Archive for September, 2010


Ofcom Receives Another Complaint About YouView

Electra Entertainment has joined in, lodging a complaint to the media regulator Ofcom stating that YouView (Project Canvases new monicker) will cause damage to the UK’s interactive TV sector.

Hulu Plus Coming To Roku And TiVo Set Top Boxes

Hulu Plus, the online TV subscription service, will be available soon to users of Roku set top boxes and Tivo subscribers who have purchased its latest Premiere DVR’s.

Toshiba Break The Lens Of 3D Glasses

Toshiba looks set to revolutionise the ‘dimension’ of 3DTV as it were, with the Japanese technology giant ready to release a TV that allows the user to watch in 3D without the need for 3D glasses, as has been the case since the release of the original technology.

Germany And Austria Authorities Investigate Joint Catch Up TV Venture

The German and Austrian competition authorities are to investigate the proposed joint catch up tv on demand venture between German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.

Inbetweeners Coming To MTV

The current trend of American TV networks developing their own versions of British favorites seems set to continue, as MTV order a pilot for a US version of Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners.

Aussie Catch Up TV Plus7 Now Available On PS3

If your an Australian PS3 owning tv viewer then good news, Sony have launched the catch-up TV service PLUS7 on the Playstation3. Going live today on the PlayStation®Network registered users can watch for free on demand tv shows and movies on their console using the Yahoo!7 service.