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Sky is still being urged to join the YouView platform and launch its own Sky Player VOD service on the BBC-backed IPTV project.

YouView chairman Kip Meek believes that the major US television and film studios should get involved in the IPTV project, and not just consider the likes of Sky and Virgin Media for their content.

YouView chairman Kip Meeks has admitted that the first set boxes may not actually appear in the first half 2011.

Analysis Experts from the television industry have responded to criticism of BBC-backed YouView by insisting that the public will benefit from the IPTV project.

Exclusive Sky's director of broadband and telephony has told TechRadar that she believes the BBC-backed IPTV project YouView will stay a niche product for "quite some time".

Google has announced several partners for its forthcoming Google TV, including HBO, Turner Broadcasting, Netflix and Napster.

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Virgin Media has contacted Ofcom regarding Project Canvas, the BBC-backed IPTV initiative, calling the service anti-competitive.

Apple TV could be set for a big overhaul, with the New York Times suggesting that the company could even bring in a customised version of its iOS operating system being used in the iPhone and iPad.