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Total Ltd. sue YouView for infringement of ‘YOUR VIEW’ trade mark and seek an injunction limiting use of the ‘youview’ brand

The popular American e-reader Nook has set its sights on the UK market, with two version of the Barnes & Noble device now available.Consumers can now purchase the Nook HD 7-inch tablet and the Nook HD+ 9-inch device from a range of retailers and online. Both Nooks come with Bluetooth and WiFi, as well as… Continue reading Barnes and Noble’s e-reader hits UK stores

The UK is the world leader in dual screening with over 70% of UK tablet owners using them while watching TV, according to research showcased at the MRG Conference.

A week after Nintendo unintentionally announced a delay to it’s TVii service for the Wii U, two major OTT giants have surprised many by launching apps for the new console.Hulu and Amazon Instant have added their services to the Nintendo eShop, offering owners the access to tens of thousands of TV shows and films.The Wii… Continue reading Amazon Instant and Hulu launches on Wii U

UKTV, the commercial television network in the UK and co-owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., confirmed yesterday that it has secured a deal for a fourth DTT channel slot.Dave Ja Vu, a catch up service for entertainment channel Dave, will hold Freeview channel 25 for a limited time from January 2013 while… Continue reading UKTV lands fourth Freeview slot

Superfast lines take 12% of the UK broadband base according to latest findings from Point Topic.

Rural areas in the UK will soon receive a ‘superfast’ broadband boost after the UK government received approval to pump £530m into its Broadband Development UK (BDUK) upgrade scheme.As the scheme was considered state aid, the plans had been on hold while the UK government waited for approval from Brussels. Upgrade projects in Wales and… Continue reading ‘Superfast’ broadband boost for UK’s rural areas

BT has secured two EPG slots on the Sky platform in preparation for the launch of its sports channels next year. The broadcaster, which has secured rights to air FA Premier League football, international football and Aviva Premiership rugby packages, acquired the placeholders on the pay TV platform, which it has temporarily branded as Sailing… Continue reading BT to launch sports channels on two Sky slots next year

The first large-scale test of EE’s new 4G network has indicated less than half of Manchester city centre is able to take advantage of its high speeds, reports the BBC.Data collected by mobile coverage firm RootMetrics reveals just 40.2% of its test locations had access to the 4G network.Outside the city centre there was no… Continue reading 4G tests reveal patchy urban coverage

Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance