Youtube have in the past been experimenting in pay-per-view services in a small way, but now it appears they are ready to get serious. Owner, Google are said to be in discussions with film studios to offer streaming movies like Netflix.

Irish contestant Mary Byrne, who was regarded as one of the stars of the X Factor’s audition stage in last weekend’s show, has already won a TV singing competition in the past, it has been revealed.

A report by the LA Times indicates that Blockbuster is preparing to file for bankruptcy within the next month. In an amazing turnaround from the glory days when Blockbuster bulldozed all competing video rental businesses, they are now being driven out by the new Internet movie streaming technology by rivals Netflix and Redbox as Blockbuster failed to embrace the online streaming market.

The future of Internet-enabled TV is set to be influenced by Silicon Valley and they will help shape the future of TV in pretty much the same way as it came to influence the latest crop of smartphones.

Netflix has released an application for the iPhone and iPod which allows you to stream TV Shows and Movies to your portable device.

Its an exciting week for 3DTV loving and glasses hating viewers. After Toshiba were rumored to be launching a revolutionary 3DTV set that does not require glasses, Sony are getting in on the act too.