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Lord Alan Sugar Leaves Non Executive Chairman Role at YouView UK

2nd March, 2013 (5 Comments)

YouView YourView, the broadband ISP based video-on-demand and catch-up TV (IPTV) service, have announced that Lord Alan Sugar, whom is perhaps best known as the man who founded Amstrad and says “Your’re fired!” a lot on a certain TV show, has decided to leave his role as Non-Executive Chairman.

Humax Release New Silver YouView Broadband TV Box and Still NO WiFi

14th February, 2013 (9 Comments)

Humax has announced the retail release of its new DTR-T1010 set-top-box for the YouView (IPTV) service, which offers broadband based catch-up TV and video-on-demand services via several UK ISPs (BT, TalkTalk, KC and JT); it can also be purchased separately from £299.99. But don’t expect anything too new.

New H265 Video Standard Could Help UK ISPs Manage Broadband Capacity

29th January, 2013 (9 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union’s recent approval of a new H.265 (ITU-T H.265 / ISO/IEC 23008-2 HEVC) video standard could help broadband ISPs to manage the growing burden of internet video traffic. Indeed some 720p HD video streams may soon be possible with a download speed of well under 1Mbps (Megabits/sec).

ISP Virgin Media Tops UK Netflix Chart of the Fastest Movie Streams

15th January, 2013 (1 Comment)

Netflix UK, the unlimited movies and TV subscription based video streaming service, has published its latest December 2012 rankings for broadband Internet Service Providers in the United Kingdom. The ratings reflect the average performance of all Netflix video streams on each ISP.

YouView Release New Software Update for their Broadband ISP TV Box

9th January, 2013 (0 Comments)

The YouView (IPTV) set-top-box, which offers broadband based video-on-demand and catch-up TV services via several UK ISPs (BT, TalkTalk, KC and JT), has started rolling out another software update for its Humax kit that will deliver various search and sound improvements.

ISP JT Launch YouView Broadband TV Service to the Channel Islands

23rd November, 2012 (0 Comments)

JT Global has this afternoon become the fourth ISP to launch a subscription-free broadband TV service based off the YouView (IPTV) platform, which is available to its customers on the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.

Hull ISP KC Launches YouView Based Broadband TV Services

23rd November, 2012 (8 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms operator for Hull and East Riding in Yorkshire (England), KC, has this week become the third UK ISP after BT and TalkTalk to launch its own broadband TV service based off the YouView (IPTV) platform called KCTV.

Court Fail Puts YouView Broadband IPTV Service at Risk of Losing its Name

15th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

The subscription free YouView (IPTV) service, which offers an internet based video-on-demand and catch-up TV solution for broadband users (bundled by UK ISPs BT and TalkTalk or purchased separately), is in danger of losing its name after online billing firm YourView (Total Ltd.) won a key high court battle in London.

ISP TalkTalk UK Falls to 4.043m Broadband Users as Fibre Connections Double

13th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Budget internet, tv and phone provider TalkTalk has today released its latest Q3-2012 financial results, which reveal that their broadband subscriber base declined by -4,000 in the quarter to total 4,043,000 (that’s a big improvement from the -19k lost in Q2). Thankfully superfast broadband (FTTC) customers doubled to 30,000.

Virgin Media UK Launch Broadband TV Anywhere Service At No Extra Cost

7th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable operator Virgin Media has today announced the launch of its new Virgin TV Anywhere service, which allows the operators existing TV package subscribers to watch their favourite shows and channels from almost anywhere and at no extra cost; provided your fixed line or wifi can handle it (streaming over 3G is “not supported“).

UPDATE Software Upgrade Improves Broadband ISP YouView TV Boxes

31st October, 2012 (1 Comment)

The YouView (IPTV) product, which offers broadband based video-on-demand and catch-up TV services via several big UK ISPs (BT and TalkTalk), has started rolling out a new software update for its Humax set-top-boxes that will deliver various speed, sound and feature improvements.

ISP BT Retail Add FREE YouView TV Box to their Superfast Broadband Bundles

27th October, 2012 (1 Comment)

ISP BT Retail has quietly revamped its triple-play broadband, phone and television bundles with the new introduction of a FREE YouView IPTV box (normally £299) that includes 500GB of storage for video recording and effectively appears to replace their old BTVision solution.

Growth Slows as Global Broadband Subscribers Total 624.1M in Q2 2012

17th October, 2012 (0 Comments)

Analyst firm Point Topic UK has reported that the total number of broadband lines globally reached 624.1 Million in Q2 2012 (quarterly growth of 2.1%), which represents a “significant decline” in growth versus the 2.7% increase seen during Q1. Thankfully superfast fibre optic (FTTx) based connections showed more promise.

UK ISP TalkTalk Connects Customers to its YouView Broadband TV Service

27th September, 2012 (2 Comments)

Budget internet provider TalkTalk looks to be starting the UK roll out of their new Plus TV service this week, which combines a “free” YouView (IPTV) box with the “Plus” broadband and phone bundle. Celebrity TV star Joanna Lumley kicked off proceedings in London today but some concerns remain.

UK ISP BT Bundle FREE YouView TV Box with Superfast Broadband Signups

21st September, 2012 (19 Comments)

BT has announced that customers who take one of its superfast broadband BTInfinity (FTTC / P) packages (costing from just £18 a month) will from 26th October 2012 also get a FREE YouView set-top-box (normally £299) with no TV subscription fee. Except it’s not completely “free“.

Ultra HD TV Could Fuel Demand for 1000Mbps Ultrafast Fibre Broadband

18th September, 2012 (11 Comments)

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of business ISP Timico UK, Trefor Davies, has predicted that the next generation of Ultra High Definition TV (Super Hi Vision) technology will “dispel any doubts” about the need for everybody to eventually have access to a true 1Gbps capable fibre optic (FTTH / P) broadband connection.

UPD BTVision Broadband TV Boosted by GBP152m Premiership Rugby Deal

12th September, 2012 (2 Comments)

BT has today won four years’ worth of exclusive live TV broadcasting rights for Aviva Premiership Rugby and the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Sevens from the 2013-14 season, which will be shown over its broadband IPTV service (BTVision) and could be seen as yet another challenge to Sky (Sky Broadband) and ESPN’s dominance of TV sport.