TV is moving to the cloud, according to TechCrunch. Although the industry will resist change, it is inevitable – and positive. It will allow viewers to find and share new content and consume television in a different way.
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The latest report from Ericsson ConsumerLab shows a rise in on-demand viewing figures, while people are spending less time watching scheduled broadcast television.
Rovi has signed a new partnership deal with Panasonic to power the TV manufacturer’s next generation EPG for connected TV and DVD/BD recorders in Europe.
Channel 4 has made its catch-up viewing figures for 4oD available for the first time, launching its first 4oD Monthly Report for July 2011.
IP Vision, a provider in the UK’s nascent hybrid DTT/IPTV over-the-top (OTT) TV sector, has announced that the FetchTV content portal will be available this autumn via an app as a service to consumers on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect compatible TV sets sold in the UK and Ireland.
“Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore become necessary to gain attention by magnificence of promises, and by eloquence sometimes sublime and sometimes pathetick.”
Three and the Countryside Alliance have announced the launch of a project aimed at getting people online in rural areas of poor or non-existent broadband.
According to new research from In-Stat, 50% of tablet owners are viewing not only feature-length movies on their device, but also TV shows.
Digital TV Research has released a new report looking at UK pay TV revenues, claiming that they are fast reaching maturity, so operators must find other revenue streams to ensure growth.
Mobile operator Three is giving away free 3G broadband to rural areas in the UK.
