YouView

YouView, the IPTV venture backed by the BBC and other big names, could face a delay of up to six months due to technical hitches.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has fleshed out his plans for a new UK national television station, which will focus on local news content.

Exclusive With a reputation for high-quality set-top boxes and digital TV recorders in the UK, Humax is moving into the connected-TV space in 2011 with the launch of its Humax Portal and a YouView device.

YouView has announced that high-profile CTO Anthony Rose is stepping down from his role, although the IPTV platform insisted to TechRadar that it is part of the 'transition to the next phase'.

Sony has announced that its Sony Bravia Internet Video service is to get its first dedicated news channel, Sky News.

Toshiba has admitted that it is considering launching a Google TV product, using the US market to test out its product before looking elsewhere.

You View has formally asked for people who want to create channels or offer on demand programming on the forthcoming IPTV platform to make their interest know.

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.