A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100:
Vudu to power telcos’ pay-per-view IPTV offerings
Rather than punting the online video store via its own hardware alone, Vudu announced plans to “piggyback” third-party devices, including Internet-connected TVs, DVD players and other kinds of set-top boxes. And the first of those partnerships is a company called Entone that markets and sells its own IPTV hardware – set-top boxes and DVRs – to telcos.
BBC iPlayer iPhone usage peaks at midnight, and more
In a fascinating interview conducted by CNet UK’s Nate Lanxon, the BBC’s iPlayer head honcho Anthony Rose reveals lots of iPlayer info. At its peak, the service delivers 12.5 gigabytes per second of video, totaling about 7 petabytes of data transfer a month.
Consumers warm to Internet widgets on the TV
According to a recent survey 76 percent of US consumers who are in the market for a new HDTV would value having access to Internet widgets on their television. And perhaps the most interesting question asked was how much consumers would be willing to pay to have that functionality.
Boxee announces ‘app dev challenge’
Boxee have announced the ‘Boxee app challenge‘ in an attempt to provide a little extra incentive for developers. Not only are a bunch of prizes up for grabs for the best apps created up, but the Internet TV startup also promises to shine a little light on entrants along the way.