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  • Sky Anytime+ soon to be open to customers on other ISPs - and BBC iPlayer inbound too

    Sky Anytime+ soon to be open to customers on other ISPs - BBC iPlayer inbound too

    For Sky+ and Sky+HD users 30 January 2012 10:46 GMT

    Sky and the BBC have announced a partnership to bring iPlayer to Sky Anytime+, which is available on Sky+HD and the latest black Sky+ boxes.

    In addition, Sky will be relaxing its rules on who can access Sky Anytime+, allowing subscribers to...

  • Netflix vs Lovefilm. Television, Streaming, Netflix, Lovefilm, Features, Films, Movies 0

    Netflix vs Lovefilm

    FEATURE Video streaming head to head 19 January 2012 17:57 GMT

    Netflix has landed and immediately gone for the jugular of the most popular movie streaming service in the UK - Lovefilm. Netflix are pushing out an immense amount of content at launch and, like its rival, granting new users a month's free trial to...

  • Shazam-style audio recognition for TV shows coming to Zeebox

    Shazam-style audio recognition for TV shows coming to Zeebox

    EXCLUSIVE: Audible Magic Live TViD ahoy 19 January 2012 11:52 GMT

    Audible Magic has told Pocket-lint that it is talking to the maker of Zeebox, the UK social TV application, to bring its Shazam-style audio recognition software, Live TViD, to the platform.

    Live TViD is a digital fingerprinting technology that...

  • Brian Cox Stargazing Live boosts telescope sales by almost 500 per cent

    Brian Cox Stargazing Live boosts telescope sales by almost 500 per cent

    There's a star man... 18 January 2012 10:50 GMT

    Brian Cox is the cleverest man in the world. It's true. We would say look it up on Wikipedia but it has gone down for the day in protest against Dove, or something like that.

    And before Brian Cox hit our telly-boxes to tell us all about the...

  • Motorola Corvair leaked - television based Android tablet. Tablets, Television, Motorola, Motorola Corvair 0

    Motorola Corvair leaked - television based Android tablet

    Gingerbread powered 7 November 2011 14:42 GMT

    Motorola is planning on releasing a TV connected Android tablet which beams images straight from the device to your television.

    The 6-inch slate is powered by Android 2.3, or Gingerbread and is said to be currently in testing with cable companies....

  • Freeview HD TV Guide app now on Android and iPad in time for final digital switchover

    Freeview HD TV Guide app now on Android and iPad in time for final digital switchover

    iPhone version enhanced too 18 October 2011 12:39 GMT

    24 October 2012 (a year on Monday) marks the last day in the extensive digital television switchover process as the final analogue TV signal is due to be turned off, and Freeview, the UK's free TV service is celebrating the "one year to go" anniversary...

  • BBC HD canned, returns as BBC Two HD. Television, BBC, BBC HD 0

    BBC HD canned, returns as BBC Two HD

    Major public consultation 6 October 2011 12:38 GMT

    The BBC is likely to close the BBC HD channel and replace it with a high definition version of BBC Two. 

    The BBC HD channel is well known for its pioneering of HD broadcasts in the UK, including things like Planet Earth and the Wimbledon Tennis...

  • New TV services coming to Xbox Live. Television, Xbox, Xbox 360, 4oD, BBC iplayer 0

    New TV services coming to Xbox Live

    Including 4oD 5 October 2011 18:33 GMT

    Xbox Live is set to get a major televisual revamp before Christmas with all the major programming players in the UK due to launch Xbox based entertainment services.

    Everything from 4oD and the BBC to Lovefilm and even Blinkbox and Channel 5...

  • BBC to broadcast Olympics in Super Hi Vision. Television, Super Hi Vision, BBC, Olympics,  0

    BBC to broadcast Olympics in Super Hi Vision

    16 times more resolution than HD 29 August 2011 11:31 GMT

    The BBC is to blast our eyes with ultra-crispy Super Hi Vision resolution during the Olympics via three 15 metre high screens.

    The gargantuan televisions will make an appearance at the Beeb's own Pacific Quay building in Glasgow, the National...

  • Sky to broadcast Formula 1 racing live from 2012

    Sky to broadcast Formula 1 live from 2012

    BBC retains half TV rights 29 July 2011 11:18 GMT

    BSkyB has won the right to broadcast Formula One races, plus qualifying and practice sessions live from 2012 to 2018.

    The deal has been struck in partnership with current F1 broadcaster The BBC, who will also still screen half of the season's...

  • VIDEO: Wearable LED coat takes portable TV to the next level. LED, Clothes, TV, Portable media players, Television, Televisions,  0

    VIDEO: Wearable LED coat takes portable TV to the next level

    iPod compatible! 12 July 2011 16:47 GMT

    In a move that sees the ultimate fusion of television and fashion, Dave Forbes of Cathode Corner has created the videocoat, a completely wearable telly.

    We're not sure how well this one will do in the rain, it being highly unlikely that a 12v...

  • TVShack student could be headed to US for trial . TV, Television, Televisions, Movies, TVShack,  0

    TVShack student could be headed to US for trial

    Possible extradition for website founder 17 June 2011 10:34 GMT

    For those of you yet unawares of the currently unfolding TVShack trial, here is a quick roundup: 

    Richard O'Dwyer, a 23 year old British student at Sheffield Hallam University, founded TVShack, a website that provides links to illegal copies...

  • Sky Go: Free Sky TV coming to tablets, smartphones, PCs and laptops

    Sky Go: Free Sky TV coming to tablets, smartphones, PCs and laptops

    ...As long as you're a Sky subscriber 10 June 2011 18:02 GMT

    Sky is to offer a mighty suite of shows, both live streamed and catch up, to its subscribers to access via tablet devices, phones, PCs or laptops. And the best news is that it will be completely free.

    As of 6 July, Sky Player and Sky Mobile...

  • Xbox LIVE Diamond TV service to be shown at E3. Xbox Live, Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft, Television, TV, Gaming, E32011 0

    Xbox LIVE Diamond TV service to be shown at E3

    Diamond to make Microsoft virtual cable operator 3 June 2011 15:15 GMT

    Microsoft is to unveil a US based TV subscription service at this years E3. Known as Xbox LIVE Diamond , it will include the usual functions that you get with Gold membership, as well as Microsoft's IPTV services.

    It looks like the Redmond...

  • Loewe TVs get intergrated Napster support. Loewe, Napster, Television, LCD TVs, Plasma televisions, Music,  0

    Loewe TVs get intergrated Napster support

    First UK sets to offer service 3 June 2011 12:52 GMT

    Loewe's web connected TVs are now Napster compatible, bringing music downloads and streaming to your sitting room. 

    Napster will appear on Loewe's MediaNet on Individual LED, Connect LED and Art LED screens. Currently Napster has over 15 million...

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