The BBC has launched a BBC News app for connected TVs. The new product will combine video and text content from BBC News Online that will enable users to seamlessly access the BBC’s news content, from whichever device they are using. Initially it will be available on Samsung’s Smart TVs with plans to extend it to other ranges.
The launch follows the BBC’s plans to unveil a connected TV strategy, outlined in its workplan released earlier this month. We expect to see a trend of similar services emerge in the near future as other players begin to push the envelope and deliver more and more new connected TV services.
We are in the middle of a content and technology evolution, as the TV industry moves towards integrating content across all connected devices. We’ve had glimpses of connected services before but this is the first to provide seamless content across multiple devices. It’s not about making a leap into the unknown; it’s about making small steps and delivering on them. The BBC has launched a service that brings us one step closer to the truly connected home.
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Monday 20 June 2011
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I didn't know about BBC's plans for a connected strategy. I knew Sky News are offering feeds to be streamed on digital signage displays (LCDs etc.) in local venues etc. by making them available to digital signage software developpers. I wrote a (non-techie) article on this here http://www.digitalsignage.net/2011/05/25/instant-live-news-for-your-venue/
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