Freeview and Digital UK take on YouView with connected TV service
UK DTT platform Freeview is set to launch a new connected TV service, with support from four of the seven backers of existing rival YouView. The Freeview-branded service will launch in partnership...
View ArticleConnected TVs now used in 49% of US households
LG Smart TV Some 49% of US households now have at least one TV set connected to the web, up from 38% in 2012 and 24% in 2010, according to new research by Leichtman Research Group. The firm – which...
View ArticleDigital UK awards contracts for connected Freeview service
Digital UK has signed contracts for the building and testing of Freeview’s new branded connected TV service. Arqiva has been awarded the contract to provide the metadata system at the heart of the new...
View ArticleFreeview unveils connected platform, Freeview Play
UK DTT platform Freeview has unveiled details of its new connected TV platform, Freeview Play, which it will launch alongside new company branding later this year. At a press conference in London this...
View ArticleDTG adds Freeview Play support with D-Book 8 release
UK TV technical standards body the DTG has introduced support for the forthcoming Freeview Play connected TV service in the latest edition of the D-Book, the official document for digital-terrestrial...
View ArticleBBC reports record iPlayer traffic over New Year
The BBC said that it received more iPlayer programme requests in the week from December 26 to January 1 than during any other week in the history of the catch-up service. Announcing iPlayer stats for...
View ArticleBBC rolls out personalisation for connected TVs
The BBC is rolling out new iPlayer personalisation features for connected TV viewers, in a bid to make it easier to move from device to device. A new ‘Pin and Pair’ sign-in option on connected TVs will...
View ArticleTricolor TV to launch connected TV and extended TV everywhere
Russia pay TV leader Tricolor TV plans to launch internet-connected TV services as well as making TV everywhere services available to subscribers on the go as well as those at home this year, according...
View ArticleMore than two thirds of US homes have a connected TV
Some 69% of US television households now have at least one TV set connected to the internet, up from 24% in 2010 and 50% in 2014. This is according to new stats from Leichtman Research Group, which...
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