Roku ups the ante with more content for UK release
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: February 10, 2012 | No CommentsTag: BBC iPlayer, roku
Last year we first had news that Apple TV rival Roku were looking to make their streaming service available to regions outside of the US. Last month the company launched two devices for preorder, and now Roku ups the ante…
Sky TV without the dish incoming
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 31, 2012 | 1 CommentTag: Sky TV, Sony PS3, Xbox 360
Satellite TV provider Sky have been pretty busy with regards to announcements this week, which kicked off yesterday with the announcement of the BBC iPlayer set to be available. Earlier today we told you about the incoming Sky Go application…
Sky BBC iPlayer confirmed, Anytime+ opened up
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 30, 2012 | No CommentsTag: BBC iPlayer, I.TV, Sky Anytime+, Sky TV
Back in November we told you that the BBC iPlayer could begin launching on more services such as Sky and Netflix sometime in the future. Today we have the good news that the Sky BBC iPlayer has been confirmed, and…
BT Vision to add social media to try and tempt viewers
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 16, 2012 | No CommentsTag: BT Vision, Netflix, Sky TV
The UK consumer has seen the choices of viewable content increase in recent weeks with the likes of Netflix being launched, which comes alongside a variety of other providers offering content. Today we have news of one of these BT…
Cheaper Apple TV alternative Roku launches in the UK
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 10, 2012 | No CommentsTag: Netflix, roku
Back in November we told you about Roku’s plans to expand outside the US into the UK and Canada this year. Now today the cheaper alternative to Apple TV, Roku launches in the UK with two devices. Only yesterday we…
Amazon responds to Netflix UK launch with Lovefilm price cut
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 9, 2012 | No CommentsTag: amazon, Lovefilm, Netflix
Earlier today we told you about the Netflix streaming service being launched in the UK for the first time. Now Amazon has responded to the Netflix UK launch with a Lovefilm price cut to fend off the competition from its…
Samsung inTouch device turns any HDTV Smart
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 9, 2012 | No CommentsTag: samsung, Samsung inTouch, Smart TV
We recently told you about the first LG TV that was to come with the Google TV feature, as more new TVs now become Smart TVs. Now if you have recently purchased a new HDTV and still want an internet…
Netflix says hello to UK consumers, pricing revealed
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 9, 2012 | No CommentsTag: Netflix
A couple of days ago we told you that owners of the PlayStation 3 were beginning to receive the Netflix application on their systems. Today we can tell you that Netflix says hello as it launches to UK consumers, and…
Netflix UK launch nears as PS3s get app
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 7, 2012 | No CommentsTag: Netflix, Sony PS3
Last October we told you that Netflix were planning on expanding their service away from the US early this year. The company has been offering its service to US consumers since 2007, and promised to launch a similar service in…
Roku box shrinks in size to a memory stick
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 5, 2012 | No CommentsTag: roku
Roku have long provided set top boxes in the US as a rival alternative to the Apple TV. Later this year the company is planning to expand its service to the UK and Canada, and in the meantime the Roku…
Netflix does streaming deal with BBC for UK and Ireland
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: December 20, 2011 | No CommentsTag: BBC, Netflix
Back towards the end of October we told you that popular streaming service Netflix was planning on launching in the UK and Ireland in 2012. Today we have news that Netflix has agreed a streaming deal with the BBC for…
Ofcom report reveals Virgin Media disappointment, Sky satisfaction
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: November 25, 2011 | 1 CommentTag: Ofcom, sky, Virgin Media
The latest customer satisfaction reports from Ofcom are now available and they have revealed disappointment amongst dissatisfied Virgin Media customers. The media giants found themselves in last place in two categories and not much better off in a third according…
TiVo Virgin Media update begins rollout new features added
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 18, 2011 | No CommentsTag: tivo, Virgin Media
The TiVo Virgin Media update begins to rollout across the UK to customers with new features added, with the automatic update beginning last night and continuing over the next week. There will be some clever new features added to the…
Apple TV rival Roku coming to UK and Canada 2012
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 17, 2011 | 1 CommentTag: Apple TV, roku
We told you recently about the possibility of a new Apple TV being in the pipeline after retailers had began discounting the current version, and listing it as a 2010 model. Now the platform could be getting more competition on…
Apple TV 2 gets a price cut, new model coming before Christmas?
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTag: apple, Apple TV
There have been numerous rumors recently that Apple was in the process of developing its own branded TV sets. In the meantime the company has what it calls its little hobby, Apple TV. Now we can tell you that the…
