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Derek Sep 16th, 2010

Project Canvas Launch YouView Catch Up TV Service

Project Canvas, the BBC led digital TV service that is subscription free, has announced  YouView as the name of its new catchup tv service.

YouView will consist of seven days worth of catchup TV similar to the BBC’s existing BBC iPlayer service, as well as a website offering free TV on demand, tv apps and widgets. TV channels signed up to take part include the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five.

YouView will launch with seven days EPG (electronic programming guide) that will go both backwards and forward, allowing viewers to watch or record any programme type from the whole week. The service is expected to launch in the first half of 2011.

Set-top boxes will be designed for the Freeview DTT platform and include a PVR (personal video recorder) similar to the Sky+ and Virgin TV boxes. There’s no word on who will build the set-top-boxes.

Once viewers have bought a set-top-box, there will be no further subscription fees, although YouView requires a broadband connection to work.

Richard Halton, formerly project director, is the CEO of the newly formed YouView TV Ltd. He will work alongside Kip Meek, the company chairman, appointed in August.

“YouView is a brilliant new subscription-free TV service which combines the best TV with on demand services and internet content. I am delighted to be leading the team who will make it a reality and think it will change the way we watch TV forever,” said Halton.

Although not everyone is happy with the news, Sky has previously expressed its displeasure, and Virgin Media told Broadband TV News: “There’s a pressing need for a thorough and independent examination of this closed, anti-competitive platform as it will restrict consumer choice and stifle innovation.”

“We’re all already paying for this through the licence fee, whether we want it or not, so we urge Ofcom to bring some much needed transparency to the whole collaboration.”

Whatever the rivals think, Project Canvas (oops i mean Youview), could mark the start of a great new era in online tv services.

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12 Comments

  1. Google Could Sue YouView For Sounding Too Similar To Youtube
    Google Could Sue YouView For Sounding Too Similar To Youtube September 26, 2010 at 9:53 am

    […] according to a law firm. On Friday, Beachcroft LLP said that the naming of YouView which was previously known as Project Canvas was “likely to fall foul of YouTube’s […]

  2. Ofcom Receives Another Complaint About YouView
    Ofcom Receives Another Complaint About YouView September 30, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    […] YouView, which was originally called Project Canvas, will aim to upgrade the Freeview and Freesat platforms to support video on demand and internet services when it launches next year. However, Electra believes that “the proposed vision, shareholder structure and aims of YouView are anti competitive and significantly damage the UK interactive TV market”. […]

  3. Channel 4 To Make £1bn In TV Ad Revenue In 2011
    Channel 4 To Make £1bn In TV Ad Revenue In 2011 October 11, 2010 at 7:18 am

    […] would eclipse the £1bn mark by benefiting from its online tv platform, 4oD and it’s stake in YouView, and the addition of the UKTV sales contract offer, which would offer advertisers a “whole […]

  4. Sky Submits Complaint To Ofcom Hoping To Block YouView
    Sky Submits Complaint To Ofcom Hoping To Block YouView October 13, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    […] YouView ambition is to enable the 7 million plus Freeview households who have broadband access to download […]

  5. YouView Gets The Green Light From Ofcom
    YouView Gets The Green Light From Ofcom October 19, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    […] has given the go ahead to YouView, the BBC backed project to bring VOD services to Freeview and Freesat, brushing […]

  6. TalkTalk To Upgrade Its Broadband Network Ahead Of YouView Launch
    TalkTalk To Upgrade Its Broadband Network Ahead Of YouView Launch October 21, 2010 at 11:57 am

    […] This announcement comes as the company looks ahead to readying its network for the launch of YouView, the BBC backed Internet television service which was formerly known as Project […]

  7. YouView Announce Their New Marketing Agency
    YouView Announce Their New Marketing Agency November 4, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    […] to the financial data gathered last year, YouView – which was previously known as Project Canvas will have a £48 million marketing budget at hand in its first four years of […]

  8. YouView Gains New Technology And Operations Teams
    YouView Gains New Technology And Operations Teams December 9, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    […] Vision’s former Operations Director Andrew Burdess, has joined YouView as Director of Operations. He will take responsibility for developing all consumer facing aspects […]

  9. YouView Tech Chief Dismisses Anti Competitive Cartel Accusations
    YouView Tech Chief Dismisses Anti Competitive Cartel Accusations January 9, 2011 at 7:31 am

    […] joined YouView which was formerly known as Project Canvas on 1st May after a spell revamping the BBC iPlayer during his tenure as controller of vision and […]

  10. Youview PArtner Arqiva Appoint John Cresswell As New Head
    Youview PArtner Arqiva Appoint John Cresswell As New Head January 13, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    […] organization is also one of the founding partners of YouView, the BBC-backed venture to create video-on-demand services to Freeview and Freesat […]

  11. YouView Release Delayed By Technical Difficulties
    YouView Release Delayed By Technical Difficulties January 17, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    […] joint-venture hoped to release it’s YouView set-top boxes in the first half of 2011 but this has slipped by around six months, pushing launch […]

  12. YouView Arrives Two Years Late To A Very Different Digital TV Market
    YouView Arrives Two Years Late To A Very Different Digital TV Market July 5, 2012 at 5:37 am

    […] for release back in 2010 when it was called “Project Canvas“, the on-demand service was renamed YouView and was supposed to revolutionise the TV landscape. The service would give viewers a catch-up […]

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