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The launch of #WatchOnSky marks the first time that a British broadcaster has created a service which lets users access live TV and set recordings via their Twitter timeline.

Richard Desmond, founder of publishing and television group, Northern & Shell, has reportedly sold Channel 5 to Discovery Communications and BSkyB in a deal worth £350 million.

Sky and TalkTalk have joined forces with CityFibre to create a new company that will deliver “ultra-fast” broadband services in York.

The new app allows TV viewers to follow shows with personalised news and social feeds, follow other users with shared interests, discover what to watch with a personalised TV guide and interact live with programmes.

Forrester research tells retailers they must optimise the entire purchase journey and deliver a unified experience across multiple devices.

YouGov’s Connected Devices 2014 report found that just over a third of adults specifically look for devices they can connect to existing devices across their home network

Overall video entertainment spend in the UK is expected to reach £10 billion by 2018, averaging 2% annual growth between 2014 and 2018, according to research from Futuresource Consulting.

4K streaming is now live on Netflix, however it will only be available on the newest 4K television models, according to a report on the BBC.

Year-end figures for broadband and IPTV show a slow but steady growth in broadband subscribers, which were up 6.15% in 2013 – however, this also indicates that some older markets are near saturation point.

The latest NPD DisplaySearch TV Design and Features report forecasts curved television sales to reach six million by the end of 2017, boosted by growing shipments of OLED TVs.