LoveFilm Instant Reveals HD Upgrade
Updated: 2012-05-31 16:20:09
ASA Reveal 50-Year Hitlist For Advert Complaints LoveFilm Instant Reveals HD Upgrade Amazon-owned European online streaming service LoveFilm have revealed a key step forward for their technological offerings , after finally announcing the introduction of HD-quality streaming to their TV and movie . rentals Lovefim noe stream in glorious HD Available to members of LoveFilm Instant , the new streaming resolution available on the service will be in up to 1080p HD quality for select shows and movies , with no extra charge for the subscriber . This 1080p picture quality will currently be available for desktop PC Mac users only , with the integrated LoveFilm services on Xbox 360 and smart TV’s LG and Samsung will go as far as 720p , with the company reminding potential users that they will need
Getty Say It With 873,000 Words LoveFilm Instant Reveals HD Upgrade ASA Reveal 50-Year Hitlist For Advert Complaints To celebrate their 50th anniversary , the Advertising Standards Authority , responsible for regulating advertising in the UK region , have revealed what have statistically been their most public response-heavy tasks during their existence , with the release of a top 10 list of the adverts that they have received the most complaints . about While there are quite a few topics that would spring to mind on being responsible for the majority of the 431,000 complaints on unacceptable’ content to the ASA over the past 5 decades , bad manners’ would probably not be anywhere high on the . list However , the survey has surprisingly revealed that a 2005 advert for fast-food restaurant
LoveFilm Secures NBC Universal Movie Streaming Deal Getty Say It With 873,000 Words Amazon Instant Launches For Xbox 360 Amazon have revealed the launch of their online streaming service Amazon Instant for users of the Xbox 360 games console , with their new app being made exclusive to Xbox Live Gold . subscribers The service is set to be able to give users an additional outlet to view films or TV shows already purchased or rented from the online streaming store , though users will not be able to buy content direct from their console instead needing to order it normally first via a more conventional platform such as desktop or tablet computers However , for Amazon Prime subscribers a bonus will come in the form of being able to freely choose between a range of 17,000 streaming options for
Channel 4 Plan Sporting Extensions With Paralympic Coverage LoveFilm Secures NBC Universal Movie Streaming Deal Eurosport Reveal Panasonic And Sky Go As Additional Streaming Platforms Eurosport announced the launch of their content towards two new platforms yesterday , with a Smart TV app on Panasonic VIERA sets and a new channel on the Sky Go app improving their range of offerings in a number of . markets The Panasonic app entitled Eurosport Player’ which is available on VIERA Connect , the technology company’s cloud-based online TV platform , and offers subscription-based live streams of events which the channel has the rights to , and will begin with the 2012 French Open tournament in tennis , as the launch is revealed to have been planned to coincide with the start of the channel’s
YouTube Protected By French Courts In Copyright Claim Eurosport Reveal Panasonic And Sky Go As Additional Streaming Platforms Channel 4 Plan Sporting Extensions With Paralympic Coverage A channel that is not too renowned for its sporting coverage in the recent past , UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 have revealed their plans for live coverage of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London England with the offering set to produce the event’s most extensive coverage ever’ , as they look to impress as this year’s Paralympic Games host broadcaster between 29 August 9 . September Having won the rights from the BBC to this year’s version of the Olympic-style event for athletes with disabilities , Channel 4 are now planning to run with a similar attention to detail as their public service
Tim Cook Intensifies Interest In iPanel Channel 4 Plan Sporting Extensions With Paralympic Coverage YouTube Protected By French Courts In Copyright Claim While it is not the first time this year that Google have been found not guilty in a French court case that they may have felt was unnecessary the latest hearing has found a much more important decision in their overall operations online , with a court in Paris declaring that the company could not be held accountable for hosting copyright . content The verdict stated that it is the companies who hold the rights to the content who must themselves verify a copyright claim and address the matter to YouTube , who will naturally have to take appropriate action on any questionable video , but will not be held liable for the actions of an
Connected Devices Boost iPlayer Viewing By 57 YouTube Protected By French Courts In Copyright Claim Tim Cook Intensifies Interest In iPanel Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed that the company could be set to reveal their revolutionary television product’ in the near future , after speaking to journalists at the All Things Digital D10 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes (USA with Cook explaining that his company still have intense interest’ in developing and selling a smart TV , despite recent suggestions from analysts that they should give up on the . project While Cook did not specifically mention the rumoured ’iPanel’ set in his comments , he did state of their work with set-top box system Apple TV : This is an area of intense interest for us . We’re going to keep pulling this
ITU Set Standard For Ultra High Definition Tim Cook Intensifies Interest In iPanel Connected Devices Boost iPlayer Viewing By 57 The last year has seen a surge in iPlayer requests thanks to the growing proliferation of connected devices capable of streaming content . Statistics from the BBC show that in the last year demand from smart TV , mobile devices , Blu-ray players and game consoles has grown by 57 iPlayer watching growing most on connected devices They also point to 2012 being a big year for streaming , as the growth in demand during the first quarter of for iPlayer demand in connected devices was 11 Biggest growth came from tablets and smartphones , showing a 94 rise for the year and a 15 increase for the quarter The beeb had 190 million requests for content each month during the
Apple Advised To Change iTV To iHub Connected Devices Boost iPlayer Viewing By 57 ITU Set Standard For Ultra High Definition The International Telecommunications Union ITU have this week announced the confirmation of proposed standards’ for the development of ultra high-definition content , calling the plans an earth-shaking development’ for the world of . TV Forget HDTV , try Ultra HD Working with TV industry experts , regulators , and key broadcasters from around the world , the Geneva Switzerland based worldwide regulatory body who are an agency’ of the United Nations revealed their plans as outlining what could eventually become a standard-bearing 16 times sharper imagery than current HD-quality . sets Dubbed UHDTV’ , the ITU’s proposals for the definition’ of the format begins with an
Voice Creator Suggests BBC Spin-Off For Kids ITU Set Standard For Ultra High Definition Apple Advised To Change iTV To iHub After a lengthy wait from Apple fans to see the American company’s plans to revolutionise’ TV with the proposed iPanel’ , one analyst has suggested that they should drop the concept entirely and run with a different branding for their . product A press release made by Forrester Research’s James McQuivey has claimed that with a lack of confirmed licenced content to start their venture on , Apple should avoid focusing on a heavily congested smart TV market and look to provide their own unique product , setting aside their TV plans for another point in . time He also notes that due to the lack of physical evidence that Apple are developing a TV set , it could be believed
YouView Finally Trials After Mammoth Wait Apple Advised To Change iTV To iHub Voice Creator Suggests BBC Spin-Off For Kids One of the first rules of being a TV executive , is probably to not bring in a spin-off to a TV show unless it is a success , otherwise it is likely to do as bad or worse than the . original However , this has not stopped Dutch TV innovator and media tycoon John de Mol from advising the BBC to take on a children’s version of The Voice UK as he outlined the proposal as a way to boost the show’s popularity in the . country de Mol , who created the franchise and format of The Voice in 2010 which now has over 35 main editions existing or planned around the world with The Voice of Holland on RTL4, also released a further edition of the format in his native country , with
BBC Coy Over Windows Phone iPlayer Launch YouView Finally Trials After Mammoth Wait Netflix Reveal Canadian Expansion For UFC Content Netflix have revealed their intentions of expanding upon their sports streaming rights in Canada , with Netflix Canada subscribers now able to watch more Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC content than ever . before Thought to be moving into a large fanbase of mixed martial arts MMA expanding their offerings from the sport’s leading brand UFC is believed by Netflix to be a sure-fire way to bring in more sports fans to their online streaming service , with plans to offer increased live coverage of events as well as numerous classic’ fight reruns , highlights , and the UFC’s reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter amongst other . broadcasts Airing over 30 live
Netflix Reveal Canadian Expansion For UFC Content Voice Creator Suggests BBC Spin-Off For Kids YouView Finally Trials After Mammoth Wait Long-planned BBC co-operative IPTV project YouView is due to make some key progress this week , as select households are given a free set-top box to participate in the alpha trial’ of the . product The proposed set-top box service , which was first announced in 2010, is a combined product being offered by a combination of leading terrestrial broadcasters BBC , ITV , Channel 4, Channel 5 and telecommunications companies Arqiva , BT , and TalkTalk with the aim of providing an Internet connected set-top box that operates in the manner of a regular TV provider , but also features quick and easy access to the online catch-up services of the broadcasters ,
Apple Smart TV Is In Production Says Report Netflix Reveal Canadian Expansion For UFC Content BBC Coy Over Windows Phone iPlayer Launch In an arrangement that many critics will claim should have happened a long time ago , the BBC iPlayer is due for a release on Windows Phone though the rumoured agreement’ appears to be news to the BBC themselves , who are denying the . story Is full iPlayer coming to Windows phones Owning one of the most popular mobile TV apps in the UK region for both iOS and Android based systems it appeared as though the iPlayer could have been set for an expansion onto Windows’ relatively underperforming mobile product , with the smartphone taking on the app to provide viewers with free online catch-up of BBC . content According to a source of the deal , the iPlayer
Another day, another Apple smart TV rumor. This time we hear that the mythical Apple connected television has now entered the production phase according to a report from China Business News. The report says insider sources claim that Chinese manufacturer Foxconn, who are based in Shenzhen, have received an Apple smart TV order on a [...]
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