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Google Testing TV Search
11th March 2010
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Google is testing a new TV search service in conjunction with Dish Network. More »
X-Factor Shows Meteoric Mobile Traffic Rise
17th December 2009
Reality shows on T.V. really have their audiences engaged, and this spills over into increased mobile web traffic. One of the most popular shows in the UK, X-Factor proves this. More »
Traditional Media Delivers News Faster Than Social Media
20th July 2009
A number of recent major news events and breaking news stories were reported first on blogs and microblogging sites like Twitter, even before they were reported by the traditional media. However a study conducted at Cornell University finds that traditional media still remains vital in delivering the news first. More »
Young People Abandoning Email And TV
4th February 2009
Change, they say, is the only constant. This seems to apply to the findings of studies conducted on the modes of entertainment pursued by youngsters – teenagers in particular – today. More »
YouTube Allows Video Downloads
21st January 2009
For the first time since its inception, YouTube has decided to allow users to download content from their site. More »
Google Launches Free TV Ad Creator
19th January 2009
It just got cheaper and a lot easier to advertise products on television. Google has launched a free television ad creation service for AdWords advertisers. More »
It’s Not Web TV, It’s Connected TV
15th January 2009
When Web TV was first introduced in the 1990s, the TV set was connected to a keyboard and a set top box. Back then, it did not succeed quite as well as expected. But now it seems to be making a comeback in a modified form, with the keyboard and set top box built into the TV itself; And it’s now called Connected TV. More »
Internet Advertising On The Upswing
11th September 2008
If forecasts made by various media communications companies are to be believed, the amount of money spent on internet advertising is poised to increase considerably. More »
Intel + Yahoo! Innovate With Interactive TV
21st August 2008
There is some good news, for those who cannot decide between watching their favorite TV program and surfing the World Wide Web. Connected TV, from Yahoo! enables users to access the Web on their television sets, while also continuing to watch their favorite TV show. More »
Google Media Server Now Connects With TV
9th July 2008
Google recently announced the availability of a new gadget called the ‘Google Media Server’ or ‘Google Media Player’. The device will enable customers to watch content stored in the computer memory on their television set. More »
Google TV Ads Now Available To All US Advertisers
7th May 2008
Google has been running a test program to air ads on TV since June 2007. They have now officially launched this service across the United States. Products and services can now be advertised on television directly through AdWords accounts. More »
New Ofcom Ad Rules May Drive Viewers To The Internet
25th March 2008
UK electronic media watch dog Ofcom has new proposals, which if sanctioned will result in commercial breaks on television getting longer and more frequent. This could turn out to be beneficial for broadcasters, or it could fuel viewer abandonment of television in favour of the Internet. More »
Web Enabled TV From Google and Matsushita
8th January 2008
The Panasonic Viera PZ850 line of Internet-connected high-definition plasma television sets was unveiled this week at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CNN Money reports that Google and YouTube have partnered with Japan’s Matsushita Electric Industrial to bring this new line of plasma TVs to the market. More »
Google Now Eyeing The TV Advertising Market
22nd November 2007
TechCrunch reports that Google may intend to create a product for television set-top boxes similar to what it has recently done for mobile phones with Android. More »
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