According to a report released by Multimedia Research Group demand for digital set-top box products is rising, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and a number of countries in Europe.

Multichannel broadcasters invested £623 million on British content in 2011, up 31 percent from 2010, according to a report compiled by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates for the Commercial Broadcasters Association.

The weekend’s schedule offered up plenty of options for everyone with sport, drama, Coldplay and double helping of The X Factor all fighting it out.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the Kindle Fire HD last night in San Diego, the latest attempt to take a bigger share of the tablet market away from Apple.

Virgin Media has announced plans to launch a service to rival Sky Go and Sky Anytime. Virgin TV Anywhere will allow cable TV customers to stream live channels and on-demand content to smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Games console Xbox is introducing an app that could allow content from BBC iPlayer or 4oD to be viewed seamlessly as consumers switch between second screen devices and TV.Microsoft’s SmartGlass app will allow viewers to stream a show via any mobile or tablet while away from their games console. They can then transfer the video… Continue reading Microsoft to offer second screen viewing via Xbox & SmartGlass

According to a new survey by the IBM Institute of Business Value four very distinct digital consumer personalities have emerged in the last four years.

Sky has announced that Anytime is to be replaced with Sky On Demand to coincide with ITV and Channel 5 VOD services becoming available for the first time to Sky customer.

While the two crime dramas slugged it out, Channel 4 provided their own secret weapon in the form of 19 year old Paralympian Jonnie Peacock. The evening programme of Paralympic Games 2012 featured the hotly anticipated Men’s 100m final live from the Olympic Stadium at 9:25pm.

Channel 5 ushered in a new era of deception, power plays and family squabbling at 9pm with the new generation of oil barons having seemingly learned nothing from their parent’s legacy. The reboot/continuation of Dallas also featured a few familiar faces as the three main players from the original series returned.Bobby now sits at the… Continue reading TV Overnights: 2.7m meet the next generation of Ewings on Channel 5