Yahoo Connected TV expands widget developer program

Yahoo! is expanding the Connected TV Widget Developer Program with tools and the opportunity to create paid TV widgets that could be featured in the Yahoo! Connected TV store.

Developers can create a paid TV widget using the existing WDK. Pricing will be determined by the developers, but the sale is a one-time purchase that must be between $0.99 and $99.00. Yahoo! will handle payment processing for the Paid TV Widgets, and then deliver payments to developers, who will receive 70% of the revenue. Consumers can buy widgets using U.S. Dollars, Euros and British Pound Sterling.

There will be a full demonstration at CES 2011 in Las Vegas in January, followed by a launch of paid TV widgets in March. The Paid TV Widget developer program is open to developers now in the following countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, Canada and Australia. The Paid TV Widget development program will be expanded to other markets in the future.