connected TV Articles

Three New Media Lessons Learned In 2011

What lessons did 2011 teach us about the new media business? Daisy Whitney shares three lessons learned in online video, social media and connected TV ads in this week's episode, drawing from Shira Lazar's What's Trending, the Old Spice Guy, and research on connected TVs. ...

Social TV Comes To Sony Bravia Connected TVs

A recent firmware update for the 2011 Sony Bravia TVs brings with it the ability to do some social networking right on your TV without ever leaving the program, something I have stated I would like and I'm sure some others would as well.

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - New YouTube Edition

Without even a hint of doubt, the biggest online video news story of the week came at the end of the week, on Thursday, when YouTube blindsided users with an unexpected wide rollout of a new YouTube redesign heavy on social interaction and customization. Of ...

Lenovo LeTV To Be LeConnected To LeInternet

I think that we can now officially claim the time of the connected TV is upon us. Even Lenovo is now getting into it. I guess they weren't satisfied with simply passing Dell as second largest PC maker now they want to start busting in ...

Video Gadget Gift Giving Guide - The Chris Edition

It fell to me to do a video gadgetry gift guide. Since I dabble in all things consumer electronics, I figured, why not? I'm going to break it up into price ranges because some of us aren't millionaires but we all have video gadget needs, ...

Panasonic Viera Headed For OTT Converged Screen Combat With Viera Connect Market

Panasonic seems completely serious when it comes to combining online video with normal TV. They have no less than a dozen pre-installed apps planned for their upcoming Viera connected TVs and the expected total available apps now sits at around 120. The big names like Netflix ...

Sony Cutting The Cable For You? Aiming For A Sony Online TV Service?

Remember when I was writing about Sony the other day, well really it was about Google TV and stuff, but I mentioned that Howard Stringer, the Sony CEO, was talking about big R&D in a new TV. Well, some speculation has launched into what that ...

Viewers Watch Video On Tablets 30% Longer Than On Desktop

Ooyala just dropped some new research via their Global Video Index which used data from July 1st through September 30th and used an anonymous cross-section of Ooyala customers and partner databases which is stated as being, "an array of broadcasters, studios, cable operators, print publications, ...

Logitech Gives Up On Google TV, But Who Hasn't?

Nope, not gonna do it no mo! That's what Logitech Chairman and CEO Guerrino De Luca said recently. Shines a new light on the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility doesn't it? The Logitech CEO said that it was a big mistake and that the software ...

YuMe Pushes Interactive Video Ads To TV With LG Connected TV Ad Platform

Yeah baby! Screen Convergence Rising! Alright, sorry, I'm a bit amped up these days as I've got a lot going on, like my NaNoWriMo novel and everything else. Now, LG and YuMe have crushed one over the wall and announced some pretty killer cooperation that ...

YouTube Killed TV, Except That It Didn't... Yet

There's a very cool infographic making the rounds called YouTube Killed TV. It's filled with excellent graphical representations of some really impressive--and in some cases, mind boggling--statistics about the video sharing site. The only problem I have with it, of course, is the exaggerated claim ...

Google TV Gets Massive Overhaul, Streamlined UI, More Content

It's been quiet for some time in the Google TV camp, however, yesterday they released the all new, fully updated version of the interface. In a blog post at the Google TV site they talked about all the new changes and features and what it means ...

AOL Expands HD Video Offerings to Samsung, Google TV with New App

AOL has announced a new version of their creatively named AOL HD app, which is now available for Samsung Smart TVs and Google TV. You might remember that it was originally available on Roku, Boxee, DivX TV, and Yahoo! Connected TV.

Build A Winning Online Video Contest - An Overview Of The Launchpad6 Platform

Earlier in the year I ran an online video contest at Gamers Daily News through Launchpad6, for whom I have done some writing work as well. Since I used their system, it means I could give an accurate run down of the system's features and ...

Majority Of The World's 42 Million Internet Connected TV Homes Still In America

So you are feverishly making apps, widgets, channels, and what-nots to get your message out around the globe via Internet connected TVs, well you might want to slow down there, Hoss. Recent research from Strategy Analytics shows there are 42 million homes around the world with ...