Ten leading television broadcast groups in the US with stations in markets covering 76 million US households have announced a long-term commercial partnership with Silicon Valley-based start-up ConnecTV, a free, real-time social network built for TV viewers.

Netflix, Inc. and Lionsgate UK, a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. have announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming service in the UK and Ireland for first-run feature films from the studio.

Broadband provider TalkTalk is to launch an in-house trial of YouView in early 2012.

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire is now the most popular Android Tablet in North America for app developers, edging out the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Nearly 50% of consumers are using another electronic device while watching TV at home, according to findings from a new wave of ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research carried out by Futuresource Consulting.

Online video network Tremor Video is moving towards connected TVs following the addition of a series of Internet TV partners to its network of publishers in the US.

LOVEFiLM has released an official app for Android smartphones.

Netflix Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. have announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming service in the UK and Ireland for most first-run feature films from MGM.

According to research released from Strategy Analytics, the games console has become the most popular device for US consumers to watch online content on their TV screens.

In 2011, more than 27% of TVs shipped worldwide will be able to connect to a network, a figure that is expected to rise 54% to 155 million by 2015, according to the Q311 DisplaySearch Quarterly TV Design and Features Report.