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Samsung has bought Apple competitor Boxee, a US web TV service, for a reported $30 million.

EE will officially switch on double-speed 4G in twelve UK cities on July 4, seeing EE’s network reach a theoretical maximum speed of 150Mbps – rivalling mobile networks in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.

The matches will include both the men’s and women’s singles semi-finals and finals, free for those with access to a 3D TV set and to the BBC’s HD Red Button service.

The latest Screen Life study has revealed some key differences between watching TV live and on demand, and between different types of VOD.

The unique comedy pilots include The Cariad Show, Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Going Native and Fuzzbox and will launch later this year.

BrandPoint will offer online video the ‘same accountability as TV’ by proving that a target audience was reached, allowing for advertisers to select age and gender targets across a number of video formats.

It’s been hit and miss, but an increasing number of newsbrands are introducing paywalls to access their digital content – but what if the consumer was given the option to pay what they wanted? It’s not madness says GfK’s Colin Strong – and the evidence from other digital businesses suggest it’s worth a closer look…

YouTube has announced plans to help advertisers create video content, but advertisers should be wary, says Dominic Mills – the online video giant is needlessly butting into their territory and we should expect a backlash.

The average Brit claims to record just under nine hours of TV and spends around six hours watching programmes on demand, according to the first YouView census into national television habits for 2013.

300,000 people downloaded the app after the return of Channel 4’s live programme last weekend.