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Virgin Media seals deal for Five catch-up TV

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/home-entertainment/tv/images/five_logo-200-200.jpg"> Virgin Media has announced that it is has sealed a deal with Five for its Demand Five catch up and video-on-demand service. The cable giant has nabbed a key deal for the platform, with Five's catalogue now arriving on its admired Catch Up TV service – including content from the Five, Fiver and Five USA channels. The deal is a multiscreen offering, meaning that the programmes wil be available on mobile and internet through Virgin Media, and the addition will not cost customers any extra. You're a Mentalist! Programs that will be available include British shows like The Gadget Show and Fifth Gear and some of the Five's key US imports like The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Miami. And who could forget the Australian behemoths of soap – Neighbours and Home and Away. Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media said: "We're delighted to add Demand Five to our pioneering TV On Demand service and to complete our offering of terrestrial TV catch-up services. "With a high calibre of shows including quality US drama, popular Australian soaps and entertaining and informative home grown programmes with many in HD, Demand Five has something for everyone." Jonathan Lewis, Head of Digital Media at Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd added: "We're really pleased to be able to offer Demand Five through Virgin Media, giving even more consumers the opportunity to watch a selection of our great shows, at a time convenient to them whilst still being able to enjoy the high quality of a full TV experience."

Virgin Media seals deal for Five catch-up TV

Virgin Media has announced that it is has sealed a deal with Five for its Demand Five catch up and video-on-demand service. The cable giant ...

BT Vision to offer BBC iPlayer catch-up service

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/home-entertainment/tv/images/btvision_iplayer_listing1EE-200-200.jpg"> BT Vision will soon have the BBC iPlayer, with two of the biggest British brands announcing a deal to bring the catch up TV service to the IPTV platform. BT and the BBC are already working closely on the forthcoming YouView, and the two will now collaborate on iPlayer for the former's BT Vision television over internet platform. The iPlayer will be introduced 'over the next five months' with roll-out beginning in December and all customers granted access by April 2011. Record breaker The BBC-branded application will be accessed through the programme menu and is the full iPlayer package – offering 'almost all' of the television and radio programmes available on the online iPlayer. Daniel Danker, BBC General Manager for Programmes and On Demand, said:"October was a record month for BBC iPlayer witha total of 139 million programme requests on computers, TVs and mobiles. "Over 20 million of those requests were delivered to TVs. Licence-fee payers love the option of enjoying BBC iPlayer's high-quality experience and vast choice of programmes on the living-room TV, and we're delighted to be able to bring the service to BT Vision." Significant move The move is a significant one given the history between the two – with BT the biggest critic of the strain that video applications like the iPlayer put on its network and, at one stage, traffic managing connections to the online player. Marc Watson, chief executive of television and online services, BT Retail, said:"We are really excited to be partnering with the BBC to bring the BBC iPlayer service to BT Vision customers. "The launch of BBC iPlayer on BT Vision adds to the vast range of quality entertainment already available to our customers."

BT Vision to offer BBC iPlayer catch-up service

BT Vision will soon have the BBC iPlayer, with two of the biggest British brands announcing a deal to bring the catch up TV service to the I...