Apple and Google will be casting a nervous glance over their shoulders soon, with reports claiming that Microsoft is on the verge of releasing its own set-top box – to be known as “Xbox TV” – as it throws down the gauntlet in the home entertainment arena. Microsoft developing Xbox set-top box to rival Apple TV According to technology and ... Read More »

Only two out of the top 5 TV brands registered positive year-on-year growth in terms of worldwide flat-panel television revenues during the third quarter of 2012, the latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast report from market research firm DisplaySearch has revealed. Samsung & LG see TV revenue grow as Sony & Panasonic struggle Both hailing from South Korea, the ... Read More »

Probably the favorite pastime in the UK and an increasing number of nations throughout the world, watching TV is becoming something of a global phenomenon. With advances in home entertainment technology, numerous clunky remotes have emerged as the norm, sometimes requiring a small textbook to understand and effectively navigate the various controls and options. Google TV update adds voice search ... Read More »

BBC Worldwide, the UK public service broadcaster’s commercial arm, has launched a new digital nature YouTube channel, which is also the organisation’s first ever original-content channel on the popular video streaming platform. Dubbed “Earth Unplugged“, the channel will exclusively broadcast a variety of new programmes filmed by BBC Earth Productions, the global natural history brand of BBC Worldwide. BBC launches ... Read More »

Ever watched something on TV and wanted to know what programme you were watching right at that very minute? Perhaps you’ve listened to the radio, wondering what the name of that song is. A new service being trialed by the BBC – dubbed “Radiotagbot” – is helping thousands of people in this similar plight, by providing identification and bookmarking services ... Read More »