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[Sky User - The unofficial support forum for everything Sky!] Sky Player to Launch on Internet Connected TVs & Further Freeview ...: These latest additions to Sky Player’s distribution footprint means that customers now have wide range of different access points for the service. As with access to Sky Player via PC, Mac, Windows Media Center, XBox 360 and Fetch TV, existing Sky TV customers will be able to access Sky Player content on a bonus basis based on their core Sky DTH and product subscriptions, whilst non-Sky customers will be able to sign up to a choice of TV packages via monthly subscription.

[Freeband TV News] Sky already seething ahead of Ofcom Pay-TV Review: iGUGU®, a global manufacturer of innovative entertainment technology products for consumers and business, will showcase at the International CTIA Wireless 2010 (North Hall Booth 6721) the iGUGU InterneTV, an intuitive video streaming system that enables users to quickly and easily search, access and view computer- and Internet-based video content on a television or home theater using a handheld wireless remote control.  

[whathifi.com News and Reviews] UPDATE: Sky Player coming to FetchTV SmartBox Freeview box ...: Griff Parry, director of On Demand, BSkyB, says: "Offering Sky Player through the Fetch TV box gives UK consumers yet another way to experience Sky content, complementing the services already available on satellite, PC, games consoles and mobile."

[New Media Age - Breaking News] Sky Player to extend onto web-enabled TVs | News | New Media Age: John Donovan, MD of 3view, which already includes content from YouTube, Facebook and the BBC iPlayer, said, “By offering Sky Player on our simple-to-use, broadband-connected set-top box, we’re giving Sky access to a whole new market.”

[EMOIZ] Sky announces Sky Player for Freeview boxes and Cello TVs | EMOIZ.COM: Speaking about the partnership, Griff Parry, Sky’s Director of On-demand, said: “The coming together of ground-breaking video services like Sky Player with innovative platforms like Cello and 3View demonstrates the vibrancy of the evolving internet video-on-demand sector.

[Digital TV News] IP Vision and Netgem Unveil HD Hybrid Freeview+ STB: Freeview is now joining other digital TV platforms in enabling access to HD broadcast content and we are delighted to be one of the first vendors to deliver this content to the public. We believe that, HD broadcast, in conjunction with the exceptional support for video on demand and catch-up content within FetchTV and the forthcoming launch of Sky Player, will further strengthen our position in the Connected TV market in the UK.

[Join Freesat] Freesat Hits 1 Million Sales | Join Freesat: Currys and Comet simply pass customer details on to Sky rather than sell the products, but unfortunately there are huge incentives from Sky in the form of commissions for gaining customers so sadly this is always going to take priority over Freesat, where the retailer simply makes a small mark-up on the product like other items in the store. This mark-up is MUCH SMALLER than the commission from Sky.

[Techwatch Tech News: Digital & Satellite TV, 3DTV, HDTV, IPTV, Cable, Computers, Games, Mobile Phones, Broadband, Internet, Telecoms and Wireless] TV Genius announces Fetch TV service: TV Genius’ Content Discovery Platform provides deeper, richer content aggregation, allowing viewers to discover programming from a variety of sources and its Relevance Engine suggests appropriate content according to individual preferences.

[Broadband TV News] Fetch TV chooses TV Genius navigation | Broadband TV News: “Traditionally there has been concern that the increase in availability of content on the web will mean that viewers will start to migrate to internet video rather than the channels that they have more commonly watched on their chosen TV platform,” said Peter Cox, MD IP Vision, in a statement. “The deployment of the TV Genius Content Discovery Platform on the FetchTV service helps ensure that the very best and most relevant content is still firmly in the viewing plans of the consumer, whatever the source.

[Digital TV Blog] Sky launch TV access to Sky Player | Digital TV Blog: Whilst Cello launched the UK’s first internet connected TV last year, 3View develops hybrid set-top boxes that merge digital terrestrial television with IPTV (broadband delivered video, or Internet Protocol Television). Sky’s deal with Cello and 3View will ensure that even more UK digital TV viewers will have access to its expansive choice of on demand programming.

[Programming Blog] TiVo Returning To The UK [After Seven Year Hiatus, TiVo Returns To ...: The English TiVo boxes will carry “Project Canvas”, a free IPTV offering service that will provide video content from ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, TalkTalk and (pending BBC Trust approval), the BBC. TiVo and Virgin are hoping that the combination of a strong DVR and digital media set-top box with IPTV offerings will be enough to draw consumers from Sky’s offerings.

[BBC Internet Blog] BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC iPlayer Content Protection Enhancements: As I said, the BBC is not stopping you from using Adobe Flash, just because you have an irrational fear of such software that is your problem, non one else's. The BBC is not failing in their duty, if you are correct then I will expect them to restart broadcasting on the old VHF 405 line TV system (for which a TVL would be required, unlike the iPlayer...), scrap the DSO program (or at least preserve the analogue service plus return the national radio stations that left the AM band so that all the old AM/LW only car radios (mostly found in classic cars these days) can function - doing all that will probably mean that the BBC would have to save money by scrapping the iPlayer though!...

[TechCrunch] 45% of Europeans watch TV online: True, in that it was a survey so it’s respondents, but I think its important to look outside of mainstream streaming services and consider your Bittorrents and similar as well as I noted in the post, even Usenet has surged as a destination for downloading recorded TV content after nearly fading away several years ago. Consider that a 30 minute program is only a 200mb download that with a decent broadband connection could be downloaded in under 1 hour (or quicker again) then your potential market is a lot bigger than most would expect.

[BBC Internet Blog] BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Update: BBC iPlayer on Freesat: But seriously (and perhaps I'm being, OK I'll admit it, a little thick or overly cynical here), why the need for accessing the IP part of the TV via "by some code in the broadcast satellite stream", you would never suggest that one needs to "Press Red" to access a PVR device, no it would just be another button or set of buttons (as I understand is the case with Sky+) on the remote. Care to explain just why the iPlayer needs to access the receivers DVB "iServices" function considering that content delivery is via an IP stream - meaning surely that all it needs to do is access a given external (or internal, firmware set) URL?

[Agit8or] TV Search and Google - the natural end game « Agit8or: Google has the heritage now to achieve this, and it would be in their disruptive nature to go up against the traditional platforms. They have the experience to do hardware partnerships, the experience to with Android to create a OS and the expertise to build a fantastic program search functionality.

[Telecom OSS News Review] Comverse BSS Solution Optimises Customer Management for Telcos and ...: Telesperience publishes a range of free resources for the CSP community from its website www.telesperience.com, including the monthly Telesperience podzine and industry blog microsperience.com.

[CNET News.com] Could Cisco be announcing a killer set-top box? | Signal Strength ...: Marguerite Reardon has been covering the telecom beat for more than a decade and knows more about wireless and IP networking than she cares to admit. She has been a senior writer for CNET News since 2003, covering all things wireless and broadband related from iPhone launches to major telephone company mergers to IPTV developments.

[India Broadband Forum Feed] Experience with SUN Direct HD: Since both coming from the same source we need to keep on changing the TV settings for Wide Zoom/ Full when you switch over between HD to SD. So practically my usage of Sun Direct HD is limited to HD channels only, and switch over to Tata Sky+ for SD channels , switching over and controlling the corresponding devices is very easy task (with single click) thanks to Logitech Harmony 900 remote.

[BBC Internet Blog] BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Round up: iPlayer on Freesat: You mean, like all those who do not yet have Freesat and do not truly understand the technicalities? After all many people still think that 'SKY' own the satellite, on the face of this blog (and, it would appear, on some of the cited websites) many could be mislead into thinking that the iPalyer will be available via 'Freesat', just as some still talk about watching the BBC via 'SKY'...

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