateway, known as the Horizon Project, on their own networks.

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Cable companies can’t ignore newcomers

September 23, 2010 16.59 Europe/London By

CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. There is a growing threat from connected TVs and hybrid devices, said the BBC’s Jonathan Charles. There are at least 14 identified, including the BBC’s Canvas – and they all will have an impact on cable’s audiences.

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Connected TV landscape: present and future

September 23, 2010 11.32 Europe/London By

CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Although only 0.7% of the 90 million TV households in the US have so far cancelled their pay-TV subscriptions and rely on receiving services over broadband, the trend is clearly growing.

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Survey says: 1-in-3 leave cable for Netflix

September 19, 2010 19.54 Europe/London By

How much of a threat to traditional pay-TV are Over The Top services such as Netflix? A recent study carried out on behalf of Credit Suisse found that 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 substitute Netflix for pay-TV.

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Canvas to be branded as YouView

September 16, 2010 11.40 Europe/London By
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Project Canvas has confirmed that it will go live as YouView. The name for the BBC-led hybrid venture was unveiled alongside a new website that promises a combination of catch-up TV, free-TV, apps and widgets. Richard Halton, formerly project director, has been appointed as CEO of the newly formed YouView TV Ltd. He will work [...]

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Boxee Box goes international

September 15, 2010 06.34 Europe/London By

Boxee Box manufacturer D-Link has decided to go for an International launch rather than just release in the US. As from today, Wednesday, September 15, pre-orders for the box are taken in the US and Canada, with other countries following suit.

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