Archive for November, 2008


BBC iPlayer showing BBC1 and BBC2 live

The BBC’s on demand and free internet TV service iPlayer, will start broadcasting the flagship channels BBC1 and BBC2 live online from November 27th. Currently several channels including CBeebies, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC and the BBC News channels are already broadcasting live. Currently the main channels have been available from aon average 4 hours after being [...]

Young adults lapping up TV Online

Online TV useage for the younger end of the population is growing so says a new report. The survey conducted by Knowledge Network’s MultiMedia Mentor resource show that a massive 11 percent of age range 18 to 34 year olds are watching TV on their PC or laptop once a week or more. The participants [...]

BBC Iplayer blowing the competition away

BBC Iplayer blowing the competition away When the BBC’s on demand TV catch up service, the iPlayer was launched in July 2007, nobody realised just how big it would become. The player is currently being viewed for over an hour each week by around 25 percent of consumers. The research looked at over 1000 consumers [...]

European viewers ditching TV for the internet TV experience

European TV viewers are leaving their traditional TV set in droves and heading straight for the PC. Why you ask? Because it does what the TV does and 100 times more. In France the largest commercial television channel TF1 is getting stressed:- the well established 8 o clock news show which has always been a [...]

The Definitive Guide to watching Internet TV on PC

Online TV, Internet TV, IPTV, Catch up TV, movie streams, TV Episodes… Phew and many other names are all used to explain the process of watching TV on your PC and over the internet. So whats it all mean and how do you get it?

Is Internet TV being killed off by AT&T?

In a shocking move, major internet provider AT&T is currently testing limits on downloads for customers who download large amounts of video and music from the network. The trial which was started on November 1st places a download limit of between 20 and 150 gigabytes of uploads and downloads per month depending on their subscription. [...]