Samsung has this week announced a deal with internet giant Yahoo, which will see the latter’s Broadcast Interactivity platform integrated with the Korean manufacturer’s Smart TVs. Yahoo to deploy interactive TV platform on Samsung Smart TVs What this means for Samsung users is that they’ll be getting a lot more interactive content to play with, such as on-screen prompts in ... Read More »

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) shows no sign of letting up in its war against rival video-on-demand (VoD) providers like LoveFilm and Netflix, with the broadcaster ramping up its policy of signing exclusive deals with major Hollywood producers. Having recently agreed a deal with Warner Bros. to gain exclusive access to all of the studio’s newest films, Sky has now come ... Read More »

Latest research shows that OLED TV faces a far from certain future, with yet more concerns being raised over display makers’ ability to manufacture the organic light emitting diode panels in sufficient quantities. Only 500 sets of OLED TV will ship by end of 2012 The news from market intelligence firm NPD DisplaySearch is a further blow for the likes ... Read More »

Sony has announced a rather enticing promotion that it hopes will boost sales of its flagship HX8 series of Bravia LED LCD TVs, wherein anyone who snaps one up will be entitled to claim a free ‘Bond 50 Box Set’ containing Blu-ray discs of all 22 James Bond films. Sony offering free Bond 50 Blu-ray boxset for HX8 TV buyers ... Read More »

Japanese TV manufacturer’s financial woes show few signs of abating in the near future, prompting one of the country’s biggest brands to openly admit that it fears for its future. Japanese brands Panasonic, Sony & Sharp suffer TV woes Sony, Panasonic and Sharp all posted very disappointing Q2 results, with the latter announcing that it had “material doubts” as to ... Read More »