Update To Google TV Adds Chrome Speedup And Blu-ray 3D

If you own a Sony Google powered device then you may be in for a pleasant surprise. According to a Google TV tweet, Sony devices running Google TV should be getting an update very soon. This latest version of Google’s OS will enable the TV version of Chrome run somewhat faster. There is also now [...]

Sky is to enter the IPTV arena

The Sky entry into the UK IPTV arena with their own internet-hosted TV service, is due to begin before July of this year, the satellite broadcaster pledged. The new streaming station will contain a collection of Sky’s existing popular channels that can be streamed to a selection of devices. Chennels that will make the move [...]

BBC Enters Deal With Sky To Offer iPlayer On Sky Anytime+

The BBC have announced a landmark partnership deal with Sky that will bring the BBC’s VoD service iPlayer into the homes of five million Sky customers this year. Later this year BBC’s iPlayer will become accessible to Sky customers on their home TV sets. Using BBC’s iPlayer, viewers can catch-up on BBC programmes in the [...]

Study Suggests Slow Takeup Of Smart TV

A survey from UK researcher YouGov claims that consumers in the region are not welcoming smart TV with open arms, with only a small increase of owners following Christmas. The number of smart TV owners in the UK has been reported as increasing by just 1% during December, after separate results from November claimed that 10% of people surveyed [...]

Cisco Videoscape Brings Internet TV From The Cloud

The Cisco Videoscape IPTV system has been given cloud-based functions, enabling service providers to offer video streaming from the cloud. Cisco released details of a number of new Videoscape products, they say they will power ‘video in the cloud’ experiences for users, giving a “consistent look-and-feel across devices.” The Videoscape system was launched a year [...]

Apple Siri TV Could Get Some Movement

Apple’s planned development of an integrated TV set have stepped up a level in the past few days, with Japanese electronics company JVC reportedly signed up as producers of the proposed ‘iTV’ device, which is thought to be planned for a launch in 2012. It has been suggested for a long time that Apple were planning to make the next step [...]