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BT Vision reaches 600000 signups

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jane Stott

Digital TV and telecoms giant BT has announced that its hybrid Freeview and video on demand service BT Visionnow has over 600,000 subscribers. According to last week’s Q2 results released by BT, the new figure represents an increase over Q1 … Continue reading →

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4oD App launches on Apple iPad

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jane Stott

The official Channel 4 TV on demand service 4oD App for Apples tablet device the iPad has launched, enabling users to access the 4oD catalogue directly from their devices. The brand new 4oD application from Channel 4 joins the likes … Continue reading →

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Toshiba Places – Integrated IPTV service officially launches

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jane Stott

Digital TV manufacturer Toshiba has officially entered the world of Internet TV following the launch of their brand new IPTV solution Toshiba Places. The new service offers a variety of TV on demand features such as BBC iPlayer, and various … Continue reading →

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BBC iPlayer added to Virgin Media TiVo

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jane Stott

The Virgin Media TiVo service has been given a brand new update which means that BBC iPlayer is now available to its users for the first time. According to various technology forums, the BBC iPlayer application was available in a … Continue reading →

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Global IPTV subscribers to hit 50m this year

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jane Stott

According to industry body Broadband Forum there were 45.36million IPTV subscribers around the world with Europe currently leading the way in TV on demand services. 2010 saw the number of IPTV subscribers increase around the world with strong growth in … Continue reading →

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Lord Sugar to ‘cure or kill’ YouView

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ben Hargreaves

According to sources in an article quoted in the Telegraph, Lord Alan Sugar has been brought in by the BBC and other companies to either “cure or kill” the cursed TV on demand project. The TV on demand service YouView … Continue reading →

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BBC iPlayer usage increasing

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ben Hargreaves

The new BBC iPlayer TV on demand service recorded its best ever month for content requests with 4.5m people per day on average requesting content to view using the TV on demand player in February. According to the BBC’s statistics … Continue reading →

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The Boat Race to go High Definition

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jane Stott

The BBC has confirmed that the 157th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will be screened in high definition this weekend. Coverage of the annual sporting event will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD channels from 3:45pm … Continue reading →

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Sky News launches brand new iPad app

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jane Stott

Digital TV and award winning news channel Sky News has announced the launch of the brand new Sky News application for users of Apple’s iPad tablet computer.  The software comes hot on the heels of BBC also launching their new … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media switches on 3rd TiVo tuner

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Ben Hargreaves

Cable TV operator Virgin Media have announced that they have now switched on the third tuner in their TiVo service allowing customers to record two channels whilst watching a third simultaneously. The Virgin Media TiVo service was launched in December … Continue reading →

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