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Aussies Taking Up IPTV In Increasing Numbers

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3:00PM February 7, 2012 | Alex Kidman

We may not all have NBN-level access speeds, but increasingly we’re adopting IPTV for our television watching, with a recent study concluding that one in ten subscription TV services are being delivered over broadband. More »


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Sony’s Google TV Streamer Picks Up Where The Logitech Revue Left Off

3:45PM January 10, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Logitech may have balked on their relationship with the Google TV platform, but Sony’s new Google TV streamer is hard evidence that the company is fully committed to the Android-based IPTV ecosystem. More »


Online

YouTube Rumoured To Launch ‘Channels’ Next Week

4:58AM October 28, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The Wall Street Journal expects the next generation of YouTube to begin next week with Channels, a handful of hubs focused around a particular theme that feature hours of original programming. More »


Entertainment

Optus Launches FetchTV As Optus MeTV

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1:20PM October 24, 2011 | Alex Kidman

It’s been one of the worst-kept secrets in IPTV that Optus and Fetch TV have been in talks to deliver its IPTV service to customers. The Fetch STB will be available to Optus customers later this week, but what will you get? More »


Entertainment

BBC iPlayer: TV Of The Future — From The Past

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3:15PM October 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks poring over the BBC’s iPlayer application. It’s not perfect, but I’m solidly convinced it’s the future of TV, or at least how I’ll be watching it. More »


News

Foxtel On T-Box Goes ADSL As Telstra Launches iPhone Remote App

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10:30AM October 7, 2011 | Alex Kidman

It’s been a while coming, but Telstra’s switching on Foxtel on T-Box for ADSL customers — but only for selected areas in NSW or Victoria. At the same time, it’s also launched an iPhone app for remote T-Box control. More »


Entertainment

Xbox Live Getting iView and SBS On Demand

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9:15AM October 6, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Gamers rejoice — now you’ll be able to wind down inbetween sessions of Gears Of War 3 with a few tasty episodes of Gruen Planet or Rockwiz thanks to a new agreement that’ll see ABC iView and SBS On Demand become part of the Xbox Live offering. More »


Entertainment

Rumourmodo: Telstra To Offer Apple TV As iPhone Sweetener?

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10:00AM October 4, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Put this one in the highly speculative basket, but we’ve heard that Telstra’s sweetener for its iPhone 4S (or will it be iPhone 5?) deals will be a free Apple TV with inbuilt Telstra apps. More »


Entertainment

Apple Pippen: The Apple TV Precursor, NOT The Game Console

9:00AM September 17, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Yes, Apple TV officially debuted in 2007. And yes, Pippin was the failed Apple/Bandai gaming console from the early ’90s. But did you know there was a set-top box Apple was working on in the late ’90s named Pippen? More »


Gadgets

Will Harvey Norman Stop Selling McTivia?

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10:20AM September 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The Australian reports that executives at Harvey Norman are considering their position on selling the McTivia media streamer, due to concerns over its potentially copyright-infringing promotion of VPN services to access overseas video content. More »