Category: TV’s
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BT YouView now with Netflix
Everyone and their cat seems to have a Netflix account these days; but if you’ve been a loyal BT YouView customer, you probably would have noticed the absence of the sought after app. Finally BT has struck up a deal with the streaming service to bring Netflix to BT YouView boxes. Also See: YouTube Talk […]
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R.I.P. Plasma TV as LG Ceases Production
Things are moving on in the television market. Today, the televisions found in the most cutting edge living rooms are festooned with new features designed to take screen technology and high definition programming into a new, exciting era. Abbreviations such as ‘OLED’, ‘LCD’, ‘4k’ and ‘5k’ are being thrown around, as well as the phrase […]
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Amazon launches affordable Fire TV streaming stick
Amazon seem to be attacking every aspect of the Technology world at the moment, with it’s Amazon Fire Phone, Fire Tablet, Prime service, Kindle eReader and the Prime Streaming service, so it’s not so shocking that the company has released its own Chromecast/Roku-esq streaming stick called the Amazon Fire TV Stick. The HDMI based streaming […]
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Amazon Fire TV Now Available in UK
Amazon is continuing to stick their fingers in yet another pie, as they continue on their path to world domination. First came Amazon Prime offering services similar to Netflix and other movie streaming services, then there was the Amazon Fire smartphone and tablets and now they’re adding Fire TV to their list of accomplishments. The […]
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Sky Invest in Pluto.TV – Does This Mean New Things For Sky Go?
US online video service Pluto.TV have recently had a significant investment from the well-known company Sky. The investment cost Sky half a million dollars and all for Pluto.TV’s expertise in streamed content and further information on multi-platform TV viewing. You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Pluto.TV if you’re from the UK as it […]
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EE Branch Out With EE TV
EE are branching out from the mobile network world they’ve become accustomed to and are venturing into the new realms of TV set-top-boxes, due to be known as EE TV. EE TV will offer Freeview channels as well as catch-up services like BBC iPlayer. The box will feature 70 Freeview channels and will add more […]
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Freeview Update on September 3rd – Digital Retune needed for Children’s and News channels
In the UK, people will a Freeview TV will need to do a mass update this coming Wednesday (September the 3rd 2014) as the Freeview TV guide will be updated and expanded to free up some extra capacity for new services. The re-tune will see Children’s TV and News services will move to new channel numbers, […]
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Xbox One Digital TV Tuner dated and priced for UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain
Microsoft have always stated that the Xbox One console is more than just a games machine, but for us folks outside of the US this often a claim that can be questioned, but thankfully one of the Xbox One’s current US only features is now scheduled to be coming to the UK in the form […]
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Chromecast Launch Mirroring for Android Devices
Y’know when you connect your laptop to your TV to watch films on the big screen? Have you ever thought how cool it would be to be able to do that with your Android smartphone?! Google announced on their Official Android Blog that Chromecast users will be able to do just that! Whether it’s viewing […]
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4K TV May be as Common as HDTV by 2015
If you’ve been waiting too long for 4K TV channels to arrive in the UK, then worry not as a new Ultra HD TV broadcast specification has just been approved for use in Europe by the DVB Steering Board. The new DVB-UHDTV Phase 1 specification means over the air transmissions of content in 3840×2160 resolution […]
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BBC and Sky Trial Virtual Reality TV
TV broadcasters are always trying to remain at the bleeding edge of technology in the TV sector. Pioneers of HD and high resolution content and programming, such as Planet Earth HD, set the bar for high quality content in the last decade, but these days it’s about bringing your audience closer to the action with […]
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Google Play Movies Launched in 21 New Markets
Google Play Movies is spreading its wings and landing in another 21 countries. That means the service is now available in 90 markets worldwide. Also See: Google Glass Goes from Geek to Chic Google Play Movies allows users to watch movies purchased or rented on Google Play. You can watch your favourite movies on an […]