Sky To Launch No Dish Required Internet TV Service
Updated: 2012-01-31 17:23:36
Steve And Nicole Face X Factor Axe As Fox Make Changes Sky To Launch No Dish Required Internet TV Service Satellite TV giant , Sky are targeting the 13 million UK homes that have no Sky service , and offering an internet TV pay as you go service in the first half of this . year Sky Internet TV service coming The service will be an enhanced version of the Sky Go online service and is for customers who do not want to subscribe to to satellite and who do not want a Sky dish plonked on the side of their house . The streaming content can be viewed on laptop , PC , Mac , tablet , console , connected TV and . smartphone A statement from Sky said they are , 8221 Taking advantage of the rapid growth in broadband-connected devices , and building on Sky’s experience in multi-platform TV , the new
BBC Enters Deal With Sky To Offer iPlayer On Sky Anytime+ Sky To Launch No Dish Required Internet TV Service Steve And Nicole Face X Factor Axe As Fox Make Changes Putting a little-known TV presenter from Wales as the face of one of his biggest-ever projects was an eyebrow-raising move from Simon Cowell when he launched X Factor USA last year , but it looks as though it has not paid off , as Steve Jones has confirmed rumours that he will not be returning to the show for series 2 The 34-year-old did not give a reason , but announced the news to his followers on Twitter , writing : I wont be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as I’ve had a great time . Good luck to everyone on the show sic Fox’s entertainment chief Kevin Reilly had previously expressed his
New Remote App Makes Controlling Hotel TV A Breeze Steve And Nicole Face X Factor Axe As Fox Make Changes BBC Enters Deal With Sky To Offer iPlayer On Sky Anytime+ The BBC have announced a landmark partnership deal with Sky that will bring the BBC’s VoD service iPlayer into the homes of five million Sky customers this . year Later this year BBC’s iPlayer will become accessible to Sky customers on their home TV sets . Using BBC’s iPlayer , viewers can catch-up on BBC programmes in the familiar iPlayer experience that they may have . missed To access the BBC catch-up TV service , users will need a broadband connection and access to the AnyTime Plus internet TV service . Viewers will also be able to use the ITV vod service , ITV Player from . today The BBC’s goal is to reach all viewers it
James Franco Gets Student Complaints On New Webseries BBC Enters Deal With Sky To Offer iPlayer On Sky Anytime+ New Remote App Makes Controlling Hotel TV A Breeze Apple And Android travellers can now make use of a new TV remote app to control the TV set in over 500,000 hotel rooms in the US . LodgeNet who provide interactive media services to hotels , have released an app called the LodgeNet Mobile . App Control hotel TV with an app The app runs on the iPad , iPhone and android devices . Besides turning into a TV remote , the app also controls on-demand content and pay-per-view movies which can be paid direct from the phone The app will also give hotel and local information , directions and other useful . information You may ask , why would anyone want an app when the hotel has a perfectly
Only Fools Do Remakes New Remote App Makes Controlling Hotel TV A Breeze James Franco Gets Student Complaints On New Webseries It has already happened with TV shows from Seaside Heights (USA Newcastle England and will most likely continue with Liverpool England but the party reality TV’ genre is now taking off in new directions , as Hollywood actor James Franco prepares to launch a new web-only series that could have a negative impact on the reputation of the University of Southern California USA The project , entitled Undergrads has been created in an effort by the 127 Hours star to portray a no-holds-barred , yet honest’ view of student life at USC , but ahead of the first episode on Thursday airing on jamesfrancotv.com members of the university have been complaining that it is not an
Viggle App Makes It Pay To Watch TV James Franco Gets Student Complaints On New Webseries Only Fools Do Remakes It seems as though TV executives at ABC could be running out of ideas at the moment , as they look across the Atlantic for the inspiration behind their latest planned sitcom , a proposal to re-make of UK classic comedy , Only Fools and Horses It is thought that the network have commissioned Brian Bradley and Steven Cragg writers of Scrubs to produce a pilot of the classic format , raiding the BBC’s archive for a show that premiered in 1981 over 30 years ago and lasted for 7 seasons through to 1991, showing its final episode (a Christmas specials in 2003. While it is currently unknown just how close the BBC One sitcom will be imitated by ABC such as the names of main characters
66 Million Tablets Sold In 2011 Worldwide Led By iPad Only Fools Do Remakes Viggle App Makes It Pay To Watch TV It is the dream of every couch potato in the world , to get paid for watching the TV . Well now , thanks to the new Viggle app for iPad and iPhone , you can , kind . of Viggle TV app rewards loyalty The app which runs on iPad nd iPhone works as a loyalty program , and rewards viewers for vegetating in front of the goggle box with gift cards , music downloads and movie . tickets The way the app works is by recognising the show that the viewer is watching and credits a certain number of reward points for every minute . watched The credits earned equate to two points per minute , and will work for live and recorded . shows Viggle have partnered with a number of companies to offer
Hulu Stream Original Fashion Fund Show Viggle App Makes It Pay To Watch TV 66 Million Tablets Sold In 2011 Worldwide Led By iPad The humble tablet has had a meteoric rise since the launch of Apple’s iPad which was described as an iPhone without the phone or convenience of fitting into a users pocket . A new report says sales of the tablet PC which are now as familiar as a smartphone , hit nearly 67 million sales in 2011. Although Apple’s iPad has had record sales Android’s platform has enjoyed 39 cut of 26 million tablets sold around the world in the 4th quarter of 2011, according to latest report from Strategy Analytics . Apple’s iOS has maintained its leading position of 58 share for the 4th . quarter That report also said over 66 million tablets were sold in 2011 globally , a huge 260
Channel 4 Plans To Extend On-Demand Opportunities 66 Million Tablets Sold In 2011 Worldwide Led By iPad Hulu Stream Original Fashion Fund Show Hulu are pushing out original content apace right now , the latest show is a six-parter called The Fashion Fund . The new online only show peaks behind the scenes of the CFDA Vogue Fashion . Fund The Fashion Fund original content on Hulu It follows 10 designers , which were wittled down from 200 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America . They then compete design challenges and fashion tasks in a bid to win the top 300,000 . prize The streaming series was shown exclusively on the Hulu and Hulu Plus online website yesterday , and the show continues with a new episodes every Thursday until Feb 29. The news comes soon after Hulu announced the
Sky Plan Week-Long GP Coverage In F1 Overdrive Hulu Stream Original Fashion Fund Show Channel 4 Plans To Extend On-Demand Opportunities UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 are reportedly close to launching a new channel that would help them to extend the life of some of their shows , as they plan the on-demand’ broadcast channel for a summer . release The new network would be created with the intention of offering viewers a further chance to catch up on the main channel’s most popular series , including Big Fat Gypsy Weddings Come Dine With Me Comedy Lab and New Girl Being made as a complement to the network’s current catch-up’ offerings of Channel 4+1, and online service 4oD , the new service has been said to already have been booked in as a future channel number on digital terrestrial
Eurovision Begins With Online Live Show Channel 4 Plans To Extend On-Demand Opportunities Sky Plan Week-Long GP Coverage In F1 Overdrive Following their huge-money deal to prise a majority of the rights away from previous UK holder BBC Sky Sports seem to be planning to dedicate plenty of coverage to their new acquisition of Formula 1 motor racing , as they revealed their race weekend plans are effectively lasting for a week at a . time This broadcasting effort will be led by a dedicated new channel Sky Sports F1 HD but will be supplemented by the Sky Sports News channel , who have confirmed their plans to provide subscribers with the ultimate news service’ to the pinnacle of world . motorsport Backed by an endless level of funding , Sky will maintain a presence at each Grand Prix mainly
Simon Cowell Spins The Disks With New Format Sky Plan Week-Long GP Coverage In F1 Overdrive Eurovision Begins With Online Live Show This year’s version of one of the most popular multi-national annual TV broadcasts got a step closer last night , as event organisers unveiled a number of key details relating to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which is being staged in Baku Azerbaijan The singing competition is open to entries from all eligible member nations of the European Broadcasting Union EBU an organisation that allows national public broadcasters to reach common goals and innovations in TV . technology The main outlet of this is Eurovision , which has been ongoing since 1956 and broadcast free-to-air through all members as well as online and was last year won by Azerbaijani duet Ell
Boxee Go Live With New TV Dongle Eurovision Begins With Online Live Show Simon Cowell Spins The Disks With New Format It seems as though Simon Cowell’s collection of new show ideas’ is not running dry any time soon , as he revealed that he is set to launch another new reality TV contest format , this time by working with actor rapper Will Smith and his wife Jada in a search for the world’s greatest . DJs Cowell’s Syco Entertainment line will be co-producers of the live international’ TV format with the Smiths’ Overbrook Entertainment division , though little other information is currently known about the plans , such as judges , competition format , or even the networks that would broadcast the . show Cowell said of the idea , which like last year’s Red or Black gameshow announcement seems
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KPMG Claim Advertiser Online Shift Boxee Go Live With New TV Dongle Study Suggests Slow Takeup Of Smart TV A survey from UK researcher YouGov claims that consumers in the region are not welcoming smart TV with open arms , with only a small increase of owners following . Christmas The number of smart TV owners in the UK has been reported as increasing by just 1 during December , after separate results from November claimed that 10 of people surveyed owned a connected . TV Further results show that 15 of respondents have firm intentions of purchasing a smart TV in 2012, while an additional 16 were open to the possibility of doing . so The latest survey claims that the level of people that might’ buy a connected set is now at 25 and that 16 are now set to buy one for certain’ , meaning that
New Online Chat Series Leaked To Assange KPMG Claim Advertiser Online Shift Youtube Views Hit 4 Billion Daily Thanks To Mobile And Smart TV Video consumption is going through the roof as more Youtube videos are being watched than ever before . YouTube have revealed they now stream around 4 billion videos daily . That is an increase of 25 since May 2011. 4 billion views daily with help from smart TVs An impressive increase in the space of a mere eight months and a sure sign that video is being consumed more and more on mobile devices and connected smart TV sets . Decembers Comscore video rankings showed that Youtube blew away the competition with over 157 million viewers watching close to 22 billion . videos In a report by Reuters Youtube say the increase in video watching is simply due to
Obama Prepares Live Google+ Broadcast Youtube Views Hit 4 Billion Daily Thanks To Mobile And Smart TV New Online Chat Series Leaked To Assange Julian Assange , who made headlines last year as more high-profile stories were unveiled by him the editor-in-chief for Wikileaks (a site hosting stories released by whistleblowers of illegal activity within public or private organisations is set for an alternative online presence which might not be under as much scrutiny , as he reveals that he is scheduled to present a new online chat . show Australian-born journalist Assange , who is currently on bail in English courts for a personal extradition case to Sweden on a criminal matter unrelated to his work or website has been permitted to host the show , which will run for 10 weekly episodes of
Facebook Plan Move For YouTube Vevo Contract New Online Chat Series Leaked To Assange Obama Prepares Live Google+ Broadcast In what will be seen as a huge move for the emerging social networking service known as Google+ , the service has revealed that it is scheduled to host a live Q A session with one of the best-known names in the . world Global public figures do not get much bigger than a US president , and it is Barack Obama that will be the host’ of a live Google+ Hangout’ event 6 days from now . The president will headline a group of at least 25 members of his political administration , as they take turns to respond to selected questions posted in by users in the fall-out from tomorrow’s State of the Union . address The Hangout’ event , which will be staged on 30 January and the week
TouchTV Brings Snack Sized TV To iPad And LG Obama Prepares Live Google+ Broadcast Facebook Plan Move For YouTube Vevo Contract Facebook are reportedly in talks with online music video market leaders VEVO , in a move which could allow the social networking giant to steal the official video hosting contract from current holders . YouTube Internal sources claim that the talks , which are in the preliminary stages at the moment , would allow Facebook to take over the external hosting rights of VEVO videos as of 2013, with the YouTube deal set to run out at the end of this . year VEVO , who are a service run between music production companies Universal Music Group , Sony Music Entertainment , and Abu Dhabi Media (with non-shareholders EMI providing content have an archive of 45,000 music
YouTube Make Youth Olympic Impact With High Figures Facebook Plan Move For YouTube Vevo Contract TouchTV Brings Snack Sized TV To iPad And LG SkyGrid have launched a TV app that lets viewers watch customized snack size TV’ anytime and anyplace . The app which works on iPad and is coming to LG smart TV sets , lets viewers watch a variety of content including entertainment , sports , news and . politics TouchTV brings trending tv to iPad and LG Users with the Touchtv app can select from channels that interest them and see the latest trending events . From National Geographic , ESPN , Discovery , NBC , BBC America and many more , users select channels to follow and the app updates automatically and seamlessly delivering the latest . content As well as for use on Apple’s tablet , LG will be
Toptastic Top Of The Pops Show Revived On Web By BBC TouchTV Brings Snack Sized TV To iPad And LG YouTube Make Youth Olympic Impact With High Figures Yesterday saw the completion of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria finalised with a closing ceremony , a handover to the next hosts Lillehammer Norway in 2016 and comments from organisers on how the inaugural edition of the multi-sport winter event was a success both inside and away from the . competitions One factor that may be looked into for comparision with future events is the viewing figures and broadcast statistics , and while local networks of a majority of participating nations were committed to screening live coverage or highlights of the proceedings , it can be argued that the most notable broadcaster of the
SOPA Defeat Leaves Hollywood Licking Its Wounds YouTube Make Youth Olympic Impact With High Figures Toptastic Top Of The Pops Show Revived On Web By BBC Music fans in the UK will be familiar with the BBC pop music show Top of the Pops’ . The show had a cult following but was killed off in 2006. Fans will be pleased to hear that the show , or a version of it , is being revived on the . web Top of the Pops returns online Listeners to the BBC Radio 1 Official Chart show will be able to watch the final top ten acts in a Top of the Pops . fashion The new version of the show beginning February 26 will have the familiar format of old , a mixture of live performances , videos , exclusive tracks and interviews with hitmakers of the . day The new show will incorporate Facebook and Twitter
LoveFilm Plan LG TV App Toptastic Top Of The Pops Show Revived On Web By BBC SOPA Defeat Leaves Hollywood Licking Its Wounds Next weeks controversial anti-piracy bill , Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA has been indefinately postponed by the US senate , and leaves the TV companies and Hollywood realising that the public were , and still are by and large . non-sympathetic SOPA is dead The controversial bills which include the Protect IP Act PIPA had big websites claiming the acts would make legitimate websites suffer and also stop the current freedom of speech that it seems only the web . gives The act which was introduced by the House of Representatives , included plans to punish sites that simply linked to piracy websites and to enforce strict controls on copying of any content . Things that
Simon Cowell Plans To Put BGT Winner Into Orbit SOPA Defeat Leaves Hollywood Licking Its Wounds LoveFilm Plan LG TV App Amazon-owned UK movie streaming and rental service LoveFilm have revealed that they are working alongside LG to create their own-brand video streaming service LoveFilm Instant onto smart TV’s produced by the South Korean . company Lovefilm are currently looking towards ways to continue their regional market dominance amidst the recent expansion of similar American service Netflix and will hope to better reach customers on LG TV sets by hosting selections of their TV series and movies , with current big names confirmed for the launch including The Dark Knight The Hangover and Source Code amongst . others Special features of the made-for-TV app include an ability for users