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Service |
Who pays |
What's on offer |
Comments |
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www.itv.com |
- Launched in July 2007
- Free (funded through adverts)
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- Soaps as the first offering
- Live streaming the four ITV channels to the PC
- Catch-up service to view 30 days after broadcast
- Archive of old programmes
- Behind-the-scenes content
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- Windows only
- Internet Explorer only
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
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- Free (funded through TV licence fee)
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- Watch programmes online for seven days after broadcast
- Download and store programmes for 30 days
- Streaming or download
- Access only possible in UK for copyright protection reasons
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- Windows XP and Vista
- Internet Explorer or Firefox
- Open source and Mac can be used for streaming but not downloads
- Nintendo Wii after installing internet channel
- Download by peer-to-peer networking See user comment
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http://download.five.tv |
- Season ticket
- or fee per episode
- 48 hr rental, 14 days to view if you buy per episode
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- CSI – 17 episodes: £29.99 for season 6, £39.99 for season 7
- or £1.49 per episode
- Grey’s Anatomy – 22 episodes: £29.99 season ticket, 0.99p per episode
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www.channel4.com |
- Free 7-day download
- Fees for C4 archive and films
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- Download Channel 4 programmes from the last 7 days (free)
- Rent Channel 4 programmes – 0.99p
- Rent films - £1.99
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- Windows XP
- Internet Explorer 5.5
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http://anytime.sky.com |
- Free if you have a Sky TV subscription or
- Subscribe for sports highlights
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- More than 400 movies
- Sports clips
- Other Sky programme reflecting level of Sky subscription
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www.tiscali.co.uk |
- Can register free for Tiscali Cinema
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- Range of videos including drama, documentary, adult
- Pay per view or pre-pay
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www.downloadstore.bt.com/
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- Pay for what you download
- Special offers
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- Films, documentaries, TV series, music videos, short films
- Every file can be used on mobile video player
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