We are not sure if anyone else got the memo, but apparently this week is the week for TV makers to launch movies on demand streaming services on their respective internet-connected HDTV models. On Monday the Acetrax Movies app went live on the Samsung Internet@TV platform; on Tuesday LG Electronics officially updated their NetCast portal to (among other things) provide ... Read More »

Having originally signed a partnership agreement back in August, Samsung and Acetrax – the Zurich-based digital media retailer that provides video-on-demand (VoD) content – have this week launched the Acetrax Movies app on the Samsung Internet@TV portal, allowing viewers to rent or buy streamed/ downloaded movies on a pay-per-film basis to be watched directly on their internet-connected HDTV displays. Acetrax ... Read More »

Producing movies in 3D has quickly become a growing trend with movie studios. They want a film that practically leaps off the screen, one that audiences can reach out to and almost touch. It all sounds like a good idea, but not every one is on board with the way 3D movies are made, especially when it involves adding 3D ... Read More »

Fox has joined other major American TV networks including CBS, NBC, and ABC in blocking Google TV. As things stand, all four networks will not grant Google TV access to shows they stream online on their own network or on approved partner sites. Announced this past May and officially launched last month, Google TV is the latest innovation from Google ... Read More »

The BBC has announced plans to launch their critically-acclaimed iPlayer online television catch-up service in foreign markets. The BBC iPlayer currently provides UK viewers the chance to watch over the internet popular TV and radio programmes that they may have missed on regular television. The platform debuted in 2007 and has been upgraded several times since. The latest version integrates ... Read More »