Online Stars Find TV Break
There is no doubt that the Internet has become an important influence on many people’s lives, and websites such as YouTube have helped to produce worldwide hits and celebrities (e.g. Justin Bieber), but very rarely has one of these hits made a direct leap from the web to the silver screen. This week, however, sees two of these popular online-based More...
Dell Considers Developing Internet TV Devices And Google TV Software
Dell said on Thursday that it is considering developing devices beyond PC’s that would stream Internet content to regular TV sets. The company is testing new devices from set top box makers and ODMs that could More...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy Clears Way For Online Streaming To Dominate
Blockbuster finally go bust After the inevitable death throws, Blockbuster has (as expected) now filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the reality of online streaming and cord cutting finally dawns on the men in suits. More...
Sony Launch Worlds First Google Powered HDTV In October
The Sony Google TV. Oh, and ceo’s As the excitment builds over what Google TV can offer 21st century couch potatoes, Sony are the first company to break cover and announce the release of what they are calling, More...
Ofcom Receives Another Complaint About YouView
The number of complaints heading Project Canvases way must be hitting a world record, and now the UK based IPTV service provider Electra Entertainment has joined in, lodging a complaint to the media regulator Ofcom More...
ITV No Interest In Working With Hulu
UK commercial network and broadcaster ITV has ruled out any deal with US video service Hulu. Instead the network wants to beef up its own online streaming service. ITV.com is comsidering putting together a plan More...
Nielsen TV Ratings To Hit The Web
Nielsen, the organisation known worldwide for their production of TV ratings, look set to expand on their presence online. The company plan to launch a new online tv rating system aimed at helping marketers More...
Samsung Considers Using Androids OS for TV Sets
Samsung keen to develop the tv of the future, are according to Bloomberg, looking to manufacture TV sets with Google’s Android Operating System (OS) integrated within the hardware. Samsung is looking to compete More...
Netflix Streaming Gets Easier On PS3 By Going Disc Free
An end to pesky disc loading before watching movies? PS3 owners who wanted access to the Netflix streaming services on their console, have had to put up with loading up a disc before viewing. But now watching tv More...
X Factor To Cut Off Auto-Tune
X Factor bosses have now outlawed the use of voice enhancement techniques, commonly known as auto-tune, to improve participants’ performances, after show creator and judge Simon Cowell announced his shock More...