YouView faces brand change

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Just three months after its launch, YouView could be forced to change its name after it lost a High Court appeal brought by a Gloucestershire telecoms firm.

TalkTalk’s YouView growing by 1,000 homes a day

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TalkTalk says that its YouView-based TV proposition is growing subscribers at the rate of 1,000 a day. In all, 27,000 of the Huawei-manufactured units have been installed by the telco, one of the partners in the BBC-led hybrid project.

Now TV suspends PPV service

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BSkyB has removed the pay-per-view elements from its Now TV online streaming platform.

YouView prepares for IP channel streaming

Richard Halton

YouView CEO Richard Halton has said the hybrid broadcast service wants to deliver IP channels to all its households, regardless of whether they are connected to one of its shareholder ISPs.

YouView kicks off TV campaign

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WATCH VIDEO YouView has begun its much-anticipated advertising campaign, bringing the virtues of the BBC-led hybrid project to a nationwide audience.

BT reveals YouView offer

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BT has given details of its plans to offer a free YouView set-top to new customers of its high end BT Infinity broadband service.

BT chooses Humax over Pace

Humax – YouView

Humax is to supply BT Vision with set-top boxes for its tailored YouView service, Broadband TV News has confirmed, turning away from Pace that has supplied the IPTV service since its inception.

YouView opens up to second screens

Richard Halton

IBC 2012 – AMSTERDAM. YouView CEO Richard Halton has told IBC delegates that the BBC-telco led hybrid platform is exploring the options for the second screen.

Next Gen Freesat a match for YouView

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Freesat has launched its next generation set-top box, effectively leapfrogging its terrestrial counterpart YouView through the use of a Broadcom chip two years newer.

Now TV makes YouView debut

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BSkyB’s entry level movies service Now TV has become the first third party service to join YouView.