![]() ![]() That shouldn't matter much to EE TV viewers however, as it's a very different, very clever, service that's just been updated to be even more so. ![]() While EE may now be owned by BT, EE TV is not Youview - so its boxes won't be getting the same update. There's good news for people who have TV from one of BT's other companies.Ĭustomers with Plusnet TV are basically getting a slimmed down version of BT TV, with the boxes supplied and updated by the parent company Plusnet have confirmed that they'll be getting the firmware upgrade from the same time as BT users start to receive it. That's a sly dig at some of the other Youview providers, whose boxes haven't always taken well to previous updates, wiping or losing access to such material. If you’d like to add TV to your current package before this date, please call us on 08, although it doesn’t clarify precisely what is actually happening and how existing customers might be affected. TalkTalk have also made a point of saying that when the upgrade downloads and installs to their customers' boxes, all their existing recordings and purchased content will be untouched. The provider has now added the following statement to their TV page: From 19 January, we’ll no longer be taking YouView orders. The new menu system has given TalkTalk the opportunity to make their "More TV" area easier to find and use, allowing customers to add one of the various TV boosts the provider offers much more simply. The TalkTalk TV Planner app will be made available with the upgrade, and as with the remote access apps from the bigger pay TV companies, it'll allow users to set recordings on the box at home via their mobile wherever they are BT's version of the app isn't due to arrive until next summer. ![]() TalkTalk's TV packages were completely refreshed for their relaunch in October, so there aren't any hugely significant changes for them to bundle with the Youview upgrade - but they are beating BT to the punch with the launch of their version of the remote TV app. The deal will also see at least 20 Saturday night boxing events being shown on one of the main BT Sport channels. The channel is usually only available to pay TV customers as a premium add-on, costing at least £11 a month, but from January it'll be included with the BT Sport channels for no extra cost. Provider changesīT are holding off on introducing the update in order to combine it with several other new services, including the introduction of Dolby Atmos sound for certain events shown on BT Sport Ultra HD, and the arrival of BoxNation free of charge for all BT Sport subscribers. The platform's developers say that the new firmware will allow them to get a better idea of how viewers use both their boxes and the Youview service, in order to "refine, enhance, and personalise the user experience in the near future". The upgrade will also see some more subtle changes: MyView, where recorded content is organised, is being renamed MyTV and redesigned to show more titles at once. The most obvious change for most users will be the move to a much more image-led menu system, with apps and on demand players like Netflix and iPlayer included on the front page rather than being tucked away.Īs well as a faster full-screen TV guide, viewers will be able to use a new mini guide to check what's on now, next and later, as well as accessing catch-up content quicker. ![]()
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