UK telco BT will roll out IPTV in “late summer 2006″, according to Andrew Burke, CEO of BT Entertainment. speaking at a conference in London. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, BT’s new set-top box technology will combine a digital terrestrial television receiver with a broadband receiver, allowing the viewer to move seamlessly between the two signals.
BT’s revenue will come from enhanced services, such as a VOIP facility to dial up friends while watching a football match, or the ability to build your own personal schedules.
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