YouView

  • Is YouView becoming too fragmented?

    Is YouView becoming too fragmented?

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    When Smart TV platform YouView first launched last year all the talk was of maximum freedom for consumers who would be free to buy a box from a shop or partner ISP (BT or TalkTalk) and then dip in and out of subscription content or swap content or broadband providers with no hassle. But 16…

  • YouView bolsters accessibility options for visually impaired users

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    Connected TV service YouView is due to deliver a major upgrade aimed at making the service more accessible to TV viewers with visual and cognitive impairments. The company has worked with the Royal National Institute for the Blind and other disability charities to implement a screen zoom feature and support for USB keyboards as well…

  • Update for TalkTalk YouView customers brings boost channels to EPG

    Update for TalkTalk YouView customers brings boost channels to EPG

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    A new software update for TalkTalk YouView boxes allows customers to access their subscription channels via the main programme guide. TalkTalk’s YouView service combines Freeview channels and additional, optional paid channels such as Sky 1 and SyFy which are delivered via broadband. When the service first launched last year the broadband channels could only be…

  • YouView update delivers internet channel recording

    YouView update delivers internet channel recording

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    YouView from BT users can now record additional internet delivered channels such as BT Sport after a new software update for the boxes was released on Thursday. YouView combines traditional aerial received channels with on-demand and catch-up content plus, for BT and TalkTalk customers, additional channels delivered via broadband. While customers have been able to…

  • YouView updates iOS and Android apps

    YouView updates iOS and Android apps

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    Internet TV platform YouView has updated its remote record apps Android and for Apple’s iOS devices. The latest version of the Android app includes the ability to search for the app’s built-in 7 day programme guide and voice-to-text entry on selected Android devices. It also includes a redesigned date selector r which better matches the…

  • YouView appoints new Chairman

    YouView appoints new Chairman

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    Connected TV platform YouView has appointed a new Chairman, seven months after former Chair Lord Sugar stepped down from the role. Simon Duffy, non-executive Chairman of bwin.party and mBlox, will take up the rolw with immediate effect, replacing Sir Charles Dunstone who has acted as interim Chairman since Sugar’s departure. Mr Duffy’s positions include Executive…