Quarter Of All Homes Have a TV Connected To The Internet

March 8th, 2010

A new report claims that almost a quarter (24%) of US homes have a television that has an internet connection. This is not an invasion of internet connected television sets though, but people have a variety of devices hooked up to the tv that have internet connection abilities.

The report from the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) looked at ways consumers connect to the Internet, and found that there are many devices that include Blu-ray players, games consoles and even the increasingly popular internet connected tv’s. Although the internet connectivity of these devices has been around for a while, it is only now that users are starting to make use of this feature and watching video from the web. In fact streaming movies direct to blu-ray is becoming very popular.

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Will Walmart Aquisition Of Vudu Make Them Big In Online Movie Market?

March 8th, 2010

Walmarts purchase of Vudu has got people asking “why is a major retailer dabbling in online tv and video?”. After all, it is still a fact that US consumers still prefer to spend their time watching traditional tv rather than browsing around the internet watching tv online. Walmart have entered the internet movie market because they can see its the future, whilst traditional DVD sales are dwindling. When everyone is watching online tv, Walmart wants to be a big player.

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The TiVo Premiere Can Propel Internet TV Into The Mainstream

March 8th, 2010

The TiVo tv recorder in it’s new incarnation, the TiVo Premiere – could be the device that finally sends internet streaming into the mainstream. All previous attempts to get internet tv on your big screen have been too complicated, unreliable, hard work, dissapointing etc. But now this new device that marries tv and internet so well from a single set-top box with built in broadband connection, and a full keyboard included within the remote control could finally nail it.

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Project Canvas Slammed By Virgin Media Boss

March 8th, 2010

Project Canvas has been beset by problems since its inception, and now to add to them Virgin Media chief executive, Neil Berkett has slammed the BBC for its handling of Project Canvas. At the Cable Congress held in Brussels he said that the consultation on the UK based catch up tv service was

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Apple Start Promoting The IPad With Commercial At The Oscars

March 8th, 2010

If your one of the millions of people drooling over the IPad, then you might want to see the new IPad commercial which was scrrened during the Oscars on ABC television. The commefrcial shows a lucky guy with the IPad on his lap and using it for the whole range of tasks that Apple are promoting, from presentations to viewing pictures, surfing the net and watching online movies.

Apple have historically chosen high profile TV events to promote new products. The company launched its Macintosh computer in the ads during Super Bowl XVIII iand has aired iPhone ads  in previous Oscar ceremonies.

The iPadis set for US launch on 3rd April with a rollout to the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland later in the month. The IPad is an eagerly awaited 9.7-inch touchscreen mini computer that has no keyboard attached, the device is expected to be a big hit with movie watchers. Especially those that have used an IPhone and could do with a bigger screen. Initially available with Wi-Fi only, with 3G-enabled iPads coming out later in April for all mobile users.

Its good news for online tv viewers as Apple are looking to sell shows for $1 and it looks like Hulu will be on IPad at launch as well. Roll on April

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ITV Player Views Double In 2009 To 215 Million

March 8th, 2010

The largest commercial TV network in the UK has seen views on its online catch-up tv service more than double in the space of a year. The company have announced that their tv on demand service – the ITV Player had 215 million requests during 2009. This compares to a modest figure of 85 million for 2008.

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Newspapers Are Old News, The Internet Is Taking Over

March 5th, 2010

New research shows that one of our top sources for the latest news is via the Internet, and it comes above traditional newspapers. The internet comes in as third most popular source for daily news, just behind local and national tv news broadcasts.

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Cablevision Media Relay Lets You Watch Internet Streams On Your Television Set

March 5th, 2010

Cable company Cablevision Systems are launching a  PC to TV multiscreen service which allows users to send content from pc – including video and tv streams like Youtube videos and Hulu shows straight to the television set. The PC to TV Media Relay software allows pc apps to be seen on a dedicated TV channel, provided that Cablevision is both the broadband Internet and TV service provider in the home.

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Sky Online TV Player Adds More Channels To Lineup

March 5th, 2010

Satellite TV broadcaster, Sky have been busy expanding the lineup for its online TV catch-up service. By adding an additional three channels including Sky 1 and Sky Movies to Sky player, they increase the number of channels to 30 available to view on the net.

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New Android phone From Innocomm Comes With Analogue TV tuner

March 5th, 2010

In an interesting mix of new and old technologies, new company Innocomm are releasing a new Android powered smartphone that has an inbuilt TV tuner. The Shark phone comes with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, comes loaded with all the latest add-ons such as flash camera, is wifi, bluetooth and 3g enabled too. But what sets it apart from other phones is the inclusion of an analog TV tuner built in

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