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[Telecom Asia RSS] iiNet CEO Michael Malone says iiNet has canned its initial plans to source IPTV content entirely itself since virtually all major content rights are already stitched up or too expensive.
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[iiNet Australia Media Releases] iiNet invites Australia to go Fetch(TV): iiNet invites Australia to go Fetch(TV). 6th July, 2010: iiNet, Australia's third largest ISP, has partnered with FetchTV to launch the country's first true national IPTV service, giving customers access to the .
[Delimiter] Delimiter - iiNet mulls IPTV without BoB requirement: iiNet’s network, as well as the BoB devices, support quality of service to make sure a household ADSL connection can handle normal internet use on top of the FetchTV service. The actual FetchTV streaming TV channels will soak up about 2Mbps of bandwidth, with the video on demand service taking an additional 512kbps.
[tvauscast] TV Central | Blog | iiNet to launch IPTV services next month: was fundamentally taking a lot of existing elements that were already pretty well tested in the Australian marketplace, and bringing them together in a single unit,” said Malone. “With IPTV, its testing a lot of stuff thats fresh to the Australian market, [which] hasnt been done before.”
[Delimiter] Delimiter - iiNet's IPTV is three times the cost of Telstra's: However, there are also advantages on Telstras side which do much to balance iiNets technical edge out. Unlike iiNet, Telstra has not stipulated that customers will only be able to access IPTV if they own a certain ADSL router (iiNets BoB device) and only if they are connected to telephone exchanges where iiNet has dark fibre connected.
[Gadget Guy Articles, News and Reviews] FetchTV gives good IPTV”¦ but only to a few - Home Theatre: The FetchTV 2 set-top box (from FetchTV) debuted quietly on Internet Service Provider iinet’s website last week, offering three HD tuners for recording two free-to-air channels while watching another, a terabyte hard drive for storing time-shifted programming, plus 20 broadband channels (five of which are available on-demand), 30 free movies a month and a pay-per-view movie service.
[iiNet Australia Customer Newsletter] iiNews June: On top of launching our IPTV service fetchtv 2, we've launched Bonded DSL for our business customers and shared another quota injection with some of our Broadband2+ and Naked customers. We've also taken some time to explain why we love WordPress, plus keep an eye out for scams on Facebook tempting users with shiny Apple iPads and other goodies.
[APCmag.com - All Articles] iiNet's IPTV is three times the cost of Telstra's: However, there are also advantages on Telstras side which do much to balance iiNets technical edge out. Unlike iiNet, Telstra has not stipulated that customers will only be able to access IPTV if they own a certain ADSL router (iiNets BoB device) and only if they are connected to telephone exchanges where iiNet has dark fibre connected.
[Gizmodo Australia] A Closer Look At Fetch TV | Gizmodo Australia: The minimum spec required for the IPTV functionality of the FetchTV box is 3.5Mbps, but at most, FetchTV will only use 2.5Mbps. The hardware is set to use 2Mbps for the linear IPTV channels, while 512Kbps is constantly downloading the VOD content to the hard drive for you to watch later.
[Throng - Australia's TV watching community] iiNet invites Australia to go Fetch | FetchTV | News | Throng: On top of the subscription channels, one of the most exciting features of the fetchtv package is Movie Box, which comes as part of the video on command library included in the basic monthly subscription. With Movie Box, youll have 30 movies available to watch any time, with seven fresh titles being added to the set top box every week (including movies like Harry Potter, Legally Blonde, Spy Kids and Reservoir Dogs).
[Gizmodo Australia] iiNet Launching FetchTV Pay TV DVR | Gizmodo Australia: Of the decision for iiNet to launch an IPTV service, Michael added, “We know we have the service credentials, the technical and network capability and now, in this partnership with FetchTV, we have a killer set top box packed with killer content.”
[White Noise] iiNet plays Fetch TV - White Noise: iiNets Chief Technology Officer Greg Bader has predicted that take-up of the new service will begin slowly, with 100-200 subscribers a month initially, picking up towards the end of the year. “We’d be disappointed if we didn’t have 10,000 subscribers by the end of the first 12 months:, he said.
[BuddeBlog] BuddeBlog » Blog Archive » A new era in IPTV: bundled in with telephony and broadband services. As with IPTV, high costs have been the reason why triple-play has not been very successful.
[Televised Revolution] Televised Revolution » Blog Archive » Iinet to launch Tivo Killer?: If iiNet can provide a range of IPTV stations that can counter that of pay television services in Australia as well as provide an STB that can mimic Tivo functionality in recording content for its users based on their viewing habits, iiNet will have developed a service that truly will revolutionise the way that one watches television.
[Andrew Calvin - law, information technology and rants] Andrew Calvin - law, information technology and rants: Cyberspace ...: Foxtel will supply video and associated services to iQ set top boxes via the internet, but only over Telstra's BigPond system. The data will be unmetered or very cheaply supplied, but if you don't use BigPond then you won't received the service.
[Youcompare Broadband] iiNet IPTV service to launch soon « Iinet Broadband « Broadband ...: Once iiNet’s Internet Protocol TV services are launched, users can expect content such as the latest TV Shows and Movies on Demand, live and interactive TV, news, weather and a host of other channels and features. This is not to mention the fact that iiNet IPTV will go head-to-head with Channel 7’s Tivo as iiNet’s IPTV service will come with a dual tuner free-to-air personal video recorder which is similar to 7’s set top box.
[White Noise] Sony connect up the iView - White Noise: “ABC is a leader in the delivery of web-based TV content to Australians and is an ideal partner for our BRAVIA Internet Video service,” said Paul Colley, Sony Australias Technology Communications Manager. “With an understanding of the value of catch-up TV services and pioneering with the debut of television programming online, ABC TV has demonstrated its desire to keep TV content relevant and engaging in Australia.”
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