British Telecom to launch IPTV

UK’s largest telco, British Telecom, will be launching an Internet-Protocol TV service within the year. Dubbed BT Vision, the service will be initially offered to existing BT Broadband subscribers. Features include on-TV instant messaging, a PVR-like video recording service, and video-on-demand.

Later this year we’re launching a brand new digital TV service in the UK that’s set to inject a bit of vision into your TV. Our next generation TV service will be a doddle to use. It’s rammed full of entertainment and best of all there’s no compulsory subscription, so you only pay for what you want to watch. BT Vision will be available first to all new and existing BT Broadband customers.

The set-top boxes for use with the service will be provided by Philips, and will be powered by Microsoft software.

The Internet is changing the way we watch TV!

[via the Register]

March 21st, 2006 Posted by J. Angelo Racoma in News, IPTV, VOD at 8:42 pm 2 Comments »

2 Comments »

  1. […] Seems like Europe is being hit by the IPTV bug. Not only is UK’s British Telecom launching its IPTV service within the year, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is likewise getting into the game. The IPTV service is due to go live in ten major German cities - including Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich - from the summer letting viewers access regular TV programmes, video on demand, interactive programming and personal video recording. Punters can also expect a range of special interest channels and pay-TV programmes. […]

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