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Should Netflix be more like TV, and just start playing a continuous stream of content as soon as you launch the app? There are good reasons for and against it. Read more »
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Should Netflix be more like TV, and just start playing a continuous stream of content as soon as you launch the app? There are good reasons for and against it. Read more »
Changing the fabric of the long standing television industry is more than just a matter of convenience for Google – it’s clearly a goal and perhaps even a necessity. Read more »
There are tons of great apps on your phone. So why does the app store on your TV look so pale in comparison? A lack of technical standards is one reason,… Read more »
Many of the biggest stories in the connected consumer space occurred mostly offstage in 2012. Apple conducted behind-the-scenes discussions about rolling out new media services in 2013 and beyond. Google spent… Read more »
Living room platform environments will change dramatically over the next few years. While the installed base and near-term opportunities are dominated by legacy set-top boxes driven by cable, telephone and satellite… Read more »
The Internet is expanding the amount of available content at almost incomprehensible rates, but the difficulty of navigating through all of that content has quickly soured the TV-viewing experience. To understand… Read more »
The adoption of tablets, social media and new interfaces and the changing nature of the TV itself mean the digital living room will continue on its path of rapid change, thanks… Read more »
Ikea’s Uppleva TV solution, which combines a Smart TV with living room furniture, will launch in select retail locations in Europe next month. Some of the apps available on the device… Read more »
A new platform has emerged to create converged applications between the TV, PCs and mobile devices. Clik, which released a mobile app that can connect to any screen with a browser,… Read more »
At this point, it’s not clear which of the emerging approaches will ultimately win, but the end result is the entertainment equivalent to a computer operating system, so the possible rewards… Read more »