Connected TV devices such as Blu-ray players, game consoles, smart-phones, and TV sets are swamping the market. The value of hybrid STBs that are immediately put into use will reach […]
German broadcasters to showcase HbbTV at IFA
All major German broadcasters will be showcasing a number of interactive HbbTV applications during this year’s consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin. Public broadcaster ARD has earmarked HbbTV as the […]
700,000 connected TVs in German speaking market
“Television will change fundamentally because of connected TV sets, 3D is only a passing fad,” according to Christoph Puhl, responsible for product training at Philips Austria. One in four people […]
First details of new UPC STB emerge
UPC’s new high-end set-top box will combine linear and on-demand television, content stored on the home network and the open Internet. Details of the new receiver being adopted by parent […]
Loewe selects Opera for connected TVs
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
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 […]
BBC clarifies iPlayer syndication
The BBC has published new guidelines for the growing number of connected devices that are intending to support the BBC iPlayer catch-up television service.