Tag: 4oD
Ofcom approves BBC plan to extend iPlayer catch-up option
Samsung Smart TVs get 4oD Channel 4 catch-up service
Samsung have added Channel 4's 4oD catch-up TV service to their range of connected Smart TVs. Available through Samsung Apps, the company's Smart TV service portal, 4oD offers thirty days worth of recently-broadcast content from the likes of Channel 4…
4oD added to Sky's On Demand platform
Sky have announced the arrival of Channel 4's 4oD service as part of Sky TV's On Demand hub. Landing on Monday, Sky subscribers with their boxes hooked up to the internet will be able at access on demand content from…
Review: Humax DTR-1000 YouView set top box
A digital set top box for those who don't want to subscribe to Sky or cable TV, this Freeview box from Humax combines Freeview with catch-up TV services from all four main broadcasters.
May launch for YouView catch-up TV streaming platform?
YouView, the long-delayed TV catch-up streaming box that pulls together online TV content from all the major terrestrial broadcasters in the UK, may finally have a launch window. The Freeview-based TV-on-demand system is now expected to launch on May…
Xbox 360 update adds 4oD, Demand 5, Daily Motion
UK Xbox 360 owners with LIVE accounts can now access on-demand video content from Channel 4 and Channel 5 through the 4oD and Demand 5 apps, as well as the Daily Motion video-sharing site. The latest in a string of…
Microsoft add wealth of TV VOD options to Xbox 360
Microsoft are hoping to turn your Xbox 360 console not only into your living room's gaming hub, but also your video entertainment hub too, as they've just announced a wealth of new major programming partners for an updated VOD…
APP OF THE DAY: 4oD Channel 4 catch-up TV (iPad)
Channel 4's TV catch-up service, 4oD, is now available on the iPad. Squeezing select shows from Channel 4, E4 and More4 into a touch-friendly interface, programmes will be available to be streamed to the tablet for 30 days after they…
4oD to relaunch with huge archive
Channel 4 has today announced plans for a relaunch of 4oD, its catch up service that was originally released in November 2006.
The new version, available from July, will allow users to watch their favourite Channel 4 programmes direct from Channel4.com, free of charge.
The current service allows users to watch programmes for up to 30 days after they are first broadcast. With the exclusion of US shows such as Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives, users will no longer be restricted to the 30 day period.
In fact, full seasons of older shows such as Queer as Folk, Brass Eye and Father Ted will be available in their entirety. Users will have a massive selection of Channel 4 shows at their fingertips, without the need to purchase DVD box-sets. What’s more, the service will be fully compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux.
The move is sure to put pressure on the BBC’s iPlayer service which, despite proving massively popular, only has access to programming from the previous 7 days.
With rumours also persisting that Hulu are also planning a UK launch, it’s an exciting time for on-demand television.
(via Brand Republic)
Post-Kangaroo, 4oD gets a Flashy revamp
The Competition Commission may have put the kibosh on Kangaroo but that’s not stopping the individual broadcasters pushing ahead with their own TV-on-demand services.
Channel 4 isn’t letting the marsupial off the hook quite that easily, though, and is set to reuse some of the technology that would have been used in the joint project to beef up its own 4oD (Four on Demand) offering…
