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After numerous talks and legal wranglings, the BBC iPlayer has today launched on the Sky+ box. The addition of the BBC’s video on demand service to Sky’s set top box was originally announced in January of this year.Since then, the ITV Player, Demand 5 and Sky’s own On Demand service have launched on the platform.… Continue reading BBC iPlayer launches on Sky+

Microsoft and Google both launched competitors to Apple’s iPhone yesterday – ahead of the crucial Christmas shopping period.

Parks Associates reports the number of consumers in Western Europe who regularly watch online video will reach 145 million this year and the number of pay-TV operators offering multiscreen TV services will increase from approximately 50 in 2012 to 90 by 2016.

The latest release of the zeebox TV companion app deepens its links with TV by adding a unique two-way remote control feature, responding to popular demand from zeebox users. Millions of Sky and Virgin TiVo subscribers can now use the zeebox TV guide on their Android smartphones as a seamless remote control, and benefit from zeebox’s automatic recognition of which channel they’re watching.

ITV have finally unveiled the latest version on their VOD player, after originally slating it to appear in January this year. The new version on the popular catch up service aims to take the reliance off advertising revenue and offer viewers the chance to rent content from their vast archive.Traditional catch-up content remains available at… Continue reading New ITV Player revealed

Research conducted by eDigitalResearch and IMRG reveals that 81% of tablet owners use their device while watching television, while 80% of smartphone owners do the same.

BT has signed the rights to show live top tier football matches from Italy, France, Brazil and the US, as it strengthens its new channel BT Sport.

Channel 4 announced it has engaged the services of Bristol and London-based Social TV analytics company, SecondSync, to enrich insights into the fast growing trend of TV audiences commenting on what they’re watching on TV.SecondSyncs tracks and analyses social media conversations around TV broadcasts and can be used in combination with more traditional metrics.Sue Gray,… Continue reading Channel 4 and SecondSync team up

Nearly 20% of online consumers consider online video as a replacement for PayTV, according to a new ABI Research Technology Barometer study.

The BBC Trust is to review the company’s online and Red Button services as part of a public consultation into its interactive offerings.The consultation will mark the first time since 2008 that the Trust has scrutinised the online offerings and aims to examine if both services “adapted to changes in technology, media and audience behaviour”.… Continue reading BBC Trust ponders future of Red Button