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 […]
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 […]
Technicolor brings curtain down on YouView
Technicolor is out of the frame to produce set-top boxes for the UK hybrid platform YouView, sources familiar with the situation have told Broadband TV News.
YouView adds four manufacturers
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
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
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 […]
YouView to open API
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 […]
YouView delayed until early 2012
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 […]
DMOL consults on YouView IP channel list
DTT Multiplex Operators Ltd (DMOL), the organisation set up by the operators of the six DTT multiplexes, is consulting on plans to add numbering for IP channels.
Thompson defends role of FTA broadcasters in platform innovation
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 […]