News about Televisions
German police raid Hyundai IT at IFA
German police seized TVs, mobile phones and other gadgets from the Hyundai IT booth at Berlin's IFA electronics fair on Saturday
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iPlayer extends week-long limit
The Beeb has now revealed it plans to trial 'series stacking' on the iPlayer, where episodes from selected series will be available online for longer than the current seven-day limit
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BBC lifts lid on iPlayer user habits
The BBC claims to have identified the typical user for iPlayer -- a 40-year-old man in full-time employment, with a partner but no children
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Kangaroo Web TV faces monopoly probe
The Office of Fair Trading says the joint venture between BBC, ITV and Channel 4 could create an excessive concentration of video content
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BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
The BBC is still experiencing an increase in demand for its iPlayer service since it launched last year, after a 20 per cent rise in streamed or downloaded programmes between March and April
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Sony posts loss, but flogs more electronics
Sony posted a $45m loss for its fourth quarter earnings, but both the videogame and electronics divisions posted strong growth, despite struggling with TVs
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News.blog: OLED panels promised for 2009
Samsung SDI says that by 2009, not only will it have OLED panels for larger TVs, but also for monitors and notebook displays, writes News.com blogger Erica Ogg
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BBC's tech chief hops off to Kangaroo
Ashley Highfield, the BBC's director of future media and technology, is to head up the Kangaroo online TV service, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV and Channel 4
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BBC backs 'Broadband Charter' for ISPs
Auntie's tech chief Ashley Highfield has hit back at ISPs who want online organisations to pay extra for distributing bandwidth-heavy video content
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News.blog: Pioneer drops plasma production
The company will cease production of its own plasma panels because that portion of the business is losing money, writes News.com blogger Erica Ogg
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News.blog: Apple TV 2.0 faces delays
The new version of Apple TV 'is not quite finished', according to a recent press release from the company, writes News.com blogger Tom Krazit
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BBC iPlayer attracts 3.5 million views
A quarter of a million programmes per day on average were downloaded or streamed from the BBC service in the two weeks after its launch on Christmas Day
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Plasma TVs making a comeback
Given up for dead less than a year ago, plasma TVs are making a comeback, with manufacturers boosting sales forecasts
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News.blog: Sony repeats its OLED performance
Sony is duplicating last year's showing at CES, displaying yet another 27-inch prototype OLED TV this year, writes News.com blogger Michael Kanellos
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News.blog: Panasonic to debut 150-inch plasma
Panasonic is expected to unveil a 150-inch plasma television at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, writes News.com blogger Michael Kanellos
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FireWire speed set to quadruple
Backers say a new electrical specification will see the speed of the data-interfacing standard rise from 800Mbps to 3.2Gbps -- which would make it practical for HD TV signals
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OLED TVs still AWOL for consumers
The much-anticipated televisions will remain unavailable until sometime next year, dangling the promise of better picture quality and energy efficiency over consumers
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GP surgeries enlist digital TV receptionists
More than 1,100 of the UK's GP surgeries can now offer patients the ability to amend, book and cancel appointments via digital interactive TV and mobile phone
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- LG 50PG6900: 50-inch plasma goodness with built-in Freeview+
- Sony not alone in displaying OLEDs at Ceatec 2008
- Panasonic doubts future of OLED TVs
- LG Flatron M2294D: When monitors and TVs get it on
- Loewe Connect 32 Media Full-HD+ DR+: What recession?
- InFocus X9: Fancy a 369 inch TV for £500?
- Sky Player: Sounds like iPlayer
- Sharp Aquos XS1: Ultra-slim 1080p TV with LED backlight
- Photos: Pioneer Kuro KRP-500 and KRP-600 aren't KRP at all
- Freeview HD: BBC completes DVB-T2 trial on R&D's birthday
- Samsung at IFA 2008: Women, ultra high definition and widgets
- Samsung at IFA: A 200Hz LCD and other TV treats
- Photos: We project a riot with Epson's DM2, TW420 and TW5000
- Photos: Hands-on with new TVs from Sony
- Toshiba Regza 40ZF575D: Improving bog-standard video
