Orange is silent on launch date for its IPTV service
Orange is declining to provide a firm date for the full launch of its IPTV service, which was originally scheduled for a commercial launch by the end of last year.
In January, the company said it was on track to launch commercially
during the first half of the year.
Orange is currently trialling the IPTV technology with 300 of its
customers across London and Leeds. However, the firm is believed to be
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fixed-line network, which is causing the launch delay.
A spokeswoman for the communications company said: "Orange's home
digital TV service is scheduled for a UK roll-out this year. The exact
date will depend on the outcome of ongoing trials and the feedback from
Orange's customers."
The development of Orange TV is being headed by Tim Pearson, director of
IPTV at the group. Last year, Pearson told Media Week that the company
was looking at offering clients the ability to run campaigns across its
broadband, TV and mobile platforms.
Orange has so far signed content deals with Disney-ABC International,
which will give subscribers to the service access to films from Disney,
Touchstone and Miramax, and MGM, which will give its customers access to
movies made by the studio, such as Silence of the Lambs, Four Weddings
and a Funeral, Platoon and Rocky.
The spokeswoman added that Orange had a number of other agreements in
place.
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