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Delayed UK YouView Broadband TV Launch Hints at Exclusive ISP Content

19th April, 2012 (2 Comments)

The YouView (Project Canvas) IPTV system, a subscription free broadband internet based video-on-demand and catch-up TV service that will be used / bundled by a number of big ISPs (e.g. BT, TalkTalk etc.), looks increasingly likely to miss their launch window of “early 2012” and might not surface until sometime in Q3-2012.

UPD UK Comparison of Broadband Movie Download and Web Streaming Services

12th April, 2012 (6 Comments)

Over the past few years the UK has witnessed an influx of new internet based video streaming services, many of which offer a wide selection of both online TV and Movie (Film) content. This boom, which has in no small part been fuelled by the growing prevalence of ever faster and more flexible broadband ISP connectivity, has now established its own unique position in the market. But which service is best?

BT Vision IPTV Service Adds Top American TV Shows via FX UK

11th April, 2012 (1 Comment)

BT’s Vision IPTV service has once again boosted its broadband TV offering by signing a new contract to stream the popular FX UK linear TV shows to its customers, which includes popular titles The Walking Dead, True Blood, Dexter, Falling Skies and many more.

Broadband TV Service and Advertising Revenues to Quadruple by 2020

23rd March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Red Bee Media, a media management company, has revealed new research which suggests that the UK television industry expects revenue from the a new generation of online video services, fuelled by faster broadband ISP connectivity, to quadruple by 2020. But incumbent broadcasters aren’t going to be the main winners as competition from new services (e.g. Netflix , YouView etc.) will begin to eat away at the established market.

LOVEFiLM Movie and TV Internet Video Streaming Overtakes Physical Rentals

23rd March, 2012 (1 Comment)

The hugely popular LOVEFiLM Instant (Amazon) service, which from just £4.99 a month allows broadband ISP customers “unlimited” access to stream video from thousands of TV shows and Movies online, has “for the first time ever” streamed over 20% more films and TV series instantly over the internet than physically rented DVDs, Blu-Rays and Video Games.

Sky Name New Internet TV Service and Make Anytime+ Available to all ISPs

21st March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Media giant Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced that its new internet TV (video streaming) service, which is due to launch this summer 2012 and deliver access to Sky content via a “wide range of broadband-connected devices“, will be called NOW TV.

BBC iPlayer Broadband Video Streaming TV Service Arrives on UK XBox Live

20th March, 2012 (1 Comment)

The BBC’s free web-based broadband video streaming TV service, iPlayer, has today become available to owners of Microsoft’s popular XBox 360 games console via the online XBox LIVE service.

BBC to Commercialise Broadband Video Streaming iPlayer TV Service

16th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

The BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, has somewhat controversially announced that the TV broadcasters free web-based iPlayer broadband video streaming service will soon begin to offer a commercial “download-to-own” product similar to Blinkbox and other online digital distribution platforms. But apparently it won’t be a “second licence-fee by stealth” as many might fear.

Director of Fluidata Expects UK IPTV Services to Pressure ISP Support Lines

1st March, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Managing Director (MD) of UK business ISP Fluidata, Piers Daniell, has predicted that the new generation of internet based TV / IPTV (television) services, which are expected to surface from several broadband providers this year ( e.g. TalkTalk TV via YouView ), could put more pressure on customer support lines because consumers have higher expectations of TV reliability.

Dixons UK Launch Broadband Internet Film Rental and Download Service

29th February, 2012 (0 Comments)

Dixons (Currys, PC World etc.), a popular UK and European focused electrical retailer and services company, has just become the latest to enter a growing market of internet video streaming based broadband film and TV distribution services with the launch of KNOWHOW Movies (available from 1st March 2012).

Metronet UK Fears Internet Meltdown During the London 2012 Olympic Games

28th February, 2012 (0 Comments)

Metronet UK, which claims to run the country’s most advanced hybrid wired and wireless broadband network, has warned that some businesses could face a “crippling” impact upon their office networks as a result of the “anticipated bandwidth headaches” that are expected to stem from this summer’s London 2012 Olympic Games event.

UPD Connect TV Bring 45 New Channels via Broadband to UK Freeview HD Boxes

27th February, 2012 (0 Comments)

A new service called Connect TV has launched today that makes use of your existing broadband ISP connection to add internet delivered video/TV content ( IPTV ) to all “compliant” Freeview devices, which are apparently available in up to 5.5 million UK households (others are likely to require a newer set-top-box or software upgrade).