Massive losses from Sharp and a profit warning from Sony have once again underlined the enormous difficulties facing Japan’s most famous consumer electronics brands, which are beset by the same two problems – a lack of competitiveness in the TV-making industry, and the rising value of the Yen. TV woes persist for Sony & Sharp as Panasonic bounce back Sony, ... Read More »

US-based readers who own an Apple TV media streamer might just notice something different when they switch on their box this week – Hulu Plus. Apple TV gets Hulu Plus app Viewers will notice that the Hulu Plus app has recently been added to the Apple TV home screen. With the new update, existing Hulu Plus subscribers will be able ... Read More »

Hot on the heels of its pay-as-you-go internet TV service launch last month, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has this week unveiled a new iPad and iPhone app so that viewers can watch NOW TV on the go. Sky releases Now TV app for iPhone & iPad NOW TV went live last month, and was initially only available on PCs, Macs ... Read More »

Big changes are coming to the Freeview Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) this summer in order to make navigation easier and free up additional space for new services, according to a statement published this week by the company which is responsible for channel number allocation as well as schedule information delivery on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform. Freeview HD slots ... Read More »

Team GB might not have secured any gold metals just yet, but BBC Online – comprising the BBC Sport website, iPlayer as well as Olympics app – has smashed several records with its coverage of the first 48 hours of the Olympic Games. BBC Sport & iPlayer enjoy record-breaking start to Olympics Covering the London 2012 Olympics has been a ... Read More »