By installing the YouView skill for Alexa, users can search by programme name and actor / star by using phrases such as ‘Alexa, search for shows with Prue Leith’ or ‘Alexa, search for EastEnders’.
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Horror Bites and CBS Catchup Channels UK players arrive on YouView
Owned by the CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership, a joint venture between AMC Networks International and CBS Studios International, the channels offer a mix of popular shows such as Judge Judy, Star Trek Enterprise and Murder by the Sea.
YouView names its Director of Product as new CEO
Susie Buckridge has worked at the company for the past 8 years, having joined from the BBC where she served as Head of Strategy in Future Media and then in the Business Strategy team. Previously she worked as a consultant at Cap Gemini and Ernst and Young.
Planet Knowledge and Sports Channel Network launch on YouView
Sports Channel Network offers free and HD coverage of football, golf, fishing, equestrian, winter sports, surfing, motorsport and formula E, while Planet Knowledge offers viewers hundreds of hours of free-to-air premium factual documentaries covering history, nature, science, people and travel.
YouView CEO Richard Halton to leave Digital TV firm after 10 years
Previously Controller of Business Strategy at the BBC, Halton has helped guide the DTT/IPTV platform from initial concept to a platform used daily by more than 3m customers, including those subscribing to BT and TalkTalk’s pay-TV services.
