The long-in-the-making merger of pay TV providers FOXTEL and AUSTAR finally became official this week after being approved in April. What difference does that make for existing customers? The short answer: aside from a few extra free channels, not much.
If you’re a subscriber to the Foxtel app on Xbox 360, you might have noticed that basic Kinect voice controls don’t work so well. An update due to roll out today should fix that, making Foxtel fully Kinect compliant.
At last night’s launch of its 2012 TV range, Samsung was at pains to promote its Smart TV offerings, which this year will include fitness apps, Foxtel and both talk and physical navigation options.
Samsung’s launching its Australian 2012 range of TVs tonight, and it has just announced that it’ll be bringing Foxtel to its new TVs in July, along with eight free Olympics channels.
The ACCC has approved Foxtel’s long-awaited takeover of Austar, although it’s not without quite a few considerations.
Channel Nine has put forward a proposal to be granted additional broadcast spectrum in order to launch a temporary Olympics Highlights channel, with some content to be shown in 3D.
The ACCC has decided to undergo “market consultation” on the proposed Foxtel/Austar merger before it’ll allow it to go through.
Foxtel has outlined the pricing for its Foxtel on Xbox 360 AFL broadcasts, which let you watch matches live through your console. It’s not cheap, but it is cheaper than getting a full-blown pay TV subscription.
Foxtel on Xbox was a revelation for me during the Rugby World Cup last year. Being able to watch the matches live over my internet connection without a contract was exactly the way I wanted to enjoy the tournament. And according to Stephen Fenech over at TechGuide, soon Samsung Smart TV owners will get access to Foxtel in the same way.
Up until now, recording HD content to an iQ box with Foxtel has only given you about 30 hours worth of recording time. But Foxtel has started to inform customers that they are offering a new 1TB iQHD PVR, increasing the amount of HD recording space to about 140 hours. Yay!
