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Old 19-02-2007, 21:44
TaG Eledhel
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probably old or probably more delays but found this on a website

Tiscali last year bought ISP Homechoice, and from 1 March, Homechoice's 40,000 subscribers will become Tiscali customers. Homechoice had covered the London and Stevenage areas.

Tiscali TV will initially only be available to customers in these areas, but it said that Birmingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle will get the service by May, with Liverpool, Sheffield and Leeds being covered by mid-year.

In the longer term, Tiscali estimated that 10 million homes would be able to get the service by the end of 2007, with the service available to the entirety of Tiscali's unbundled local loop network by the end of 2008.

Mary Turner, chief executive Tiscali UK said: "The success of Freeview has shown that customers want more than five channels but don't necessarily want to pay a high monthly subscription.

"Our TV service gives customers broadband plus the channel choice they want and free on-demand programming, all for the price you would pay for a standard broadband connection," Turner continued.

The company is also planning to launch a set-top box in July that will record high-definition content on a 160GB hard drive.


yeah right belive when i see it after tonites call to hc customer services. they dont have a clue
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Old 20-02-2007, 10:19
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I believe this is the actual Press Release upon all the other stories have been based...

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/technology/...iscali-tv.html

Tiscali, the broadband, telephone and media company, today reveals its plans for the launch and national roll out of Tiscali TV, following the acquisition of the pioneering Homechoice IPTV service in August 2006.

Tiscali TV launches on 1 March 2007 when over 40,000 Homechoice subscribers will become Tiscali TV customers and immediately benefit from the new competitive offer of broadband plus TV for £14.99.

Tiscali TV is currently available in London and Stevenage but will be available outside London in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle during April and May, and in areas of Leeds, Sheffield and Liverpool by mid-year. By the end of 2007 Tiscali TV will be available to a footprint of over 10 million UK homes. The roll out will continue through 2008 and the TV service will be available to Tiscali's entire unbundled local loop network by the end of 2008.

The Tiscali TV pack offers consumers over 30 digital TV channels including all of the free digital channels from the BBC, Channel 4, Five and ITV, including E4, BBC Three, fiveUS and ITV2, also a 'Replay or Catch-up' service allowing subscribers to watch over 50 hours of key BBC programmes up to seven days after they have been broadcast, and access to a further 100 hours of on-demand programming including complete series of Dr. Who, Friends, Sex and the City and Prime Suspect. Tiscali TV is free to all subscribers who buy the 2Mb broadband product in Tiscali TV enabled areas. Subscribers can also access over 1000 movies on demand to watch instantly with prices ranging from £1.99 to £3.49 per movie.

In addition subscribers can upgrade to the 'Big Pack' adding an extra 25 channels and 1000 hours of on-demand TV programmes. They can also choose the award-winning Music or Kids packs which include VMX with 5000 music videos and Scamp the exclusive pre-school channel. Tiscali TV has the most on-demand content available from one provider.

Tiscali will also offer the UK's best value 'triple play' package. For £19.99 the customer will get 2Mb broadband, the TV pack, line rental and free weekend telephone calls. This compares favourably with the entry-level cable triple play package at £30.

The company will also launch a new set top box in July 2007, with a 160Gb, Hi-Definition enabled, personal video recorder (PVR), allowing subscribers to record any shows they choose and watch in Hi-Definition if they have an HD TV.

Mary Turner, Chief Executive Tiscali UK says:

"Tiscali TV will give our subscribers real value for money, choice and flexibility things that are core to our brand values. We believe there is a real gap in the market for our TV product. The success of Freeview has shown that customers want more than five channels but don't necessarily want to pay a high monthly subscription. Our TV service gives customers broadband plus the channel choice they want and free on-demand programming, all for the price you would pay for a standard broadband connection".

Tiscali TV is delivered into your house via a landline broadband connection so there's no need for cabling or a satellite dish on your building. All you need is a phone line to the house.
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Old 22-02-2007, 15:12
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On a very small note..

Looking at this page:
http://www.homechoice.co.uk/customer/customer.html

At the bottom in the 'Latest News' section about the Homechoice/Tiscali merger it now says:
"Rest assured we will continue to look into future improvements to the service and we will, of course, keep you fully informed of any updates and changes as and when they happen."

I'm sure it used to say something along the lines of 'At present there are no plans to change your services'.
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Old 22-02-2007, 16:42
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Originally Posted by dronkula
On a very small note..

Looking at this page:
http://www.homechoice.co.uk/customer/customer.html

At the bottom in the 'Latest News' section about the Homechoice/Tiscali merger it now says:
"Rest assured we will continue to look into future improvements to the service and we will, of course, keep you fully informed of any updates and changes as and when they happen."

I'm sure it used to say something along the lines of 'At present there are no plans to change your services'.
Ols news thats been there since last august
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