The European Union has stumped up 14 million euro to fund research into creating a standard method of sending TV over the Internet.
The money has been granted to the P2P-Next consortium, consisting of 21 organisations including the BBC, European Broadcasting Union, Lancaster University and Pioneer Digital Design Centre, among others. An additional 5 [...]
LONDON (Reuters) - ITV unveiled plans for the 20 million
pound re-launch of its ITV.com service, which will provide live
programmes, a 30-day catch-up service and access to its archive
via the Internet.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Joost, the Internet TV company
founded by Europe’s top Web entrepreneurs, has taken a big step
towards commercial viability by signing up 31 advertisers
worldwide ahead of the launch of its free service.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Companies which provide television
over Internet technology (IPTV) joined forces on Monday to set
a single global standard, so that all systems would work
together.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Companies which provide television
over Internet technology (IPTV) joined forces on Monday to set
a single global standard, so that all systems would work
together.
Skype revolutionised free Internet calling and is doing well on the video call front too. After all, being snapped up for almost £1.5bn by Ebay in 2005, means it had to be doing something right, right?
The fledgling, yet competitive, Internet TV space is the target for the latest venture for the Skype founders, who have just unveiled Joost – pronounced Juiced. It will work similar to Skype in that you download an piece of free software but instead of calling anyone, it will hunt the Web for Net TV content you might want to watch.
Not all that revolutionary in itself but they say Joost will be the first broadcast-quality TV service online. That’s full-screen, broadcast-quality video with instant channel flipping. Sounds peachy.
The service, being trialled now, is due to go live in the coming months.-Martin Lynch
The firm that made its name with free net calls is making a grab for the lucrative market of internet TV.
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on
Sunday showed off a hatbox-shaped computer for the living room
and a video game machine that plays Internet TV, arguing years
of hype about a world of connected technology finally was
coming true.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens
AG may withdraw from the Internet TV market in China, a local
newspaper reported on Friday.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens
AG may withdraw from the Internet TV market in China, a local
newspaper reported on Friday. Siemens has dismissed its team in
charge of Internet Protocol Television in China, the Shanghai
Securities News said, citing industry sources saying that it
was a “failure” for Siemens after the company had lost a bid to
cooperate in the launch of IPTV services in Shanghai.