“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 buying in new TV set in Austria is getting a connected TV set.
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 company Liberty Global were revealed by Ivo Lochtman, content director of UPC Netherland at the Mediapark Jaarcongres in Hilversum. “We will bring the content that […]
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 US enabled with the Samsung Widget Engine.
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.