Across the UK, consumers are now achieving 22% faster broadband speeds at home than 12 months ago, according to Ofcom.

Rumours continue to be rife about exactly when, how and what Apple are planning within the TV space.

According to a new report by IMS Research, 2012 will be the year the consumer electronics (CE) industry finally realises the promise of multi-screen content consumption, as shipments of IP-enabled consumer electronics devices will approach 2.5 billion, rising to 3.5 billion in 2015.

BT has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011 to 31 December 2011, with total revenue reaching £4,774 million, down 5% on the previous quarter.Its BT Vision service added 39,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing the total to 679,000.Consumer ARPU was up 5 per cent to an annual £337 (€405) reflecting the… Continue reading BT Vision increases subscribers to 679,000

Sky Go, the TV service available at no extra cost to Sky customers across PC, laptops, iPhone and iPad, will be available to download from Android Market across a selection of handsets by the end of February 2012.

IP Vision, the company behind the Fetch TV OTT/DTT platform, has entered administration.

Social TV continues to be the investment of choice, with social TV start-up BlueFin recently securing a $12 million investment by, amongst others, Time Warner.

LOVEFiLM has announced a streaming deal with LG where the service will be available on the manufacturers smart TV devices.

AOL has announced the AOL HD app is available for download on Sony Internet-enabled devices. The announcement continues the momentum from AOL HD’s launch on connected devices including Samsung, Google TV, Roku, Boxee, DivX TV and Yahoo! Connected TV.

TDG research suggests that new HDTV buyers are 50% more likely to purchase an Internet-connected HDTV versus a 3D HDTV. Among likely HDTV buyers, 78% are likely to buy a “smart” TV, compared to 50% who are likely to buy a 3D TV.