Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, has confirmed that Google TV will be arriving within 6 months to the UK market. Which is likely to mean early 2012. Google TV will be available through a set top box or integrated TV receiver. What is not clear yet, is if the boxes will be standalone Google TV [...]

I don’t think the venerable ‘Sir Alan’ fired them, but one of YouView’s set top box manufacturers has now pulled out as a partner. French company Technicolor was actually one of seven manufacturing partners, so the news is not really going to cause major concern for the group. As the official spokesperson said: We can [...]

As rumoured it has now been confirmed that Lord Alan Sugar will take over as non-executive chairman for YouView. He replaces Kip Meek, the former Ofcom regulator. The change in chairman takes effect right away. The YouView chief executive, Richard Halton, said: Kip joined YouView at a pivotal time in our development and has helped [...]

Apparently the delayed YouView service is about to get a new chairman. Lord Alan Sugar is imminently expected to take over the chair. Called in by Channel 5′s Richard Desmond to review the venture’s business plan, the star of The Apprentice is believed to be set to take the role, subject to clearance at a [...]

Another frustrating delay was announced by YouView today. But the group have now committed to trials in place by the end of this year, with a full launch to consumers by early 2012. It was clear from the previous announcement they were not confident of a mid-2011 launch, so this doesn’t come as a major [...]