Big Brother Is Not Watching All The Time
The relaunch of popular reality TV show Big Brother in the UK on Channel 5 has promised a selection of changes to try and freshen up the format in its new home, and while one of these changes is a...
View ArticleChannel 4 Announce Catch Up Channel As 4seven
Channel 4′s chief executive David Abraham has revealed the launch of the UK network’s first new ‘traditional’ TV channel since 2005, a ‘catch-up channel’ that is being given the name of ’4seven’....
View ArticleComcast Reveal New Project Dayview Smart TV System
Comcast have used the current ’Cable Show 2012′ in Boston (USA) as a means of promoting their plans for the future of TV, claiming that they have managed to produce a service that will connect with the...
View ArticlePayPal Added As TiVo TV Shopping Option
TiVo and Comcast have come to a unique agreement with online payment services provider PayPal, after revealing their intentions to make home shopping even easier than before. The move will see viewers...
View ArticleTeletext Holidays Makes Comeback On Virgin TiVo
Having recently announced their upcoming departure from digital terrestrial TV platform Freeview, Teletext Holidays have revealed their first entry as an interactive TV service since that day, as...
View ArticleTom Hanks Interactive TV Show Electric City Debuts On Yahoo
A 90 minute, 20 episode animated series called Electric City and featuring Tom Hanks, is being touted as a first-of-its-kind as it is a complete online interaction of social, digital, gaming and mobile...
View ArticleGlobal Networks Hit Starting Blocks And Hype Up 2012 Olympics Coverage
With the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games just hours away, the host broadcaster BBC are amongst many channels around the world that have expressed their delight and excitement at their plans...
View ArticleShazam Expands To Tag Every American Show
Online TV ‘second screen‘ content provider Shazam have announced that they have extended the range of content covered by their service, with any TV show in the USA now ‘taggable’ on the app. The system...
View ArticleICM Partners And Screenz Announce New Television App Development Deal
ICM Partners and the cross-media company Screenz has announced a new agreement that will see the two companies converge together to create apps, games and other interactive experiences built around...
View ArticleBBC Relaunch Red Button Content As Connected
The BBC has this week revealed another step forward in their broadcasting offerings, as they revealed a reinvention of their Red Button interactive TV service that now offers additional...
View ArticleXbox 360 Plan Interactive TV Innovation
Microsoft have revealed plans to develop a unique ‘interactive TV’ service for the Xbox 360 games console, according to a recent job listing from the American company. Filed under the Soho...
View ArticleWinky Dink The First Interactive Television Show
Back in 1953 creators Harry W. Prichett and Edwin Brit Wyckoff came up with the idea of having kids put a piece of plastic on their television screens and using a series of color markers to interact...
View ArticleRising Star Shot Down By ITV
ITV’s planned new Saturday night entertainment show Rising Star is now no longer their planned new Saturday night entertainment show, after the channel chose to cancel their project of adapting the...
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