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YouView, the IPTV venture backed by the BBC and other big names, could face a delay of up to six months, due to technical hitches. This is according to the Daily Mail which notes that sources close to the matter have said the launch could well be delayed until 2012. Currently YouView is set for a Summer [...]
YouView faces 6-month delay, SeeSaw looking for cash
img srchttpcdn.mos.techradar.comclassificationscomputinginternetandbroadbandimagesYouView20Main20Menu200200.jpgpYouView, the IPTV venture backed by the BBC and other big names, could face a delay of up to six months, due to technical hitches.ppThis is according to the Daily Mail which notes that sources close to the matter have said the launch could well be delayed until 2012.ppCurrently YouView is set for a Summer 2011 release, but the technical barriers getting the service to market have been underestimated and the Summer deadline is said to be optimistic.ppstrongStrategic reviewstrongppIn other ondemand news, SeeSaw, which rose from the ashes of Project Kangaroo, may already be around and offering ondemand content for a variety of channels but its owners Arqiva are now looking for more investment into the service.ppThe Guardian is noting that a strategic review is set to take place that will hopefully bring in new investment. If it doesnt then the venture may well be sold.ppAccording to Nick Thompson, managing director of Arqivas broadcast and media business arm, Arquiva is looking at SeeSaw as part of a wider strategic review and, following the success in launching a pioneering new service to both consumers and advertisers, we now believe the service needs further investment to reach its full potential.pp We need to enable a stepchange in the development of the service in what is a very fast moving environment. ppThe success of the iPlayer in the UK was outlined this week with news that it had its bestever viewing figures over Christmas.ppThe makers of SeeSaw and YouView must be looking on with envy right now.pimg width1 height1 srchttprss.feedsportal.comc669f415087s11cffbd4mf.gif border0div classmfrelatedpRelated StoriespulliPulp Fiction and Clerks coming to YouTubeliliCurzon unveils the first ondemand cinemaliliRose steps down as YouView CTOliliGoogle TV gets Android voice control appliliBBC iPlayer views still on the upliuldivdiv classmfviraltable border0trtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesemailthis2.gif border0 tdtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesbookmark.gif border0 tdtrtabledivbrbrimg srchttpda.feedsportal.comr92774562570u49f415087c669s11cffbd4kg2538404365a2.img border0img srchttpfeeds.feedburner.comrtechradartelevisionnews4s6W4EyzkoLE height1 width1a targetblank relnofollow hrefhttpfeedproxy.google.comrtechradartelevisionnews3s6W4EyzkoLEstory01.htmTechRadar Television newsa
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