'Tv' News

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. Read the rest of this entry »

For the first time since its inception, YouTube has decided to allow users to download content from their site. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »