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.
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.

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