Here at Install Automation Ltd we have been honing our skills in the residential home automation market for over ten years. Many clients have asked us to incorporate variations of their home installations into their work and office environments and now we are moving forward with the creation of a corporate delivery arm. Accordingly the entire technical team is booked on flights to Infocomm in the USA (the largest pro-av show in the world) for us to research the latest and greatest technology that we can use to hone our critical skills and subsequently offer to our UK clients. If you have a requirement within the Pro-AV market please feel free to contact us so we can weave our magic.

Nearly every Install Automation Ltd integrated home automation system features a playback device that can enable LOVEFiLM to be streamed and switched to any connected TV in the home now the Amazon company, has today announced the launch of its new and enhanced LOVEFiLM Instant streaming application for internet-connected devices, bringing a host of exciting new features to members.

Arriving first and available from today on the Sony Playstation®3 in the UK and Germany, the new app will be coming to all LOVEFiLM Instant enabled platforms.

New features include an improved search function and recommendation engine, making great content more accessible than ever before, and an optimised user interface that enhances the way members browse the latest films and TV shows.

Planning what to watch has also been made easier with the addition of the popular Watchlist feature, allowing members to create an unlimited streaming playlist that can be accessed anytime. The app also makes revisiting content simple, with a new display on the homepage keeping track of what content is currently being viewed and the last location reached in that video – making it easier to resume viewing from the same spot on any LOVEFiLM device.

In addition, LOVEFiLM Instant customers in both the UK and Germany can now experience the latest films and TV series in HD on the PS3® for the first time.

Simon Morris, Chief Marketing Officer at LOVEFiLM, said:
“With the new and improved LOVEFiLM Instant app launching on PS3 we continue to offer our members a market-leading viewing experience. The improved search engine, user interface and other improvements make discovering new content easier than ever before, whilst the addition of popular features such as the Watchlist allow members to plan their viewing around their busy schedules.”

Fergal Gara, Vice President and Managing Director for Sony Computer Entertainment UK and Ireland, said:
“LOVEFiLM has been a fantastic part of the services offering on PlayStation 3 since 2010. Now with a brand new improved app coming first to PlayStation 3 plus the addition of HD content, this is a huge enhancement to the PlayStation entertainment portfolio and even more relevant for our millions of UK customers.”

LOVEFiLM Instant is available on PC, Mac or via Nintendo Wii and Wii U, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation®3, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire, Apple iPad® and a growing number of Internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players, giving members immediate access to a huge range of films and TV shows from as little as £4.99 a month.

Install Automation Ltd are again exhibiting at the National Home Building Show in Birmingham stand number E166 and we have a number of free tickets  for clients and members of our mailing group. If you would like a pair of tickets please email us at info@installautomation.com.

Show dates and opening times:
21 to 24 March 2013
10.00am – 17.00pm daily

Here at Install Automation Ltd we constantly keep up to date with the industry news to ensure that our clients receive the best not just in installed home automation systems but also from the benefit of our shared knowledge. As content providers ebb and flow with rights passing from one company to another it is vital that the infrastructure in the modern home is able to cater for distribution of a wide variety of systems and boxes without clutter, mess and constant change.

BT is making a play for the premier league rights and to make sure you don’t end up with a multi cable and box nightmare in your lounge and limited access throughout the property to new and changing services please consult us about an integrated and distributed home entertainment solution. Please bear in mind that its far easier to cable for now than it has ever been, after all who wants to miss the big match.

Now back to the BT news…

BT’s got far more important things to do than fill in the gaps in its fiber broadband coverage, like blowing around £10 million ($15 million) on buying ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels from Disney. BT is trying to compete with Sky on sporting rights, and needs a channel to broadcast 38 Premier League games a year for the next three years — which cost the phone company £738 million ($1.1 billion). At the same time, ESPN is shuttering ESPN Classic, the satellite channel dedicated to showing classic sporting events free of charge. Broadly speaking, BT just knows how to brighten our Mondays.

Annoyed that YouTube had reached Freesat boxes and not just TiVo? Worry not, for Sir Richard and his chums at Virgin Media are on their way with a basket of soothing balms. Your DVR’s EPG will soon feature baked-in YouTube results along with regular TV listings, giving easier access to all of those shudder-inducing Harlem Shake videos without resorting to a smartphone. It’s been positioned at Channel 198, and you can also access it via the Search and Browse menus on your box.

Install Automation Ltd have included Lovefilm as a distributed source in many of our systems, to benefit from Lovefilm we can integrate any of the following devices into your distributed system Watch instantly in high quality on any of your TVs, via a shared PS3™, Xbox 360®, laptop or iPad®

AMAZON’S LOVEFiLM BOOSTS BBC WORLDWIDE TV DEAL FOR 2013

Monday February 11, 2013 — LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, will bring even more celebrated content from BBC Worldwide’s impressive catalogue of shows to its members in 2013 after announcing it is rebooting its content deal with the global distributor today.

The ongoing partnership between LOVEFiLM and BBC Worldwide will increase the range of exciting TV content already available on LOVEFiLM Instant.

The new-for-2013 content comprises of highly acclaimed shows including the first series of multi award-winning Luther – giving fans the chance to catch up before the next series is broadcast – cult favourite and Golden Globe winner The Office (UK version), critically-acclaimed sitcom Extras, sci-fi drama Primeval, crime-drama Jonathan Creek, plus a range of popular factual shows synonymous with the BBC including the most widely watched factual programme in the world, Top Gear (Guinness Book of World Records 2013).

These new additions bolster an already extensive library of British TV classics on the service, encompassing shows such as the much loved Doctor Who, the critically acclaimed Ashes to Ashes, spy drama Spooks, highly-acclaimed mini-series Whitechapel, as well as must-see documentaries like Planet Earth.

Jim Buckle, Managing Director at LOVEFiLM, said:
“The evolution of our TV offering has been unstoppable over the past year. We kicked off 2012 by announcing a new deal with BBC Worldwide and it is great to see-in 2013 by adding to that agreement. We’ve got some of the best British TV content ever made, and we’re first choice for TV fans who want good quality shows, instantly.”

Lisa Rousseau, Head of UK, Ireland and Pan European Television Sales for BBC Worldwide, added: “Our content partnership with LOVEFiLM continues to evolve year on year. This new deal will see more gripping award-winning dramas and landmark documentaries added to the service bringing some of the very best in UK television to LOVEFiLM’S subscribers.”

Install Automation Ltd the leading smart home automation provider are now able to demonstrate the solution for all those rural properties without access to on-demand services. Investment in the state of the art Tooway satellite broadband has seen download speeds increase at our rural demonstration home from 1.5mbs to over 20mbs, upload speed has increased  ten fold, for a demonstration of the benefits of an integrated home automation system in conjunction with Sky, BBC Iplayer and other bandwidth hungry applications call or email us today info@installautomation.com.

Friday 18th January 2013.

Due to very poor weather conditions we have been forced to close our offices today.

Normal service will resume on Monday 21st January.

The interest in our products was overwhelming and we had a great time meeting and chatting to everyone about all our home automation solutions. What a show! The exhibition was a great success for Install Automation as there was growing interest in our home automation solutions.

We enjoyed meeting you all and were glad that you had the chance to learn more about the latest products we have to offer as well as to discuss your requirements.

We hope you enjoyed the show and you found our conversations informative and useful. It was also great to see so many familiar faces at the show last weekend.

We look forward to discussing opportunities with you very soon.

Another set of plans.

Xbox Music, Microsoft’s new all-in-one music service, specially designed to let users listen to music in exactly the way they want, begins rolling out to millions of people around the world Oct. 16 on the Xbox 360, then to the masses with Windows 8 on Oct. 26.

The all-in-one music service combines the best aspects of free-streaming radio, music subscription services and music purchasing options, all in one elegant package, says Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Marketing and Strategy. No longer do people have to rely on “service hopping” to get the music they love.