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BT’s Broadband YouView TV Service Blocks Unauthorised STBs

26th August, 2014 (9 Comments)

Customers of BT’s YouView (IPTV) based broadband TV service can no longer access the ISPs premium content (e.g. the Discovery Channel, FOX, SyFy, MTV etc.) by using unauthorised set-top-boxes, such as those purchased from third party retailers.

ISP PlusNet Highlights Rising UK Demand for Netflix Video Streams

22nd August, 2014 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet has kindly supplied us with a new graph to show how consumer Internet traffic on the popular Netflix TV and movie streaming service has changed over the past 6-7 months (on their network).

UK ISP PlusNet YouView TV Trials “going very well”, But Still No ETA

14th August, 2014 (3 Comments)

PlusNet has informed ISPreview.co.uk that their 8 month old customer trial of a YouView (IPTV) based broadband TV service is “going very well“, but sadly even after all this time they’re still unable to give any indication of when a commercial launch might occur.

Broadband Headache as Sony Sets UK Launch for PlayStation Now and TV

13th August, 2014 (1 Comment)

Sony has given broadband ISPs another set of data hogs to worry about after they confirmed that consumers in the United Kingdom would be the first in Europe to beta test their new PlayStation Now streaming service in 2015, while their PlayStation TV product (designed to take on Google Chromecast and NOW TV etc.) is expected to surface this autumn 2014.

BT TV Service Confirms Sky Sports 5 Inclusion At No Extra Cost

12th August, 2014 (8 Comments)

BT has confirmed that new and existing TV (IPTV) customers will be able to watch the new Sky Sports 5 channel, which is dedicated to European Football, on their BT Vision+ set-top-box when it’s launched by Sky today (channel 524). But standard broadband (non – BTInfinity) subscribers will have to wait a few weeks longer.

TalkTalk UK Creep to 4.206m Broadband Users as York FTTP Plan Progresses

23rd July, 2014 (1 Comment)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has revealed the latest results for Q2-2014 (calendar), which saw their broadband subscriber base grow by +10,000 in the quarter to total 4,206,000 (i.e. stable growth from +10k added in Q1). Meanwhile their planned roll-out of ultrafast FTTP broadband in the city of York is also making progress.

UPDATE YouView Broadband TV Service Brings Faster Humax DTR-T2000

14th July, 2014 (6 Comments)

The broadband based YouView (IPTV) catch-up and video-on-demand TV service, which is also bundled via several broadband ISPs (BT, TalkTalk etc.), has today launched a cheaper and faster set-top-box for retailers called the Humax DTR-T2000 (NOT to be confused with the HDR-2000T). But sadly there’s still no mention of WiFi support.

Copper Lines Decline as Global Fixed Broadband Lines Top 690M

3rd July, 2014 (10 Comments)

The latest Q1-2014 global broadband report from UK telecoms analyst Point Topic has revealed that the world is now home to 690.1 million fixed line broadband subscribers (+1.9% in the quarter), which is up from +0.4% recorded at the end of 2013. It’s also the first quarter where the market share for older copper line broadband connections (e.g. ADSL, SDSL) has dipped below 50%.

VIDEO – BT TV Player Revamped for YouView and BTVision Boxes

30th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

Customers of BT’s TV bundles should benefit after the broadband and phone provider announced that their BTTV Player on YouView and older BTVision (IPTV) set-top-boxes would be getting an update to improve its performance and “redesign” the User Interface (UI) layout.

UPD Quick Snapshot of UK Internet Traffic During the Brazil 2014 World Cup

17th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

The opening ceremony and first match for Brazil’s 2014 WordCup Football event, which began during the late evening hours on Thursday 12th June 2014, saw many broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom report a drop in Internet traffic as subscribers disconnected to visit the living room TV or local pub instead of video streaming.

UPDATE Total Ltd Win UK Trade Mark Infringement Case Against YouView

16th June, 2014 (5 Comments)

The High Court in London has today ruled that YouView, which offers a subscription-free broadband based TV (IPTV) service via retail and through ISPs like BT and TalkTalk, infringes upon a trade mark (YourView) owned by online billing firm Total Ltd.

TalkTalk Player Revamped for Essentials TV and Plus TV Customers

13th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has unveiled a revamp of the ‘Player’ for their YouView (IPTV) TV based broadband and phone bundles, which ordinarily gives customers access to all the latest blockbuster movies and catch-up content. The enhanced Player includes a series of new features, such as an improved search engine and more of the latest blockbusters to rent from £4.00 for 48hrs.

Half of Sky TV Users Connect On Demand Sky+HD Box to Broadband

12th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

The growing importance of fast Internet access in the delivery of modern television content has been highlighted again after Sky (Sky Broadband) revealed that 50% of their 10.6 million TV customers in the United Kingdom had connected their Sky+HD set-top-box to broadband in order to benefit from on-demand and catch-up-tv content.

Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Smart TV’s Face Hacker Threat

9th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Modern televisions and set-top-boxes that have adopted the pan-European Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television (HbbTV) specification, which supports Internet capable features like digital teletext, catch-up TV (IPTV), electronic programme guides, interactive advertising, games and more, could be vulnerable to a simple radio attack by hackers.

BT Offers Extra YouView Broadband TV Box on its Triple Play Bundles

2nd June, 2014 (8 Comments)

Customers adopting one of BT’s triple-play broadband, TV and phone bundles have now been given the option of adding a second YouView (IPTV) set-top-box, for use in different rooms, to their service. But unlike the primary box, which is usually included at no extra cost, the second one won’t be free and you’ll need BTInfinity (FTTC).

UPDATE TalkTalk Reach 4.2m UK Broadband Users – Moots FTTP and 4G Future

15th May, 2014 (17 Comments)

Budget Internet and phone provider TalkTalk has today released its latest results for Q1-2014 (calendar), which saw them add +10k new broadband customers in the quarter to total 4,196,000 (better than the +5k in Q4-2013). But of most interest are their plans for ultrafast FTTP broadband and a converged fixed-mobile offer using 4G spectrum and femtocells.

Premiership Football Finals Knock Sky’s Broadband NOW TV Service Offline

12th May, 2014 (4 Comments)

Customers who shelled out £9.99 for a Sky Sports Day Pass on Sky’s broadband-based Internet video streaming service NOW TV have been promised a refund after another spate of network congestion took the service offline just as the final Barclays Premier League Football matches of the 2013/14 season were kicking off.