YouView

  • YouView – we look at the future of British TV

    YouView – we look at the future of British TV

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    We cast our critical eye over YouView, the brand new digital TV service backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT and TalkTalk.

  • TalkTalk to offer Sky channels to YouView customers

    TalkTalk to offer Sky channels to YouView customers

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    TalkTalk says it will offer customers a range of premium channels and video on demand content via YouView. YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and premium content from Sky’s NOW TV service. The broadband provider today announced it had signed a deal to offer customers…

  • Here’s what data YouView is really collecting and why

    Here’s what data YouView is really collecting and why

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    Scared that Lord Sugar will be monitoring what you watch? Allow us to inject to reality into the YouView privacy row.

  • YouView set top boxes now available to pre-order

    YouView set top boxes now available to pre-order

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    Major high street and online retailers are now accepting pre-orders for YouView set top boxes, ahead of the service’s launch later this week. The Humax DTR-T1000 Youview Digital TV Recorder is available to pre-order from our preferred partner Amazon.co.uk via this link. YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as…

  • BT confirms customers can use retail YouView boxes

    BT confirms customers can use retail YouView boxes

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    BT has confirmed that its broadband customers will be able to purchase their own YouView boxes from retailers and still access any BT exclusive content. Due to launch at the end of this month, YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and premium content from Sky’s…

  • YouView could herald a whole new world of choice

    YouView could herald a whole new world of choice

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    I’ve already addressed some of the scepticism about YouView but there’s a couple of other points worth making. Here in the UK subscription TV services are normally watched on hardware owned or sold by the service provider. A side effect of this is if you’re a Sky, Virgin Media or BT Vision customer and cancel…