US-based digital media management company Rovi Corporation this month announced that it has signed up some major players to develop interactive advertising campaigns to run on the Rovi Advertising Network, which is part of the firm’s Smart TV advertising programme. Some of the illustrious brands that have signed up to develop these ad campaigns through the programme in the United ... Read More »

Netflix subscribers in the UK and Ireland will be able to enjoy a great range of BBC content in 2012, following a licensing deal that has been reached between Netflix Inc and BBC Worldwide. The new digital licensing agreement means that viewers will be able to enjoy an enhanced viewing experience through Netflix. Netflix to stream BBC content following licensing ... Read More »

Following the vision of its late co-founder Steve Jobs, Apple is now steaming ahead into the television arena using its own unique technological approach. The Wall Street Journal this week reported that officials from the company have revealed its ideas for the future of TV services to executives in major media companies in a series of behind-the-door discussions. Apple reveals ... Read More »

According to data released by UK research group Meko that specialises in the European display sector, the third quarter of this year saw the number of LED-based LCD TV sets sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) overtake the number of CCFL-backlit LCD televisions for the first time. Sales of LED TVs is reported to have reached 52 percent ... Read More »

A recent study has revealed that the overall prices of large-sized LCD TV panels for the month of September fell at the fastest rate in twelve months, with the decline in pricing attributed to sluggish consumer demand. A significant dip of close to 5 percent resulted in the biggest extent of price drop seen in a year, according to data ... Read More »