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Multi-channel broadcaster UKTV will launch on UK telco TalkTalk’s version of IPTV hybrid service YouView.
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
UKTV, owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, will offer all of its branded channels and some video-on-demand content on the upcoming platform.
This follows a similar deal closed this week that will see BSkyB place its channels on the set-top box, which will be distributed free to customers of bundled broadband and phone service TalkTalk Plus.
The UKTV agreement will include programmes such as magic-themed series Dynamo: Magician Impossible, which aired on Watch; Hart of Dixie (Really), Mafia’s Greatest Hits (Yesterday), Yes Prime Minister (Gold) and Choccywoccydoodah (Good Food).
A TalkTalk spokeswoman told C21 its customers would be informed of the platform’s launch date within two months.
The much-delayed YouView service – supported by TalkTalk along with telco BT, TV infrastructure group Arqiva and all four UK terrestrial broadcasters – finally launched this week, with Humax-developed boxes going on sale for £299 (US$458).
Some commentators claimed the price is too high and a poll on The Guardian’s website this month suggested 89% of people would not pay nearly £300 for the service.
