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Any guesses (or indeed firm knowledge) as to the manufacturer of EE's new "free" STB for their new TV service?
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Yes, Netgem…
Thanks.
4 tuners, yum. The way I see it, BT will need to respond, so we could see a 4-tuner Humax free-range YouView box.
When that 300 Pounds, no contract, price drops this will be one stormer of a box…
That’s the first report that has suggested it will be available retail. I wonder if WHF are just relying on that “worth £300” line in the PR.
Is this the EE box, I wonder?
http://www.netgem.com/datas/media/1363106797_ProductSheet-N8500-12032013.pdf
It seems Netgem are going to be providing the service, not just the box:
Quote:– EE, the leading mobile operator in the UK, today announced the launch of EE TV, the first multi-screen TV offering (TV, tablet and smartphone) that combines the best of live TV (70 “Freeview”
channels) and recorded content (24-hour replay, catch-up and on-demand channels). EE TV is
provided by Netgem TV as a TV as a service offer. The EE TV smart box will be free for all EE
mobile customers who sign up to an EE Broadband plan. Eligible plans start from just £9.95 per
month and include free weekend calls and unlimited Broadband with speeds of up to 17Mbps;
So the box will presumably not be available retail.
This looks to be similar (and you can buy one).
Trusted reviews hands on plus some pics.
Thanks for the links, Graham and Barry.
I agree, these boxes do sound rather similar. They get Free(view|sat) channels, but they don’t appear to use the Free(view|sat) EPG. So they’ve gone a step or three beyond YouView and Freetime – the mobile apps are no longer an add-on, they’re driving the box. What will these and similar trends mean for free UK TV, I wonder?
The V-box is due to launch in the U.S. in 2015, says CNET. It will be interesting to see the response from the cable companies. And NetFlix.
It is basically a standard ISP box, basically 5 or 6 of them here in France (covering 80% population). Gives IP TV (Shortly to be subject to TV licence if I read things correctly) with HD at > 5-6 MBS.
Now normal to provide this subject to bandwidth.
It’s not the IPTV, it’s the slipping away from a unified UK EPG. Freeview has been very good for FTA broadcasting in the UK, and is one of the reasons we have good quality FTA content. There’s bound to be an impact on audience share, as the Freeview EPG becomes less dominant. And ultimately, an impact on quality. IMO.
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