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Brit Week "We have the view that the companion device is the far more powerful place to bring advanced functionality," Lenz told TechRadar.

The first details have emerged of what we can expect from our YouView devices, with a detailed technical specification revealing what the BBC-backed service will bring.

Sky is working to provide content for the YouView platform, according to a release by the BBC-backed IPTV project.

Content problems hampering US VOD giant

Ericsson exec talks the future of connected TV

YouView has lost another key name from its hierarchy but replaced non-executive chairman Kip Meek with an even more familiar figure in the UK – Lord Sugar.

YouView is hoping to become the Freeview of the connected world when it launches in 2012, believing that the delays the service has faced will make for a better product.

The makers of YouView have officially announced that the IPTV platform will not have a full consumer launch in 2011, instead it will now be available in 2012.

Updated Humax has begun rolling out its OTA update bringing the internet-connected Humax Portal to its set top boxes; but Sky Player seems to be missing.

Electronic Arts boss John Schappert thinks that mobile gaming, cross-platform inter-connectivity and social features are more important to the future of the games industry than stereoscopic 3D.