Comcast have used the current ’Cable Show 2012′ in Boston (USA) as a means of promoting their plans for the future of TV, claiming that they have managed to produce a service that will connect with the user in their day-to-day life and automatically arrange recordings and reminders based on viewer preferences and regular habits. The [...]
In a move made to rectify potential causes for complaint by Time Warner Cable customers, the cable TV service provider has announced that the HBO Go app for Xbox 360 and a number of other connected devices will now be accessable by their subscribers, who were previously unable to reach the catch-up streaming app despite being an [...]
As an alternative to the recent survey from Strategy Analytics claiming that just 9% of European smart TV users actually connect regularly to the online services, an alternative survey produced by English firm Futuresource Consulting has discovered that around three-quarters of users surveyed use the Internet through their TV. In a survey seemingly made more in a hybrid of the study by Strategy Analytics and the measurement of [...]
A study recently undertaken by Forrester Research is claiming that, as expected, the level of smart TV owners in America accessing online content through their sets is increasing (along with all other means of ‘living room’ viewing services), as more people discover the added potential of their purchase. Headlining the report is the statistic that [...]
American cable TV provider Comcast has released a new service to potential subscribers that they hope willenhance the offering provided on their communications package, teaming up with online chat specialists Skype to bring video calls to living rooms through a new subscription add-on that includes a camera attachment to the TV set, a planned partnership which was first announced last June. [...]
The BBC have announced the introduction of their BBC Sport ‘app’ to users on new platforms, with an arrangement with Sony ensuring that users of the PlayStation 3 games console and the Sony Bravia smart TV set are covered. Launching in time for the BBC’s coverage of June’s annual Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, the app will provide featured highlights from [...]
