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Netflix has decided to shelf the idea of splitting the video service into two brands – Qwikster to sell DVDs and Netflix for streaming.

According to YouTube’s blog, it has now launched its UK movie rental service.

Microsoft has announced partnership deals with BBC, LoveFilm, 4oD, VEVO and Blinkbox for the Xbox 360.

MAGNAGLOBAL has revised down its year-end 2016 forecast for DVR subscriber households to 57.5 million (48.7% of TV households), from 63.1 million in its July 2011 forecast (and compared to 41.2 million – 35.5% of TV households – as of the end of Q2 2011).

Digital Spy has conducted an interview with Darren Petersen, Samsung UK’s content services manager.Within it he reveals that 70% of the Samsung TV range and 100% of the Samsung Blu-Rayer range are now “smart”, indicating that he believes that connected televisions are not a fad and are here to stay.Read the full article on digital… Continue reading Connected televisions are here to stay, says Samsung

At BARB’s “Bigger Picture” event this morning, Bjarne Thelin, chief executive of BARB, appealed for more involvement from across the television and advertising industries in order to develop the potential of television measurement, and facilitate the coordinated use of additional data and so keep the measurement of television together – creating ‘the bigger picture’.

A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire is set to reignite the already fierce tablet war and potentially create a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple, according to new research.

Greg Grimmer wonders whether TV is actually more imbecilic than ever…

Samsung smart TV owners now have access to well over 200 apps, with new apps being launched every week.These range from games, to sports apps and general information apps, all downloadable via Samsung’s TV apps store, direct to their smart TVs Smarthub.Watch a demonstration of the Samsung apps store here.At the end of September 2011,… Continue reading Samsung TV apps total more than 200