This is not the first time that the catch up service, has struggled to cope with demand before, most notably during the 2010 football World Cup is meant to be undergoing to a revamp as it prepares to charge viewers for access to certain piece of content via ITV Player by the start of next year. Adam Crozier, ITV’s chief executive, has publicly said several times that ITV’s online proposition has been neglected and that he was seeking to invest in it and improve the service so it was on par other catch up players, such as the extremely popular and successful BBC iPlayer.

 By the end of that decade TV was in most homes but it came in with a big box supporting all the electronic gadgets and the large picture tube. Now TV’s are really cool with slim or TFT devices and plasma screens that give remarkable imagery, the very latest being high definition or HD which have remarkably sharp pictures, a million miles away from the sets of only a few years ago. It is not just the advances in technology that have given us these slim sharp images, the cost has fallen dramatically. By searching through comparison sites it is now possible to buy a modern TV for what amounts to a week’s wage which is a far cry from the cost of a set in times past which would have set you back a month or two wage packet.

Five other Premier League matches will be shown in 3D this season as well as the Coca-Cola football league play-off finals from Wembley, with a range of other content expected to be rolled out later this year. The new Sky 3D channel will appear on Sky’s EPG, so anyone lucky enough to have a 3D-ready television can watch the content, which, at the moment is scarce and only features the odd sporting event and promotional adverts.

The higher demand for Sky HD has meant that BSkyB has created an extra 750 customer service and installation jobs, with another 250 jobs planned.  As well as lowering its HD service charges, BSkyB also cut the price of its Sky Plus HD boxes to £49, in a bid to capitalise on the estimated 7 million households who have already got High Definition Televisions.

The company’s report also shows that its operating profits were up by 13% since the start of its financial year last July, and 15% of its customers now have the whole package including TV, Broadband and telephony.

Although the figures are promising for the beginning of the year, chief executive Jeremy Darroch stated that he believes that the rest of the year would be a challenge, adding that: “In this environment, and at a time when people are spending more time at home, we will continue to provide our customers great entertainment and money-saving broadband and telephony.”

The Xsight Touch can store up to 72 favourites, which are displayed as icons and will change to a specific channel if selected on the touchscreen. Favourites can also be put into profiles for users such as Mum, Dad, Kids or by genres like Sports and Movies, with up to 6 profiles available on each remote.

The One For All Xsight touch can be updated by USB, so new features and applications can be downloaded, adding to the remotes functions. It also features an easy setup mode, using the EZ-RC application via the internet; this enables all of your devices to be added to the remote with a click of the mouse.

The Xsight Touch keypad is backlit so it can be seen in low light situations, and the rechargeable Li-Ion battery and charging cradle means that it will never run out of juice.

The One For All Xsight Touch is available now from leading retailers for £129.99.

3D TV programs are still way off for the domestic viewer though, as these broadcasts will require a 3D Television, which is currently not available in the UK and viewers would still need to wear special 3D glasses to see the benefits of the system.

At the beginning of 2008, the BBC broadcast Six Nations Rugby games in 3D to audiences in a London theatre, but Sky has shown that it is possible to deliver 3D programs to domestic homes through existing set-top boxes.

In a statement released by Sky, Gerry O’Sullivan, head of strategic product development told the BBC, “We have shown it is a technical reality,” and added: “Now we have to find a way to bring it to viewers.”

The Hyundai HM-T4300E also boasts 1GB of internal storage and a MiniSD card slot for storing your pictures, music and videos on. Transferring files to and from the device is easy with the integrated USB 2.0 connection, and a standard 3.5mm headphone socket is onboard so you can use your favourite earphones.

The device measures a pretty small 127 x 78 x 12mm so it will easily fit into a pocket or bag and the rechargeable Li-Polymer battery is capable of delivering up to 3.5 hours in DVB-T mode, 42.5 hours in MP3 mode and 7.5 hours of video playback.

Bundled in with the Hyundai portable DVB-T TV is an AC/DC adapter, earphones, user manual and installation CD as well as a carry case, USB cable and stand.

The Hyundai HM-T4300E portable digital TV is available now from major retailers for around £120.