The Belfast (N.Ireland) based UK ISP and broadcaster UTV has announced that its catalogue of TV programmes will now be available to a wider, broadband internet connected, audience thanks to a new partnership with Sony and its PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console.

PS3 users with a broadband connection (ideally one that offers a stable connection speed of at least 2Mbps) will be able to stream video content from the UTV Player directly to their device, which will include family favourites like Coronation Street and X Factor as well as local programmes such as UTV Live, Lesser Spotted Ulster and Ultimate Ulster.


The news comes just a day after it was confirmed that ITV (ITV Player) and Channel 4's (4OD) commercial TV content would be heading on to the PS3 before Christmas, most likely this very week (here).