Archive for November, 2008

Internet TV now giving bigger choice and better quality

Internet TV is growing in quality and choice, and growing rapidly.
There has been a massive explosion of internet tv content available from the major TV networks around the world including cable, Satellite and Digital Terrestrial Television.
As you know Internet TV is different from IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) because IPTV is delivered to your TV across [...]

Turn off your TV if you want to be happy

Although you may find it hard to believe, as i do. Watching TV apparently does not make you happy!
Research shows that people who spend more time socialising, reading and participating in other activities are more likely to be happy whilst other people who watch 30 percent or more television, are unhappy.
A study comparing daily free [...]

Watch Monty Python online with YouTube TV channel

Those funny walks and dead parrots from the seventies are being immortalised on Youtube as the comedy troupe Monty Python have launched their very own channel.
You can watch a collection of Monty Python comedic clips, which will include classic set pieces such as Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from the Life [...]

Teenager commits suicide on video website

Like many regular internet teen internet users, he turned on his pc and webcam and connected to popular video sharing website Justin.tv, then committed suicide in front of an astonished 1,500 viewers.
Abraham Biggs aged 19 from Florida had announced on Wednesday to viewers of the site that he was planning to commit suicide. Many mocked [...]

BBC iPlayer showing BBC1 and BBC2 live

The BBC’s on demand and free internet TV service iPlayer, will start broadcasting the flagship channels BBC1 and BBC2 live online from November 27th.
Currently several channels including CBeebies, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC and the BBC News channels are already broadcasting live. Currently the main channels have been available from aon average 4 hours after being shown [...]

Young adults lapping up TV Online

Online TV useage for the younger end of the population is growing so says a new report.
The survey conducted by Knowledge Network’s MultiMedia Mentor resource show that a massive 11 percent of age range 18 to 34 year olds are watching TV on their PC or laptop once a week or more.
The participants were [...]

BBC Iplayer blowing the competition away

BBC Iplayer blowing the competition away

When the BBC’s on demand TV catch up service, the iPlayer was launched in July 2007, nobody realised just how big it would become.
The player is currently being viewed for over an hour each week by around 25 percent of consumers.
The research looked at over 1000 consumers online TV viewing [...]

European viewers ditching TV for the internet TV experience

European TV viewers are leaving their traditional TV set in droves and heading straight for the PC. Why you ask? Because it does what the TV does and 100 times more.
In France the largest commercial television channel TF1 is getting stressed:- the well established 8 o clock news show which has always been a national [...]