Samsung has bought Apple competitor Boxee, a US web TV service, for a reported $30 million.
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BT Sport will host live broadcasts from the grounds for 25 league matches, plus both legs of the play-off semis and the Promotion Final at Wembley, from the start of the 2013-14 season in August.
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.
ITV’s usually reliable teatime soap Emmerdale was on the receiving end of a grand slam (correct sporting terminology, right?) as the tail end of Wimbledon 2013 (BBC One, 1:45pm) managed to grab the public’s interest.
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.
It may be the height of the dreaded summer scheduling drought but that didn’t stop the BBC from treating viewers to the return of at least one highly anticipated programme last night.
The UK’s soaps ruled the airwaves on Monday as a fresh batch of over the top drama grabbed last night’s top four spots.
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.