BT Vision
BT Vision IPTV Video on Demand service will be based on Microsoft TV’s IPTV Edition middleware, on Philips custom digital terrestrial/ IPTV set-top boxes with an 80Gb capacity.
BT will offer Freeview service via the DTT reciver and Video on demand content will be on a pau-per-view basis. The box will be conbined with the BT Home Hub to enable more services such as VOIP.
BT has also partnered with Octagon CSI who produce sports programming and will see a development of content for TV, mobile, and broadband. Octagon produce and distribute content for the English FA, Coca-Cola Football League, and the England and Wales Cricket Board. It’s hailed as another step towards BT becoming the heart of digital media.
The box is free, but customers will need to pay a £30 connection fee and £60 engineer installation fee.
Films start at £1.99 while Replay TV content is available from 99p per episode. Customers can also take out a monthly TV subscription package for £6 a month, Replay TV for £3 and Music Videos for £6.
