Category: Content
Google TV drops into your living room
YouView has gained another competitor in the few days since we learnt about its post-Olympic launch.
YouView to see a post-Olympic launch
YouView will not launch until after the Olympics due to the desire to deliver a completely stable product. Will it be too late?
YouView, you are late!
The YouView consortium is continuing its work, even though the service appears to suffer delay upon delay.
Music streaming comes of age as it gets an Official Streaming Chart
The first UK Official Streaming Chart is due to be unveiled on Monday 14th May at 1pm.
Video game age-rating system to be simplified
Video games have had the PEGI rating system for some time, but some games still were rated by the BBFC, under a new law all games except for a small number will be classified using the PEGI system.
TU Me video calling app from Telefonica
The market for video/text applications on smartphones is obviously not saturated yet, as Telefonica has pushed a free application into the arena.
Predictions that satellite TV will lose out to OTT TV
As the costs of delivering video over the Internet fall, the economics of renting transponder space on satellite TV services becomes less attractive. Meaning that very fast broadband will be ever more important as the decade passes.
Lazy parenting could result in mandatory porn blocks
Two weeks ago we reported on a parliamentary inquiry into Online Child Protection, but it would appear the Prime Minister may be putting his backing behind changes to the laws requiring people to opt-in to adult content.
Netflix video service expands to Sony Entertainment Network
While Netflix has been available for a while on the Sony PS3, the streaming service has expanded to include the 2012 range of Sony Bravia TVs.
Roku streaming player reaches 100 channel mark in UK
Not everyone can afford a new fancy smart TV, so devices like Roku that connect to televisions via a HDMI or composite video input are a good way of expanding TV viewing options.