Ubuntu TV is introduced, is expected to be on TVs by the end of the year

Ubuntu TV is optimized version of the operating system for desktops with Unity interface.
The system presented at the Consumer Electronics Show, contains a multimedia center, DVR options and outlets for films, television programs and music that will be streamed directly through the web, as well as YouTube application.

                                                             
Ubuntu TV will be open source for all manufacturers to optimize and pack in their TVs. Canonical, the company behind the free OS, says there is no official dealings with manufacturers, but they expect TVs with Ubuntu TV to emerge by the end of the year.

"The original manufacturers and distributors are cautious approach to the" closed garden "as it is with Apple, and more with Google, although they are more open than Apple. We see more demand for natural player of multimedia. ", says the director of Canonical, Jane Silber, for PC Pro.