Friday, March 2, 2012

YouView promises free internet TV

A NEW web-connected television service will be launched next yearcombining Freeview channels with the internet and on-demandservices.

YouView, which is backed by the BBC, ITV, Channels 4 and 5 andbroadband providers including BT and TalkTalk, will offer access toFreeview channels and BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

Chief executive Richard Halton said the service, which will workthrough set-top boxes, would make television a "much more diverse,rich, interactive experience".

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