BT Plans TV Service Over IP, Against BSkyB

UK telco major BT is preparing to go head-to-head with BSkyB with plans to offer a TV service over a broadband network. It would mark the company’s first big foray into broadcasting.

The original plan, which had been set for an October launch, was to sell a digital terrestrial TV box with a broadband modem for £40. Consumers would then have had to pay an extra £30 per month for broadband access.

But BT has delayed the launch, on the grounds that the planned package would be too complicated for customers, and has gone back to the drawing board.

No word yet on whether it would be ported through the PC or directly to the TV.

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