The nation’s eyes have been firmly locked on next week for a truly once-in-a-lifetime historic event. Men and women, young and old across the country have been counting down the days: just who will be the next Superstar (ITV1, 9pm)?
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According to the new Ofcom Communications Market Report, 40% of Britons now own a smartphone, while tablet ownership in the UK has increased from 2% to 11% over the past year.
Sky’s launch of Now TV, the on-demand video service which is set to include Sky TV programming later this year, constitutes a further example of a change of strategy at BSkyB.
Washed-out paranoid thriller Blackout (BBC One, 9pm) came to a close last night as Christopher Eccleston struggled with his responsibilities as Mayor of the grimmest city committed to film. The show was held firmly in reality but revelled in the dark and dirty aesthetics of a future nightmare scenario.The look of the show and general… Continue reading TV Overnights: Blackout ends with 3m viewers for BBC One
Having successfully tapped into the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it is unsurprising that Google looked to replicate this success with its Google TV platform.
Research by IBISWorld has concluded that TV advertising is becoming less enticing due to audience fragmentation brought about by recent technological developments.
Sky is due to launch Now TV, the internet TV service which provides access to the company’s entire film collection, tomorrow (17 July). Now TV, which promises “no contract” and “no waiting around”, will initially be available on PCs, Macs and a handful of Android smartphones.
As usual Friday night was dominated by the soaps, although they weren’t contained to one day this weekend.
The primary apps used by connected TV viewers are catch-up services, YouTube and other video-on-demand portals, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. The findings showed that viewers also engaged with Facebook, Twitter, eBay and Skype.
Aereo, the exclusively New York-based internet television streaming service, has recently been getting the backs up of quite a few major players in the TV industry.