TalkTalk: YouView remains on track

UK telco TalkTalk is maintaining that its triple play proposition that will feature YouView is on track for a launch in the autumn.

YouView expands on EPG plans

Just weeks away from its mooted launch, YouView has run a new consultation on its EPG and Search policy, with plans to consult further on both Apps and the allocation of IP channels.

BBC shows to download after 7-day window

BBC director-general Mark Thompson has confirmed plans to open a new window that would allow viewers to download shows to own seven days after their initial transmission.

TalkTalk: YouView launch on track

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says the ISP has begun end-to-end consumer acceptance testing of its YouView product as the precursor to a full consumer trial.

BT Vision to add social media

BT Vision is to redesign its IPTV service to offer a more personalised experience and to include elements of social media.

ITV’s Crozier says YouView has it all to play for

ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said the connected TV market is far from fully developed and presents itself as having it all to play for.

TalkTalk to trial YouView to 10,000

TalkTalk says it intends to launch a trial of the YouView hybrid TV service early next year.

Adobe pulls Flash from TV environment

Adobe is to break with plans to put its Flash technology into the TV space, at the same time pulling out of the mobile market, in favour of HTML-5. The move follows two decades of development of the Flash Player for mobile browsers.

YouView appoints Sky man Bramley as CTO

YouView has announced the appointment of Chris Bramley as its CTO. The former iPlayer executive Anthony Rose held the post until his departure as part of a ‘reorganisation’ in December 2010.

Arqiva warning on UK broadband

Arqiva’s YouView representative has expressed concern over the capability of UK broadband to deliver sufficient speeds and how it might impact on TV-based applications. Russ Armstrong, strategic development manager at Arqiva, told the Westminster eForum applications risked being hampered by the UK’s broadband infrastructure.