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Another take on BT`s IPTV effort: by: WINTER_CFA 11/01/05 11:47 am Msg: 88371 of 88377 "Telephone line TV will give viewers favourites on demand" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connect… ne01.xml&sSheet=/connected/2005/11/01/ixconn.html "Users of BT’s video on demand service, due to start next summer, will be able to choose from a library of thousands of films and TV shows." "They will also be able to replay instantly programmes from the previous week’s digital television schedules including EastEnders, Coronation Street and Desperate Housewives." "However, the new – as yet unnamed – package will be the first to be nationally available without subscription." ""No longer will customers be reliant on TV schedules. From next year, they will be able to watch what they like when they like.” Industry analysts believe that 2006 could be the year that television over broadband takes off in Britain and begins to threaten the dominance of cable, satellite and Freeview – the digital television available via a rooftop aerial. Initially the new service will only be offered to BT Broadband customers who will need to buy a set top box, manufactured by Philips. The box connects to their television, telephone line and a roof top aerial. Microsoft will provide the software for the boxes. Using a standard 2MB broadband telephone connection, owners of the boxes will be able to choose from a library of old films, television shows and music. Each programme is likely to cost between £1 and £3 to watch and can be paused, rewound or fast forwarded like a conventional video or DVD. BT will also offer a selection of programmes from the previous week’s broadcast schedules. They are likely to include shows from all the major digital and non-digital channels such as BBC1, ITV1 and Sky 1." "So the set top box will contain a Freeview digital television receiver, giving owners access to 30 terrestrial digital channels. The box also comes with a built-in personal video recorder capable of storing up to 80 hours of programmes on its internal disc drive. The set top box, which will start trials in the spring, will also be able to handle the new high definition television signals due to start in the next few years. BT claims it will be simple to use and will appeal to people who have been reluctant to upgrade to digital. It will allow viewers to take part in on-screen video conferences with friends while watching football matches, or to text each other during soap operas." |
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