YouView

  • YouView demonstrates what’s in store this year

    YouView demonstrates what’s in store this year

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    More on our trip to YouView’s riverside HQ where a small group of UK tech journos were treated to a sneak peek at the platform’s near future. As already reported, the starting point was the announcement that more than 400,000 YouView boxes are now in homes across the UK – a landmark reached less than…

  • YouView announces 400,000 activations, Android app and new features

    YouView announces 400,000 activations, Android app and new features

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    Internet and broadcast TV service YouView says 400,000 boxes have been purchased and activated since the service went live last July. Launched last year amid widespread media scepticism, the service is a joint venture between the UK’s largest free to air broadcasters and ISPs BT and TalkTalk. At a press briefing held at the firm’s…

  • TalkTalk adds 150,000 more YouView customers

    TalkTalk adds 150,000 more YouView customers

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    TalkTalk signed up 150,000 new subscribers to its YouView based TV service in the first three months of this year, taking total subscriber numbers to 230,000 at the end of March. The company three-quarters of new customers are upgrading from Freeview and are new to pay-TV. Subscribers to the service receive 70 channels and seven-day…

  • YouView updates iPhone and iPad remote record app

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    YouView has updated its remote record and guide app for Apple’s iOS devices, bringing simplified navigation and support for the iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature to the app. The updated app is available to download for free from Apple’s App Store and is compatible with all YouView set-top boxes. Other features include easier access to the…

  • BT to make sports channels to YouView retail boxes

    BT to make sports channels to YouView retail boxes

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    BT says it will offer its new sports channels to owners of retail YouView boxes after customer complaints. Last week the ISP announced its three new channels would be provided free to broadband customers, including those receiving its BT Infinity service. The channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive…

  • BT locks retail YouView customers out of free football offer

    BT locks retail YouView customers out of free football offer

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    Tens of thousands of customers who purchased YouView boxes from high street retailers will be unable to benefit from BTs offer of free sports channels. YouView boxes are available via retailers for a one-off price, or from TalkTalk and BT as part of a TV, broadband and phone bundle. Customers who purchase their own YouView…