YouView has announced the addition of four so-called device partners, at the same time publishing its final core technical specification.
YouView to release core device spec today
April 14, 2011 08.19 Europe/London By
YouView will today publish the core device specifications that will enable any receiver manufacturer to bring product to market that shares the same underlying technology as YouView itself.
Lord Sugar replaces Meek as YouView chairman
March 7, 2011 14.48 Europe/London By
YouView has confirmed that Kip Meek has resigned as non-executive chairman after less than eight months in the role. The former Ofcom executive is being replaced by Lord Sugar, the founder of Amstrad, the set-top box supplier now owned by BSkyB.
YouView to open API
March 4, 2011 15.47 Europe/London By
YouView will release the technical details of its API (Application Programming Interface) for the benefit of manufacturers that just want to use a subset of features, YouView CEO Richard Halton told the DTG Summit on Friday.
YouView delayed until early 2012
February 9, 2011 11.14 Europe/London By
YouView has confirmed what most people in the industry already suspected, that the hybrid platform has been delayed until early 2012, missing the key pre-Christmas selling reason. Describing its statement as an “update on launch timings”, YouView confirmed it would have a product in trial by the end of this year with a full consumer [...]
DMOL consults on YouView IP channel list
February 1, 2011 11.18 Europe/London By
Thompson defends role of FTA broadcasters in platform innovation
January 20, 2011 08.58 Europe/London By
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has defended the role of free-to-air broadcasters in the distribution of content and development of technical platforms. In a speech to the Oxford Media Convention, Thompson said the promise of getting as close as possible to universal availability was at the heart of the public service broadcasting contract.
IPTV base for UK local TV
December 14, 2010 10.36 Europe/London By
YouView unlikely to start cord cutting
December 8, 2010 17.20 Europe/London By
UK pay-TV subscribers are not particularly minded to give up their pay-TV subscriptions for YouView, as they currently understand it, with only 3% (about 800,000) of all UK TV homes that are current pay TV subscribers “very likely” to switch out of pay-TV for YouView. In addition, only a further 1% (about 250,000) of all [...]
Rose leaves YouView CTO post
December 8, 2010 11.22 Europe/London By
Anthony Rose is stepping down from his role as chief technology officer of YouView after just six months as part of a reorganisation of technical roles within the hybrid platform. One of the architects of the BBC iPlayer, Rose will take an advisory capacity, with Youssef (Sef) Tuma becoming head of technical delivery. Tuma was [...]
