According to The NPD Group, growing consumer use of smart devices that connect to the Internet is changing the face of home entertainment.

The following infographic demonstrates how the UK population is now watching catch-up TV across the different platform options, using data from the latest quarter of MediaTel’s Connected TV Tracker survey, in association with YouGov.

MediaTel’s Connected Consumer has created the following infographic to demonstrate how the UK population is now watching catch-up TV across the different platform options that are available to them, using data from the latest quarter of MediaTel’s Connected TV Tracker survey, in association with YouGov.

Viewing live TV on BBC iPlayer will be better than ever with the launch of Live Restart, which enables audiences to rewind and restart live TV on BBC iPlayer without waiting for the programme to end.

Tesco has bought WE7, a leading digital music platform, which will offer customers a wider choice in how they consume music and complement Tesco’s current music offer in store and online.

Speaking at MediaTel Group’s Media Playground event, Nigel Walley, MD of Decipher, said that people want to buy the “biggest, flattest, shiniest TV” possible that will fit next to the fireplace, and that they’re not looking necessarily for connected capabilities.

Speaking at MediaTel Group’s Media Playground event, Stephen Poole, multi-platform group sales controller at ITV, said the broadcaster is looking to add ITV Player on to smart and connected TVs.

Panellists at MediaTel Group’s Media Playground event at RBS were in agreement that there are exciting new opportunities for the TV advertising marketplace but continued concerns over measurement.

TiVo and PayPal have announced at the TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 in San Francisco that they have teamed up to provide TiVo users with the ability to purchase products featured in interactive advertisements on the TiVo user interface through PayPal.

comScore has released new insights on the U.S. tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage.