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News Corp is set to launch a number of apps on Microsoft’s Xbox Live platform for its Gold users.

Netflix, the US streaming service, which launched in the UK and Ireland yesterday, says it will surpass the success of the BBC iPlayer and go head-to-head with BSkyB.

YouView, the long-awaited connected TV service from partners including ITV, BT and TalkTalk, has spent almost £20 million in its first nine months of operation and paid more than £1 million to staff.

LOVEFiLM has bolstered its content offering following new licensing deals with the BBC and ITV.

A new deal between Time Warner’s film studio and Netflix and Blockbuster will mean customers signed up to the services will have to wait 56 days for films after the DVDs first go on sale, instead of 28 days.

News Corp’s BSkyB has acquired a 10% stake in social TV start-up Zeebox.

Facebook is one of the most popular apps on Samsung connected TVs worldwide, according to Futuresource Consulting.

November proved to be the most popular month so far in 2011 for VoD viewing – with Channel 4 catch up and archive content attracting 44 million views during the month, across all the platforms on which 4oD is available.

Absolute Radio stations are now available on connected TV sets following a partnership deal with Samsung.

Samsung Smart TV is set to introduce ads in an update to the Smart TV SDK, according to Electricpig.