Users of Internet-connected video platforms including Boxee, Roku, Yahoo! Connected TV, and Divx can now access HD-quality video from AOL with its launch of the AOL HD app, announced Wednesday.
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Revision3 is taking a shot at television, making its online video content available via platforms including Google TV, Yahoo! Connected TV, Windows Media Center, AppleTV, Boxee, and Roku, either by using those various platforms’ applications or by browsing to a TV-optimized Web site.
Shows such as Tekzilla, AppJudgment, Dan 3.0, Diggnation, Destructoid, and Film Riot are searchable via name, category, featured content, and most recent episodes, and viewers can manually search for episodes or view new content.
CEO Jim Louderback said:
We are thrilled to be able to provide users with the ability to view their favorite Revision3 shows on the best screen in the house. As online video continues to take viewing time away from traditional TV, we want to make sure that our programs look great anywhere they’re viewed, and across every screen — from the smallest one on a phone to the biggest one at home.
Yahoo! Connected TV is now available on several Toshiba HDTV models ranging from 46-55 inches, including its WX800 Cinema Series 3D LED, the Internet giant and the consumer-electronics company announced Wednesday.
More than 65 widgets from Yahoo! Connected TV will enable one-click access to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Pandora, eBay, sports scores from USA Today, news from CBS News, and more than 50,000 movies and TV shows from sources including Blockbuster and Showtime.
Yahoo! Connected TV vice president Ron Jacoby said:
Yahoo! is reaching consumers wherever they view content — on mobile devices, PCs, tablets, and TV — and partnering with Toshiba enables us to deliver a rich variety of Internet content to the living rooms of millions more people. With worldwide sales of all Internet-enabled TVs expected to rise to more than 87 million units by 2013, Yahoo! is focused on expanding the reach of Yahoo! Connected TV and ensuring the best Internet-connected TV experience for our consumers, publishers, and developers.
And Toshiba America Information Systems Digital Products Division VP of marketing Ron Smith added:
Toshiba is dedicated to developing a brand of televisions that truly enrich the viewing experience. By partnering with Yahoo!, the proven leader in delivering compelling Internet content directly to TV screens, we are able to provide consumers with features that enable them to enjoy a variety of entertainment content directly from their remote.
