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Sky is due to launch Now TV, the internet TV service which provides access to the company’s entire film collection, tomorrow (17 July). Now TV, which promises “no contract” and “no waiting around”, will initially be available on PCs, Macs and a handful of Android smartphones.

The global soundbar market more than doubled in size to reach 2.2 million units in 2011, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. In 2012 demand for soundbars – a single unit that contains two or more speakers for use with the TV – is expected to grow by 54% to reach 3.4 million units.

The primary apps used by connected TV viewers are catch-up services, YouTube and other video-on-demand portals, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. The findings showed that viewers also engaged with Facebook, Twitter, eBay and Skype.

Aereo, the exclusively New York-based internet television streaming service, has recently been getting the backs up of quite a few major players in the TV industry.

With two weeks to go until the London 2012 Olympics begin, the BBC has released its Olympic app for iPhones and Android smartphones.

A report by Videoplaza, entitled “The Future of TV” has revealed that media owners are risking the possibility of missing out on growth by not monetising advertising across connected devices.

YouGov has named BBC iPlayer as the top-rated brand in its 2012 BrandIndex Buzz rankings, the video-on-demand service surpassing Amazon and Marks & Spencer for the first time in the rankings.

LG has partnered with multi screen brand advertising platform smartclip with the aim of creating new revenue streams from advertising on the company’s Smart TV platform.

According to reports from Gigaom, Roku is preparing for launches in both Germany and Spain.

Chuck Parker, chairman at Second Screen Society and digital media executive at Digital Video Space Consulting has blogged about the Second Screen, debating whether it is just a fad or the natural evolution of TV for an increasing technologically savvy demographic