Archive for January, 2011


Sky+ HD Gets Standardised With EPG Switch

Sky has confirmed that users of their Sky+ HD service will see quite a few changes to the line-up on their Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) on the 1st of February. The UK satellite TV giant, who also have an online viewing and catch-up service in the forms of Sky Player and Sky Anytime, claim that it will be one of the biggest wholesale updates to [...]

Amazon looking to join the subscription online TV market

It looks as though Amazon.com are ready to take on Netflix and Hulu Plus in the TV on demand subscription service arena. It appears that the new service which was first leaked last year would allow viewers to watch from a selection of over 5000 TV shows and movies on their PC or connected device  [...]

BBC iPlayer App For iPad Tablet And iPhone Gets Closer To Launch

A dedicated TV app that streams BBC iPlayer content to the iPad and iPhone is approaching a launch and will soon be available in the UK, based on reports. The BBC have been talking about the iPlayer app for months and a web based safari version of iPlayer has been available on iPad and iPhone [...]

Hulu To Change Business Model In The Fight For Paying Viewers

Hulu is in a crisis situation at this time and is looking to restructure in order to survive. According to The Wall Street Journal the online tv company is looking to change its current model from a catch up tv service to include streaming live TV and tv-on-demand to paying subscribers. The proposed makeover would [...]

Report – IPTV Subscribers Worldwide To Exceed 110 Million By 2014

2014 seems to be heading to be a big year for IPTV, already it has been reported that most TV hardwware will be connected to the net by 2014, and now it’s reported that the number of subscribers will exceed 110 million by that same year. IPTV growth will likely be backed up by high-speed [...]

ABC Take Care Of Other Peoples Kids

ABC have confirmed that they will be trying to bring yet another new show to viewer’s screens, with their pilot order of multi-camera sitcom Other People’s Kids. The project will be strongly supported due to co-production from ABC’s in-house ABC Studios (alongside Brillstein Entertainment Partners), and was first concieved by Hunter Covington, with the plot based on a responsibility-free 32-year-old, who is thrust [...]