YouView is a hybrid television platform in the United Kingdom developed by YouView TV Ltd.
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12 Facts About YouView
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YouView provides access to free-to-air digital terrestrial television channels from Freeview using an aerial connection, and to TV on demand services using a broadband internet connection.
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YouView hardware is a digital terrestrial television DVB-T2 HD set-top box that provides viewing and recording of all free-to-air channels available on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom.
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On 29 July 2013 it was revealed that the YouView partners intended to launch the service on smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs, three days after BSkyB announced the £10 Now TV set-top box which streams on demand content.
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Free YouView box is provided to TalkTalk Plus or Essentials customers taking out a fixed term contract and allow access to the content previously available from TalkTalk TV.
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Original purpose of YouView was to combine web streamed television and traditional television together in one box.
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One of YouView's features is the electronic programming guide that can scroll backwards up to 7 days and that integrates directly with the respective channel's catch-up service.
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The minimum specifications for a YouView-enabled digital terrestrial television high-definition digital video recorder product require:.
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In May 2010 the Financial Times reported that the name YouView was the most likely brand for the service, having been registered as intellectual property by the group of broadcasters in April.
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Electra believes that "the proposed vision, shareholder structure and aims of YouView are anti-competitive and significantly damage the UK interactive TV market".
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