Topic: IPTV in your HDTV
Now that it won't be the Blu-ray player that is expected to provide HD viewers with access to media in the outside world, CE manufacturers who still want their brands on the channels to Internet video are looking to dodge the "media PC," and bypass the set-top box, in a maneuver that could still leave brands such as LG and Sony holding the keys to IPTV. Microsoft, Macrovision, and Motorola may all be in trouble.
Even the ravaged economy can't hamper the growth of IPTV on a global basis, according to an analyst report released today.
Posted February 2, 2009, 11:22 AM ET
Certain Netflix members this weekend received a survey from the company in their inbox which asked if users would pay more for premium content.
Posted February 2, 2009, 9:37 AM ET
Now that consumers are pinching pennies, an analyst group is predicting that high-speed broadband prices will fall to levels that will make IPTV a preferable alternative to cable and satellite TV...in some parts of the planet, at least.
Posted January 14, 2009, 1:35 PM ET
A world of choice and opportunity in televised media was offered up last week at CES, with the Internet enabling new channels and greater viewer choices. Of course, that world won't get here on its own.
Posted January 12, 2009, 1:01 PM ET
CBS' TV.com, a site formerly providing information about television programming has begun its transition to a video site, and is expected to announce some critical distribution deals today.
Posted January 12, 2009, 11:29 AM ET
At CES 2009, EchoStar previewed a new 1 TB HD DVR with an integrated Slingbox. Combining TV and IP technologies, the DVR will include a touchpad remote control, RF support, and brand new, tile-based user interface.
Posted January 11, 2009, 10:35 PM ET
What'll be behind the Yahoo TV widgets slated to show up later this week in set top boxes from Sony, Samsung, and other TV makers? A dual software stack from Intel, officials said, in a demo for Betanews Sunday at CES.
Posted January 11, 2009, 7:29 PM ET
Amidst all the announcements about widgets this week was one ominous note: a survey from Strategy Analytics saying that consumers it surveyed weren't all that hot on widgets.
Posted January 10, 2009, 5:48 PM ET
When Intel sold off its networking processor group to Marvell three years ago, some said Intel was letting go of its dream of connecting the planet's media devices. Wrong.
Posted January 10, 2009, 4:12 PM ET
Sling Media has announced a new product at CES designed to enable remote scheduling on DVRs made by its satellite TV parent company, EchoStar. SingGuide offers much of the same functionality as TiVo Central Online.
Posted January 8, 2009, 9:25 PM ET
Like Vizio, Sony announced at CES 2009 that its Bravia line of LCD HDTVs would include built-in streaming Internet capability without a set-top box.
Posted January 8, 2009, 7:27 PM ET
The channel behind the TV channels you watch could be the most lucrative new advertising platform since the advent of the Web.
Posted January 8, 2009, 4:43 PM ET
Continuing the move toward integrating the Internet with televisions, Vizio has announced Connected HDTV, a technology platform that it said will be integrated into its displays shipping this fall.
Posted January 8, 2009, 3:24 PM ET
Samsung has announced that its first DivX Certified flat-panel high-definition televisions will be available in March. The company announced a licensing agreement with DivX last year.
Posted January 7, 2009, 4:19 PM ET
Toshiba's press conference at CES 2009 this morning featured announcements in the areas of LCD TVs, DTV/DVD combos, and standalone DVD players.
Posted January 7, 2009, 3:03 PM ET
The first of NetGear's three big product announcements at CES this morning is its Internet TV player set top box which carries on it, among the usual Web-based offerings, a built-in BitTorrent client.
Posted January 7, 2009, 1:24 PM ET
TiVo viewers are already accustomed to finding content textually through a menu, even if typing on a remote is a pain. But soon, a new feature will enable them to find Internet videos alongside their regular HD media.
Posted January 7, 2009, 2:58 AM ET
The broadband-connected television market will be in full bloom at CES 2009, with Samsung announcing that its newest lineup of HDTVs will sport "Internet@TV", a Yahoo-powered widget interface.
Posted January 5, 2009, 2:16 PM ET
If you don't own a media PC yet, do you actually want one? Now would be a good time for anyone who makes media PCs to step up to the plate and deliver an updated value proposition...Any volunteers?
Posted December 31, 2008, 12:23 PM ET
Last year, one of the most stunning announcements to come out of CES was from, of all places, Comcast -- a CATV provider. One reason could be because technology is giving viewers clear alternatives to scheduled programming.
Posted December 23, 2008, 4:31 PM ET
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