NOW TV is now available on Roku streaming players. NOW TV offers instant access to Sky Movies – the UK’s most popular subscription movies service – with no contract, set-up costs or installation. New customers can take advantage of a free 30 day trial of the service, plus also benefit from a three-month introductory offer of £8.99 a month.

Roku users will, from today, be able to find NOW TV within the Roku Channel Store and once registered for NOW TV online will be able to access the movies they choose instantly. Once they have connected their Roku box to their TV and home WiFi network, NOW TV customers will be able to watch their favourite movies on their main TV, as well as continue to watch them out and about through their smartphone, tablet or laptop. NOW TV is already available on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, selected Android smartphones, and other connected devices.

The Digital Development Group foresees dynamic growth in its industry. “On Nov. 21st we launched our first channel. We are excited to announce 5 more channels coming before year-end. On the heels of those developments we believe it is important to continue to define our mission.”

DigiDev is targeting the revolutionary “OTT” technology arena. “OTT” or Over The Top devices piggyback on existing network services in consumers’ homes or offices; pull content from the Internet and deliver it to their TV or Internet enabled device. DigiDev uses OTT technology to deliver programming to billions of desktops, mobile and smart/Internet enabled TV devices around the world.

“The market for digital distribution to 'smart' (Internet enabled) devices (smart-TV, tablet, smart-phones) continues to grow at an astonishing rate,” states Martin W. Greenwald, Chairman and CEO of DigiDev. “AppleTV, GoogleTV, and Roku sales this Holiday season are running considerably ahead of last year’s tally.”

Octoshape announced a partnership with INVISO to deliver Internet TV contribution services throughout Latin America.

"At INVISO, we seek the most innovative and high quality products to serve our customers through the brands we represent,” said Jose Luis Reyes, Vice President for Sales and Operations, INVISO. “In the case of Octoshape, we found a company and a product that bring these qualities to our supply chain, sales and service.”

Octoshape offers an innovative cloud-based solution that provides instant infrastructure for the distribution of both linear and video on demand content. The Octoshape Infinite Uplink service provides point-to-point distribution of TV signals over the Internet for source signal acquisition to traditional IPTV and cable headends as an alternative to traditional methods like satellite and video fiber.

Sling Media introduces the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350, two completely redesigned retail Slingbox products that deliver best-in-class, up to Full 1080p HD-quality, live streaming of your favorite TV shows, sporting events, recorded programming and premium content to smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices. In addition, the Slingbox 500 introduces new features, including Wi-Fi and HDMI, as well as a platform for delivering personal content to the TV, a first for any Slingbox product.

The latest portable devices and high-speed wireless networks give consumers access to video content wherever they go. Now the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 raise the bar by delivering a superior HD quality video experience, making it easy for them to watch and control their home TV -- virtually anywhere.

FilmOn.com and ABC Commercial, Australia have reached a unique partnership. Under the terms of the new agreement with ABC Commercial, Australia, Filmon.com Ltd., will be the first internet platform to sign a deal with a major National broadcaster for an internet-only TV channel. The new channel, identified as ABC Australia will feature ABC Australia content only and be branded with the ABC logo.

In the first global online deal of its type, ABC Commercial has signed the agreement with www.filmon.com to build a unique ABC International branded linear channel which will feature a diverse range of Australian Content for international distribution via filmon's own global platform.

Opera Software announces its cooperation with Hisense, the fifth largest LED TV provider in the world. Opera will deliver its Opera Device Software Development Kit for Linux-based devices to the company’s TV model 55XT770/50K360/K300 series, and Hisense will use Opera’s leading HTML5 engine to bring an enhanced TV-viewing experience to their customers.

With a promise of improving the quality of life for people, Hisense is taking full advantage of Opera’s powerful SDK including each and every feature to bring high performance and innovation to their TV products. This will enable Hisense to develop new services and content across the company's offerings.

Opera Device SDK provides the ideal foundation for developing connected, interactive TV solutions by combining pre-approved support for popular HTML 5 and CE-HTML TV applications from global brands. It is a robust, open platform for creating web-standards-based internet solutions.

NetRange and Octoshape have partnered to facilitate the next generation in broadband television -- transitioning from "Broadcast TV" to "Broadband TV.” The Octoshape Infinite HD-M multicast technology will be integrated into NetRange SmartTV portals and will enable TV quality, TV scale and TV economics over unmanaged IP networks.

The concept, also called “Triple OTT,” will allow consumers to watch linear TV via the DVB-Platform as they do today, but also add the ability to view unlimited amount of linear channels in broadcast quality via the public Internet, including access to SmartTV applications and services. Broadcasters and media companies will benefit from a range of new business models and gain an unlimited, global reach for HD quality video delivery on Smart TVs. Network operators and ISPs will benefit, as the life cycle of already existing broadband infrastructure such as ADSL2+ will be extended, since the technology makes existing networks much more efficient to deliver large volumes of content.

Espial announces that the Espial TV Browser has been selected to power Mitsubishi Electric's latest STBs deployed by NTT Plala to deliver a more compelling IPTV service to its customers. Leveraging a sophisticated range of features and technologies, the Espial TV Browser enables NTT Plala to distribute customized, interactive IP video-on-demand and e-shopping services and applications, such as review and rating functions, through an intuitive user interface.

The Espial TV Browser features a comprehensive software development kit that can be integrated seamlessly with Mitsubishi's proprietary middleware media player and digital rights management platform for smooth playback of encrypted content. The browser's open, modular-based architecture also enables easy integration with video plug-ins and JavaScript extensions, and is portable across a wide range of chipsets and devices, further simplifying interactive TV content and Web navigation on connected TVs.

Smart TV is booming today, and premium web content has become a must-have for connected devices. Opera Software and Vestel announce their partnership to deliver Opera’s TV products on Vestel Smart TVs and set-top boxes. Vestel devices powered by Opera’s ultimate web experience will ship globally later this year.

Vestel is the largest TV producer in Europe, shipping over 10 million TVs yearly, and is one of the continent’s leading set-top box producers.

Starting this year, Vestel will deploy its TVs and set-top boxes with the Opera Devices SDK and Opera’s HbbTV technology, which already powers millions of devices shipped by over 50 manufacturers worldwide. By integrating Opera’s TV products on Vestel TVs, Opera’s technology will now work on advanced MStar chipsets. Next year, Vestel devices will also ship with the Opera TV Browser, giving users a seamless browsing experience based on Opera’s powerful engine.

YOU On Demand has signed a distribution deal with China Network Television's subsidiary, Future TV Co. Ltd. Future TV, the main operational entity of CNTV's internet TV business is the first internet television platform approved by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).

The signing with Future TV represents an expansion of YOU On Demand's services from cable to the internet television platform, thus increasing the number of customers who can view the wide variety of films YOU On Demand delivers each month through its Transactional Video On Demand and Subscription Video On Demand packages.

Verimatrix announces that Russia's TVzavr is securing its over-the-top video-on-demand service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System for Internet TV. Moscow-based TVzavr is an online aggregator of professional video content that welcomes more than two million visitors per month, with a 60 percent return rate.

TVzavr boasts one of Russia's most comprehensive VoD catalogs, making revenue security a critical consideration. The company delivers video to multiple consumer devices over unmanaged networks, mandating not only robust security for on-demand content, but also support for the HTTP Live Streaming protocol for delivery to smart TVs, set top boxes and iOS and Android-based tablets and devices.

Digidev is pleased to announce the launch date for its first of many "OTT" internet channels. "OTT" is an industry term that stands for "Over the Top" to describe an internet TV channel running on top of regular high speed internet service.

"We have been working non-stop to reach the point where we are now able to announce a launch target of early August 2012 for our first 'OTT' Channel," stated Martin W. Greenwald, Chairman and CEO of Digidev. "This milestone propels us out of the 'development' stage and ramps us into operations which for our content providers and shareholders alike is truly great news."

Espial is hosting an invitation-only technology seminar titled "HTML5 Apps: The Smart TV Evolution." Taking place July 25 in Tokyo, the event will explore how HTML5 applications have the power to deliver a more compelling and immersive experience using the next generation of Smart TVs.

During the seminar, Espial will facilitate a variety of informative presentations, as well as a live panel discussion, led by the industry's top technology experts. Kazuyuki Ashimura, Web and TV activity lead at W3C/Keio, will explore the impact of evolving Web technologies like HTML5 on Smart TVs, the challenges associated with Web standardization, and current usage cases of HTML5 on connected devices. Masahito Kawamori, chairman of the ITU-T IPTV Global Standardization Initiative, will discuss H.762: Lightweight Interactive Multimedia Environment (LIME) and HTML5 profile H.IPTV-HTML, both of which are core components of ITU standardization activities. Shin Korei from the R&D unit of Yahoo! Japan will present on the current status and future prospects of HTML5 usage by Yahoo! Japan. Additionally, Munechika Nishida, freelance writer and author of "Smart TV," will educate attendees on the fundamental technologies that support Smart TVs.

NOW TV is about to give millions more people an easy and commitment-free way to enjoy amazing movies, instantly. From tomorrow, NOW TV will open up more choice for consumers by making Sky Movies – followed later this year by Sky Sports - available across a wide range of internet-connected devices.

Building on the increasing popularity of watching TV over the internet, NOW TV will offer access to Sky Movies – the UK’s most popular subscription movies service – in a new way. It is easy, flexible and great value – with no contract, set-up costs or installation.

NOW TV gives you two ways to watch great movies.

For total flexibility, NOW TV customers can ‘pay & play’ for instant access to an extensive range of over 1,000 movies through Sky Store including the very latest ‘now on DVD’ releases and much-loved classics. From launch, ‘now on DVD’ titles will include recent releases such as We Bought a Zoo, The Woman in Black, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, This Means War and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. ‘Pay & play’ movies on NOW TV range from 99p for classic titles to £3.49 for the latest blockbusters.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Internet TV - Global Business Strategic Report" report to their offering.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Internet TV in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.