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Netflix Shares Drop On Growth Concerns
Netflix posts strong growth for full-year 2021, but shares plummet as investors are spooked by disappointing first-quarter growth prospects
Sky Launches Streaming Television Unit, Sky Glass
Look mum, no satellite dish. Sky launches streaming television that doesn't require a satellite dish or even a set-top box
Amazon Buys James Bond Studio MGM For $8.5bn
Significant development in the streaming war, as Amazon purchases veteran film studio MGM for $8.45 billion
CES 2021: Tech Expo Virtual Highlights So Far
See-through television, rollable smartphone, and gaming company making a highly advanced facemask among new developments during CES 2021
Freeview Disruption Blamed On Atmospherics
Disruption of Freeview television services across the United Kingdom this week blamed on high pressure weather conditions
Streaming Catching Traditional TV, Ofcom Finds
The UK is becoming a nation of streamers thanks to speedy broadband access, but traditional TV remains top for content
Broadband Customers To Get End-Of-Contract Notice
New Ofcom rules means TV and ISP suppliers must inform customers of best deals, and when a contract ends
BT Offers Free BT Sport To Business Broadband Customers
BT looks to sweeten the deal for business subscribers by giving them free BT Sport. Productivity issues ahoy?
Ofcom Proposals To Ease Broadband, Pay TV Switching Concerns
New proposals to help switch between BT, Virgin Media, KCOM, and Sky to avoid double payments and loss of service
BBC Toys With Mind Control Headset For iPlayer
Beam me up Scotty! Headset that reads brainwaves being developed to control BBC iPlayer platform
Islamic State Hacks French TV Station TV5Monde
Mon dieu! French culture minister demands urgent meeting after Islamic State blacks out TV broadcasts
Superbowl XLIX – Which Technology Companies Wowed The TV Audiences?
T-Mobile, GoDaddy and others go for broke as tech-themed adverts hit the airwaves
Samsung Pledges Smart TVs To Tizen Platform
Electronics giant confirms the Tizen operating system will be the basis for all future smart televisions
Amazon Fire TV Stick Challenges Chromecast
The e-commerce giant's latest product is a TV dongle that streams Netflix, Spotify and more
Amazon Readies Free Video Streaming Service – Report
Amazon is reportedly about to launch its own cloud-based television station that offers free streaming
Intel Sells Its Online TV Business to Verizon
Verizon buys Intel’s OnCue IPTV service for an unknown amount
Intel Looking To Sell IPTV Service By End of 2013 – Report
Intel reportedly wants $500m for its yet-to-launch web TV service OnCue, with Verizon amongst the possible buyers
Reports: Samsung, Amazon Helping Intel With TV Content Deals
Intel has reportedly turned to Samsung and Amazon for help in its efforts to launch an Internet television service by the end of the year
Microsoft To Switch Off WebTV Successor MSN TV
MSN TV, the set-top box-based successor to WebTV, is to be shut down amidst the explosive growth of Internet-connected mobile devices
Intel Planning TV Service This Year
Intel has faced difficulties lining up programming for its television service, but now says it should be able to launch by the end of 2013
YouTube Launches Pay TV Channel Subscriptions
Google's YouTube is moving into the pay TV market with the launch of subscription-based channels
Amazon Mimics Apple With TV Plan – Report
Amazon is reportedly developing its own TV solution as it broadens its competitive offerings against Apple
Adobe Launches Primetime For Television Content Push
Adobe Launches Primetime For Television Content Push
Study Reveals TV Dual Screening Uptake
The overwhelming majority of people now watch television with a second screen such as a tablet or phone
Apple iTV To Be Controlled Via Finger-Based ‘iRing’
Apple iTV will reportedly use a ring controller for a person's finger and will offer portable and movable screens
Samsung Buys Small Stake In Struggling Sharp
Samsung has purchased a small stake in Sharp, in a move that will ensure a steady supply of LCD panels
Government Launches Plan To Mitigate 4G Television Interference
Government and operators back a body which plans to minimise the 4G stress on TV signals
Virgin Media Adds 60,000 Post-Olympic Internet Subscribers
More people are using Virgin Media's superfast Internet, television and telephone services, but mobile revenues are down.
IT Life: Changing TV Channels
We chat to Steve Plunkett, CTO at Red Bee Media, about the evolution of TV, the cloud and predicting technological developments