Reports from Broadcast Newsroom and Fierce IPTV report that Verizon Fios is about to bring social networking and web video to the TV.
Verizon launched a test of on-screen (TV) widgets for Facebook and Twitter. We’ll see if and how people use it to communicate about shows and if it impacts viewing. Perhaps, instead of [...]
Connected TVs that deliver high quality video (both in terms of content and HD video) directly to the TV via broadband are starting to hit the market.
One key consequence of these TVs is the elimination of boxes, such as the Playstation 3, that previously served this purpose. In their first XBR9 TV, Sony took the [...]
Often times it’s a single product, inserted into an already up and running industry, that serves as a catalyst to take a new media or medium from early adopter growth to mainstream usage. Think iPhone to mobile browsing or Wii and casual video games. Will hulu do the same for mobile video?
Mobile video has been [...]
There’s plenty of buzz around “Hulu vs. Cable TV” (just search for that phrase), but does consumer behavior back it up? So far, the numbers say no.
The Hulu vs. Cable argument centers on traffic and videos watched. But important number is the minutes spent per video – are people spending the time to watch [...]
Probably. And it’s not 1950. We’re talking about Connected TVs.
According to Parks Associates, 33% of US households with broadband are interested in connected set top boxes. Later this year, awareness and interest may continue growing as connected TVs, no set top box needed, are launched (connect the TV to the router and start using those [...]
Variety is reporting that Wii is in talks to start a video streaming service, according to an interview with Curt Mavis, persident of digital media for Lionsgate. According to Mr. Mavis
The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices. I think when we see the Wii come into the market with [...]
Vizio leapfrogs LG’s direct-to-TV Neflix announcement with a full set of direct to TV services. In a release put out today, Vizio announced that later this year consumers will be able to bring an HDTV home, plug in an Internet connection, and without any additional services or boxes, access the following:
Casual games through Accedo Broadband [...]
Thanks to LG, every box that delivers content to your HDTV will be undergoing an existential crisis.
For years, I’ve been talking about a day when you bring home your TV, plug it in to an electrical and broadband outlet, and start getting a range of content and applications – no boxes or cable needed…cable companies [...]
