http://informitv.com/ INFORMING INTERACTIVE TELEVISION en-uk informitv 2008-05-09T12:00:00+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://informitv.com/ http://informitv.com/images/rss-logo.gif http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/09/zattooclaimscopyright/ Zattoo, which is now offering live online streams of the leading British terrestrial television channels, is claiming it has the right to do so under the United Kingdom Copyright Act. Zattoo says it "operates strictly legitimately on the basis of agreements with broadcasters and the copyright law" but the British... Broadband Channels Law Regulation Terrestrial 1617@http://informitv.com/ Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/08/itvreceivesrecord/ Channels Competitions Regulation 1613@http://informitv.com/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/06/vusionintroduceshighquality/ Vusion is a four-year old Silicon Valley startup company, formerly known as Jittr Networks, that is entering the market to compete with companies like Move Networks to deliver high quality video online video. The company has come out of stealth mode to reveal a new streaming media solution that claims... Broadband Platforms Technology 1616@http://informitv.com/ Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/06/rokgainsjalipo/ Rok Entertainment, a mobile streaming video company, has acquired online video operator Jalipo in a shares deal valued at $16.8 million. Jalipo provides pay-per-view video on demand and live channels over the internet based on a system of credits.... Broadband Business Mobile Platforms 1618@http://informitv.com/ Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/06/freesatlaunchesfree/ Freesat is a free digital satellite television service now available across the United Kingdom, launched as a not-for-profit joint venture by the BBC and ITV. It offers around 50 television and radio channels, with up to 200 expected to be available by the end of the year. The BBC HD... Platforms Satellite 1612@http://informitv.com/ Tue, 06 May 2008 12:30:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/05/01/sezmipromisesnextgeneration/ Sezmi, a startup company originally known only as Building B, is planning to launch a hybrid set-top box that combines broadcast and broadband programming to create a personalised viewing experience. Sezmi is starting pilot trials in preparation for commercial launch later this year and says it has entered into agreements... Broadband Platforms Terrestrial 1611@http://informitv.com/ Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/04/30/bbciplayercable/ The BBC iPlayer, previously only an online service, is now available on Virgin Media cable television in the United Kingdom. Cable viewers will be able to watch high quality pictures on their television screen without waiting for programmes to download.... BBC Platforms VOD Virgin 1610@http://informitv.com/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/04/25/freesatprepareslaunch/ Freesat, a new free-to-air satellite television service, is due to launch in the United Kingdom in early May. Modelled on the successful Freeview digital terrestrial television platform, it will offer the main terrestrial channels and the new BBC HD high-definition service. Receivers will go on sale in high street shops,... BBC Platforms Products Satellite Sky 1608@http://informitv.com/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/04/25/murdochcriticisesbbc/ James Murdoch, the chief executive of BSkyB, has criticised the BBC iPlayer for crowding out competition. He said the way in which the BBC is regulated, which had allowed the online video service to be launched, was an "abrogation of accountability" and that it had "squashed other competitors".... BBC Broadband Regulation Sky 1604@http://informitv.com/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://informitv.com/articles/2008/04/23/virginmediavideoondemand/ Virgin Media says that within a year its customers will spend more time viewing its video-on-demand service than watching Channel 4. Customers of the British cable television company use the video-on-demand service 22 times a month on average. "We are at the start of a fundamental shift in the way... Broadband Cable Platforms VOD Virgin 1606@http://informitv.com/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0000