The search engine giant's smart TV platform is due to launch in the UK in early 2012.

The TV platform began terrestrial broadcasts in July 2004, and satellite broadcasts by the end of that year.

A number of smart TV platforms come prepackaged, or can be optionally extended, with social networking technology capabilities.

The TV platform will be capable of delivering advanced services to more than 12.6 million UK homes.

In 2010 Futera launched their own TV platform.

Five makeshift TV platforms have been constructed on steel frames around the field.

Reduce the number of video streams available on satellite and cable from nine to one to provide a more consistent service across all TV platforms.

It has been superseded by digital stereo and surround-sound audio systems on digital TV platforms.

Samsung is boasting that its smart TV platform is the most popular among app developers.

Yahoo is also promoting a TV platform that uses small software programs called widgets to use certain Web services.