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Research The Media’s Richard Marks argues that the recent UK launch of Google Chromecast and the fate of BBC Three are part of the future of television delivery, but he questions how quickly that future will arrive…

Crackle is to be shut down from 1 April 2014, just two years after its launch in 2012.

Building on AOL’s existing video offering, AOL On will provide both curated and original content in a short form version, made up of over 750,000 pieces of premium video.

Based on a comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers is to become Sony’s first live-action original series.

Sources tell TechCrunch that the dongle will plug into the back of a TV via the HDMI port, but will also include support for streaming full PC game titles, meaning it could compete with consoles including the Xbox and PlayStation.

The volume of TV audience data available is growing fast, but advertisers and broadcasters are still struggling to utilise it effectively. Why? Sky IQ’s head of strategy and propositions, Liam Plowman, investigates.

Alongside recommissions of Bad Education, Bluestone 42 and Some Girls, the channel will play host to a new six part comedy, 600 Days, which will focus on an “unlikely couple” that end up on the wrong side of the law.

Since launching in 1964, the channel has been home to iconic programmes including Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, The Royle Family and Top Gear.

By plugging the dongle into the television, Chromecast allows users to watch content from a phone, tablet or laptop on the big TV screen – from shows to music to games.

Sky’s chief financial officer said that the company is looking to tap into the rentals market, which is currently worth an estimated £1.4 billion.