We’ve known for some time that Amazon is planning to make original TV content. But now Bezos and co have announced that Amazon is turning its back on the US, instead choosing to develop a center in London to spearhead its move into media. The Telegraph reports that the Seattle-based firm has named London “the obvious choice” for the new “digital media development” center, because “Britain has led the way in pioneering on-demand services which allow users to rent [...]
Charging via USB is something we all take increasingly for granted; hell, it’s become so ubiquitous you can have USB ports alongside your wall outlets. So it bodes well for a future ruled by USB charging that the powers-that-be have decided that the connection should be able o supply a whole 100 watts of power – enough to power a computer. The new announcement applies to both USB 3.0 and 2.0, and means that new cables should be able [...]
The BBC has revealed details of its planned coverage of the London 2012 Olympics using Super Hi-Vision, a new broadcast technology that can deliver TV pictures 16 times the resolution of HD. Throughout the Games period (July 23 to August 12), regular screenings will take place at three huge Super Hi-Vision displays at BBC Broadcasting House in London, at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow and at Bradford’s National Media Museum. Tickets for the screenings in London and Glasgow can be [...]
The London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony has gained an official BARB rating of 24.24 million viewers, making it the second most-watched UK TV broadcast in history. Britain’s star-studded event, which peaked with 27m viewers in figures released overnight, was inches away from matching a 1996 episode of Only Fools and Horses. The Trotters becoming millionaires in the conclusion of Only Fools‘ epic trilogy ‘Time on Our Hands’ remains the best-rated programme of all time in terms of single showings with [...]
MTV has announced a brand new reality series called The Valleys. The show follows nine South Wales youngsters as they relocate from the countryside to Cardiff in a bid to achieve their career ambitions. They will all live in a house together, with bosses and mentors Jordan and AK trying to keep the cast on track as they struggle to balance their partying with their professional lives. AK is a former naval officer who now works as a glamour model [...]
Apple will not continue to include a YouTube app starting with iOS 6. Users previewing the latest update to the iOS 6 beta discovered that it no longer features a YouTube app. Apple confirmed that the omission was intentional, and that the company’s YouTube license with Google has expired. Instead, iOS 6 will allow users to view YouTube videos directly through the Safari browser. Google will also release its own separate YouTube app, it just will not come pre-installed [...]
Celebrity Big Brother is expected to start back on Wednesday, August 15 on Channel 5. The show will kick-off only two days after the latest civilian run of the reality show ends on Monday, August 13. Channel 5 ordered a second run of Celeb Big Brother for 2012, following the ratings success of the Denise Welch, Michael Madsen and Frankie Cocozza series in January. Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, former EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison, Sex, Lies And Rinsing [...]
A Japanese company has launched its new robot named Kuratas. Tokyo’s Suidobashi Heavy Industry unveiled the £900,000 robot earlier this week, which is now available to buy in Japan.The electronics firm unveiled a ‘how-to’ video, which included a pilot named Anna stepping inside and working the controls.Kuratas is 13ft tall and weights around four tonnes, and can be controlled by an iPhone.Its futuristic weapons system includes a gun that can shoot 6,000 BB bullets a minute, and can fire whenever [...]
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Virgin Media has today announced that 1 million customers now take its TiVo service, under two years after the hybrid set top box launched in the UK. Alongside its latest financial results statement today, the cable operator said that 250,000 homes were installed with TiVo set top boxes in the second quarter of 2012 (April to June). Virgin’s next-gen TV service was particularly buoyed after the company shifted the set top box into its core product bundles, meaning it [...]
We’ve known for some time that Amazon is planning to make original TV content. But now Bezos and co have announced that Amazon is turning its back on the US, instead choosing to develop a center in London to spearhead its move into media. The Telegraph reports that the Seattle-based firm has named London “the obvious choice” for the new “digital media development” center, because “Britain has led the way in pioneering on-demand services which allow users to rent [...]
Charging via USB is something we all take increasingly for granted; hell, it’s become so ubiquitous you can have USB ports alongside your wall outlets. So it bodes well for a future ruled by USB charging that the powers-that-be have decided that the connection should be able o supply a whole 100 watts of power – enough to power a computer. The new announcement applies to both USB 3.0 and 2.0, and means that new cables should be able [...]
Apple’s next generation of the iPhone is currently being manufactured in Asia using a new technology that will make the screen thinner, according to a report. The Waal Street Journal today reported that Japanese LCD display giant Sharp Corporation, South Korea’s LG Display and Japan Display Inc – a new company established out of three existing display units – are all now mass producing panels for the next iPhone. Citing unnamed people “familiar with the matter”, the paper said that [...]
The BBC has revealed details of its planned coverage of the London 2012 Olympics using Super Hi-Vision, a new broadcast technology that can deliver TV pictures 16 times the resolution of HD. Throughout the Games period (July 23 to August 12), regular screenings will take place at three huge Super Hi-Vision displays at BBC Broadcasting House in London, at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow and at Bradford’s National Media Museum. Tickets for the screenings in London and Glasgow can be [...]
Lord Alan Sugar has agreed to another two series of The Apprentice. The former Amstrad boss announced on Twitter that he will front a ninth and tenth edition of the BBC reality show, before inviting his followers to apply for next year’s series. “I have agreed to do 2 more series of The Apprentice, making it 10 years,” he wrote, adding a link to the show’s online application process. The Apprentice‘s eighth series concluded in June with recruitment manager and [...]
Google+ has a higher user satisfaction rating than market leader Facebook according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index The search engine giant’s social network debuted on the pyramid this year and came out joint top alongside Wikipedia with a score of 78 on a 100-point scale. Facebook scored 61, an 8% decline from the previous year, ranking it below the likes of Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and the Google-owned YouTube. The research was conducted in conjunction with ForeSee, who pointed out that [...]
The fight to stop bullying has taken a huge stride forward in the last week as new government proposals have said that victims of cyber-bullying have a right to know who is behind the malicious messages. This positive step in beating the bullies has been created after the High Court granted Nicola Brookes the right to find out the names and emails of her abusers. Brookes, 45, became the subject of cyber-bullying after she decided to leave the X-Factor contestant, [...]
As temperatures reached a sweltering 32 degrees last night in Donetsk, Roy Hodgson’s England team ground out a 1-1 draw against one of the tournament favourites. The Three Lions displayed a professional performance which showed a maturity that hasn’t been seen in a number of years. With arguably the weakest England squad seen in recent times, it would appear that in just six weeks Hodgson has already injected his extremely organised style into the England team. The 64-year-old has shown [...]
In their opening game of this year’s European Championships campaign, Roy Hodgson’s England side managed to hold the Euro 2000 champions to a 1-1 draw. Hodgson’s side produced a disciplined performance, taking a respectable point from their first game of the tournament, so what a shame it is that the ITV’s coverage of the European Championships hasn’t been as respectable. Despite having a wealth of experience in sporting media behind him, Adrian Chiles presenting of this years championships has lacked [...]
The first images of Stephen Hawking‘s guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory have been released. In the pictures, the 70-year-old theoretical physicist can be seen meeting with Sheldon (Jim Parsons) in what appears to be a library. They are taken from an episode of the CBS sitcom airing in the US this Thursday (April 5) entitled ‘The Hawking Excitation’, which follows Sheldon’s attempts to track down the cosmologist after Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) begins working with him. Details of Hawking’s [...]
Conservative MP Philip Davies has hit out at The Voice UK and the BBC, describing the show as “a very expensive advert” for music label Universal. The rights to the Saturday night music series were purchased by the BBC for a large investment, rumoured to be over £20 million. The winner of the talent search lands a deal with Universal and three of the show’s star coaches are also signed to the record company. Davies, who is MP for Shipley, [...]
The Apprentice is back on BBC1 for a new series and this year’s contestants include a Recruitment Manager/Professional Wrestler who claims to be “the reflection of perfection”, a 20 yr old Greek Restaurant owner and Manchester’s Azhar Siddique, who has two pet sharks. This year Lord Sugar is quoted saying “This is not about a job anymore and I’m not looking for a friend. If I wanted a friend I’d get a dog.” The 16 contestants are; Bilyana Apostolova – [...]
Zeebox has been dubbed by some as the “future of social TV.” CBR spoke with Zeebox founder and ex-CTO of BBC iPlayer on how social engagement is changing the face of TV commerce. How do you think TV Commerce will develop in the future? People have been looking for all sorts of ways to make TV more interactive. At Zeebox we asked consumers, what would you want to do when watching TV? The answer was to get more information about [...]
Adding to previous chatter, a new report says Apple will unveil a new Apple TV set-top box alongside its next iPad. In a recent report, The Verge says both devices will get their debut at tomorrow’s special event and that there’s a reason for that: They both use the same chip. Citing anonymous sources, The Verge says the chip will be the previously rumored (and photographed) “A5X”, versus the A6–the latter being the expected quad-core chip and successor to the [...]
A record £4.36bn spent in 2011 as internet giants plough millions into TV ads for first time. Television advertising revenue in the UK increased by 2.2% year on year to a record £4.36bn in 2011, as advertisers such as internet giants Google and Groupon ploughed millions into TV commercials for the first time. The UK TV market was buoyed by 887 new or returning advertisers – defined as those who have not run commercials for at least five years – [...]
Benidorm showed no signs of fatigue on its second outing of 2012 on Friday night, overnight data indicates. Matthew Kelly‘s guest appearance on the hit ITV sitcom was seen by 6.08m (25.8%) in the 9pm hour, and 431k (2.4%) on ITV1 +1, down only 100k on last week’s premiere. At the same time, a New Tricks repeat had 4.04m (17.1%) for BBC One, while The Mentalist climbed to 1.6m (6.3%) for Channel 5, Melvyn Bragg on Culture interested 1.21m (5.2%) [...]
Sky has announced a major revamp of the Sky Sports News iPad app to support multi-screen video streams, starting with the launch of the new Sky Sports F1 channel this Friday. The satellite broadcaster, which has won the rights to show all Grand Prix live on television from 2012 to 2018, intends to offer “unparralled” coverage of the world’s premier motorsport. It also hopes to entice free-to-air viewers to its pay-TV platform with the lure of various content supporting Formula [...]
Netflix has revealed plans to increase its presence in the UK market. The video streaming firm told Tech Radar that it is planning to introduce its app to more smart TV platforms in the territory, and release branded-remote controls. Netflix launched in the UK in January, hitting the PlayStation 3, iPad and PC among other devices. Samsung smart TVs are the only sets to carry the service in the region, but other brands are expected to sign up in the [...]
Toshiba has announced the Satellite P855 glasses-free 3D laptop. The electronics manufacturer showcased the mid-range computer during its 2012 Partner Summit, reports Tech Radar. Toshiba’s Satellite P855 features a 15.6-inch screen, Intel Series CPU and an Nvidia 630 GT graphics card. The machine also packs Harrman Kardon speakers and is coated in brushed aluminium. A lenticular lens sheet and 3D webcam technology track the user’s eyes and realign the image on screen depending on where they are looking. Toshiba first [...]
Sky has announced the addition of the 60th high definition channel to its satellite TV lineup, as HD viewing on the platform increases by almost two thirds.The Discovery Communications-operated Animal Planet HD has now started broadcasting on channel 525 on Sky’s electronic programme guide.The wildlife channel becomes the 32nd network in Sky’s Entertainment Extra HD pack, excluding the six free-to-air channels.Sky now beams HD programming to more than 4m homes in the UK via its Sky+ HD set top boxes, [...]
Endemol NV (EML), the Dutch producer of the “Big Brother” TV shows, said a majority representing more than two-thirds of its lenders have agreed “in principle” on restructuring about 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in debt. “Without the constraints of an onerous capital structure, we will be able to pursue exciting growth initiatives,”President Marco Bassetti and Chief Financial Officer Just Spee said in a statement today. The company will continue talks in coming weeks to finalize documents for the restructuring, [...]
LG is to add Lovefilm to its smart TVs, the telly maker and Amazon-owned video streaming firm said today. LG’s sets have so far provided access to Acetrax, a Lovefilm rival without the latter’s DVD rental option. Lovefilm, meanwhile, is keen to get its service onto as many IPTV-capable platforms as possible, not merely to help it compete with its arch-rival, Netflix, but also to encourage more consumers to sign up. This month, Lovefilm introduced an unlimited streaming-only package which [...]
3D lifestyle channel HIGH TV 3D continues to expand across Europe having launched in Sweden on the Canal Digital platform yesterday. The channel, which broadcasts nearly every genre possible in 3D including comedy, drama, fitness and movies, has expanded rapidly since its launch in April last year. Viewers in Romania, Finland, Denmark, all of the Arab Region, Indonesia, China, India, Taiwan, Georgia, Australia and New Zealand can now watch the 24 hour 3D channel which produces most of its own [...]
Google has said that its latest television iteration will receive annual software updates, as well as voice search and personalised recommendations. Google said it plans to upgrade its Google TV software by the end of the year, adding fresh content and more personalised recommendations, and maintaining its annual software upgrade schedule. “We don’t intend to stop iterating,” Rishi Chandra, director of product management for Google TV, told BusinessWeek at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. “You’ll [...]
Lovefilm is adding top US series from ABC TV on Demand in a deal with Disney UK. The branded subscription video on demand service will provide streamed access to ABC Studios’ library of hit network and cable series. Including Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and Brothers & Sisters (pictured). Many series will be available in their entirety. Shows will be launched as full seasons after their first run on UK pay and/or free TV. In its battle for content [...]
Madonna puts tolerated emcee Gervais in his place at a sober Golden Globes Awards, says Rachel Ray.“If I’m still a virgin, why don’t you come over here and do something about it, Ricky. I haven’t kissed a girl in a while—on tv.” Ricky Gervais reportedly has said that this third time is the final time that he will host the Golden Globes awards. And that’s a good thing. Because despite a ratings-booster guarantee to offend the town and industry where he believes he’s [...]
Distant bugles sound impending retreat. It’s “not out of the question” that the BBC will relent on cutting 280 jobs and £15m a year out of local radio budgets, according to its chief operating officer. The director general himself adds a phrase or two of wriggle room. A vehement staff and listener campaign against the 14% savings proposed over the next five years begins to bear fruit. MPs, of course, are formidable allies in such a cause, for MPs have [...]
Kent newspaper publisher KM Group is considering a move into local TV following its failed bid to buy a group of titles from Northcliffe Media last month. Group chair Geraldine Allinson said a move into local TV would be a “natural step” for the publisher but admitted its failure to acquire seven weekly newspapers in October could hold it back. The deal fell through when the Office of Fair Trading referred the decision to the Competition Commission despite a warning [...]
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