YouView
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Review: Netgem’s NetBox HD and SoundBox HD Freeview Play set top boxes
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Back in June we spoke to Netgem boss Sylvain Thevenot about the firm’s two new Freeview Play set top boxes: the NetBox HD streaming box and Soundbox HD, and we’ve now had a chance to get some hands-on time with both models.
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YouView CEO Richard Halton to leave Digital TV firm after 10 years
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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.
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YouView reveals only half of those who record shows go on to watch them
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370 million anonymous data points – covering recordings, searches, EPG journeys, VOD and live channel watchings, are collected per day, providing a wealth of consumer behavioural data.
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BT TV content boss Andrew Haworth discusses AMC, exclusive boxing and Amazon Prime
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Andrew Haworth, BT’s managing director for Strategy and Content and a key figure in the ISP’s TV product, says the addition of services such as Amazon are a win both for consumers and providers.
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Research suggests almost a fifth of UK homes are wasting money on under-used pay-TV subscriptions
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Given the UK’s highly competitive pay-TV market, there’s plenty of scope to shop around and make savings on the last of these, especially as most firms are desperate to keep hold of existing customers and will often offer you a deal if you threaten to cancel or downgrade your plan.
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Freesat denies trying to charge Channel 4 more to keep its catch-up app on the platform
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On Tuesday it was revealed that both services would leave the platform this week, with Channel 4 blaming its decision on a rise in the fees levied on broadcasters whose channels and apps appear on Freesat’s programme guide.