YouView

Ofcom has decided against an investigation into YouView, a decision that will leave the likes of Virgin Media and Sky livid.

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".

The CEO of Blinkbox, the online TV and movie streaming site, is backing YouView as a service, believing that it will standardise video on demand in the UK.

Freeview is celebrating big landmarks, with sales of boxes, TVs and DVRs that carry the service reaching the 60 million mark and Freeview HD expected to hit its 250,000th home this month

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

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced his plans for local television service in the digital age, explaining that for them to survive they must adapt to the whims of today's technology.

Sony has announced that it is to launch a standalone streaming device - the SMP-N100 - which has access to Bravia Internet Video and DLNA-friendly devices.

YouView has insisted that internet service providers should see the impending arrival of the IPTV service as a 'growth opportunity' rather than worrying about the amount of bandwidth it will use.

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