Five has pulled out of Project Canvas - the development of an internet-connected TV set-top box.
The channel, which has been put up for sale by parent company RTL, is reviewing its digital strategy and does not see the project as a priority.
Its share of the £16m scheme is likely to be funded by partners the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4 and TalkTalk.
The BBC Trust approved Project Canvas last month saying it offered licence fee payers "significant public value".
The service will see a range of set-top boxes available to access on-demand TV services such as the BBC iPlayer and ITVplayer.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
UK TV Channels
Here you will find the links to the various websites that show British TV. Once you have completed the setup process then you can do the following; double click the "Global TV Access" Icon on your desktop what that does is to connect you to our servers in the UK, once you are connected you can then using your Internet browser go to the various websites that show British Television programs that have been recorded on their “On Demand” service or “Live” direct from the UK.
My advice would be to use the links below and save the websites to your browser favourites
On Demand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
http://www.itv.com/ITVPlayer/
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catch-up
http://demand.five.tv/watchnow.aspx
http://www.seesaw.com/
http://video.uk.msn.com/
Live TV
http://zattoo.com/ (you will need to download this application)
TV What’s On Guide
http://www.tvguide.co.uk/
My advice would be to use the links below and save the websites to your browser favourites
On Demand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
http://www.itv.com/ITVPlayer/
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catch-up
http://demand.five.tv/watchnow.aspx
http://www.seesaw.com/
http://video.uk.msn.com/
Live TV
http://zattoo.com/ (you will need to download this application)
TV What’s On Guide
http://www.tvguide.co.uk/
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
TV Catchup - Now not available for people outside the UK
Many of you are aware of the changes that TV Catchup have made to their website and we are in discussions with them and also investigating what we can do to get around this problem. The inability to use their service has been caused by their new security protocols that they have introduced and these were ordered by their new executives who have interpreted their broadcasting license very literally
TV Catchup has blocked all users that are accessing their site either via a VPN service or from a data centre, our service like our competitors use both technologies because the only method for someone outside the UK to watch British TV is to connect to a UK server via a VPN (that is what you use when you connect to our server), plus our servers are located at a data centre.
What they have done will effect a lot of people because everyone who is not located in the UK will not be able to use TV Catchup. We will do some more investigation but it doesn’t look promising and we suspect that this service will no longer be available – will let you know how we get on
Live TV is still available via Zattoo and the BBC iPlayer sites
TV Catchup has blocked all users that are accessing their site either via a VPN service or from a data centre, our service like our competitors use both technologies because the only method for someone outside the UK to watch British TV is to connect to a UK server via a VPN (that is what you use when you connect to our server), plus our servers are located at a data centre.
What they have done will effect a lot of people because everyone who is not located in the UK will not be able to use TV Catchup. We will do some more investigation but it doesn’t look promising and we suspect that this service will no longer be available – will let you know how we get on
Live TV is still available via Zattoo and the BBC iPlayer sites
TV Catchup - Court Action
Broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Five have launched a copyright infringement suit against the company, claiming that it uses material they have the rights to without permission.
TVCatchup.com has told OUT-LAW.COM that it believes it has not broken copyright law and that it will defend its business in court.
“TVCatchup’s position is that we are neither broadcasting, copying nor communicating a broadcast contrary to any relevant UK or European law,” said a spokesman. “TVCatchup is supported in its actions by a highly proficient legal team, and if unable to resolve any uncertainty in the civilised manner originally intended, is prepared and ready to vigorously defend itself from the predatory commercially motivated actions of a handful of broadcasters.”
An ITV spokeswoman said that it decided to take action in March this year after it received no reply from a cease and desist letter it sent to TVCatchup.com.
“ITV, Channel 4 and Five can confirm that they issued joint legal proceedings against TVCatchup, a web-based TV streaming service on 29th March 2010,” she said. “TVCatchup do not have a content distribution agreement in place to stream content from any of our channels. We reserve the right to pursue any site or service we believe to be infringing our copyright or using our content in an unlicensed, illegal capacity.”
TVCatchup.com said that its service was simply a way for people in poor reception areas or those without multiple televisions to watch content that they are entitled to watch in broadcast form.
More information to follow...
TVCatchup.com has told OUT-LAW.COM that it believes it has not broken copyright law and that it will defend its business in court.
“TVCatchup’s position is that we are neither broadcasting, copying nor communicating a broadcast contrary to any relevant UK or European law,” said a spokesman. “TVCatchup is supported in its actions by a highly proficient legal team, and if unable to resolve any uncertainty in the civilised manner originally intended, is prepared and ready to vigorously defend itself from the predatory commercially motivated actions of a handful of broadcasters.”
An ITV spokeswoman said that it decided to take action in March this year after it received no reply from a cease and desist letter it sent to TVCatchup.com.
“ITV, Channel 4 and Five can confirm that they issued joint legal proceedings against TVCatchup, a web-based TV streaming service on 29th March 2010,” she said. “TVCatchup do not have a content distribution agreement in place to stream content from any of our channels. We reserve the right to pursue any site or service we believe to be infringing our copyright or using our content in an unlicensed, illegal capacity.”
TVCatchup.com said that its service was simply a way for people in poor reception areas or those without multiple televisions to watch content that they are entitled to watch in broadcast form.
More information to follow...
BBC Project Canvas
The BBC's governing body, the BBC Trust, has given permission for the BBC to participate in Project Canvas - an attempt to develop a standard for internet-television services in the UK.
What is Project Canvas?
Project Canvas is a partnership between the BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4 and Talk Talk to develop a common interface for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the UK.
IPTV allows you to access programmes via the net rather than through the air.
This will hopefully mean that the websites like the ITV iPlayer will improve and become easier to use and become as good as the BBC iPlayer is now...
For more information http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8424677.stm
What is Project Canvas?
Project Canvas is a partnership between the BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4 and Talk Talk to develop a common interface for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the UK.
IPTV allows you to access programmes via the net rather than through the air.
This will hopefully mean that the websites like the ITV iPlayer will improve and become easier to use and become as good as the BBC iPlayer is now...
For more information http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8424677.stm
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