![]() It is a great initiative from the BBC and will prompt increased engagement with Smart TV services.†Guy Kinnell, Head of TV & AV at Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland, adds: “Following the success of BBC News, BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer on the Samsung Smart Hub, we are excited to welcome another great BBC service to the platform. More content is planned, like lottery results and more detailed weather forecasts.Īndy Mackay, Commercial Director, CE, for LG UK, says: “This new service will link traditional live TV viewing with a rich on-demand Smart TV experience. ![]() During Glastonbury, music fans could enjoy performances from the six main stages and there were ten live streams available from Wimbledon last year. During major broadcast events the BBC uses Connected Red Button to offer more extensive coverage. And of course it provides access to BBC iPlayer, the catch-up and online streaming service. ![]() It is an opportunity to bring more of the BBC’s online content (including what is available via its News and Sport apps), into the TV environment. Connected Red Button was launched on the Virgin Media TiVo platform in December 2012 and until now this was the only place you could enjoy it, so this represents a significant expansion of the service.īecause it is underpinned by the power and speed of the Internet, Connected Red Button opens up many more options for the BBC when offering additional content. Connected Red Button is like the traditional Red Button in the sense that you press red on the remote control whilst in a BBC broadcast channel to enter an interactive portal with information and entertainment, except it is bigger and better, using Internet connectivity to deliver information and entertainment rather than relying on a data carousel and broadcast spectrum to get data onto screens. ![]() The BBC has launched a beta version of its Connected Red Button service on a range of Samsung and Sony Smart TVs and confirmed it will be available on LG Smart TVs in early 2014.
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