The long wait is almost over for Avatar fans following this week’s announcement by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment that the Blu-ray 3D version of James Cameron’s popular sci-fi flick will be released as a “Collector’s Edition” to the general public on the 15th of October in the United Kingdom. Avatar 3D Blu-ray gets 15 October UK release date James ... Read More »

The BBC’s popular iOS iPlayer app has just been given a batch of new updates in response to viewer feedback, including one that makes full use of the new fangled Retina display on iPad 3. BBC updates iPlayer app to support iPad 3’s Retina display Following requests for better playback, the Beeb have made changes to improve video performance, and ... Read More »

BSkyB’s (British Sky Broadcasting) Now TV internet streaming service has just been unveiled on YouView in a move that signals a surprising turnaround in relations between the UK’s foremost premium content provider and the BBC-backed venture. The Now TV application showed up on the YouView homepage last Friday, and is the first premium content service to appear on the IPTV ... Read More »

Is plasma TV soon to become a thing of the past? The display technology, which was once the number one choice for buyers of flat-screen televisions, has just seen its market share slump in the USA to a new 15-month low, as its long and drawn-out fall from grace continues in the wake of LCD TV’s dominance. Plasma market share ... Read More »

Efforts by the BBC to make its popular iPlayer service available in the USA have met staunch resistance from local cable TV networks, meaning it’s unlikely to be rolled out in the country anytime soon. The UK public service broadcaster recently announced that it would be extending its overseas iPlayer offering by another 12 months, but the US is among ... Read More »