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Sezmi Takes Big Step Towards Delivering All-In-One TV Solution
9:19AM Sean Fallon | It’s been over a year since we last heard from Sezmi — the company that promises to deliver Americans a complete internet and broadcast entertainment solution through one set-top box — but new developments indicate that this project is alive, well and on the way. More »
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2:30PM Nick Broughall | Remember Foxtel subscribers: all your shiny new channels, including a heap of HD stuff, will be available for you to watch from Sunday. Also launching are the new iSuggest and Record Me functions for iQ and iQ2 users. Which all means that from next week we’ll probably all be watching a lot more TV…
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Foxtel’s New Channels Launch On Sunday
2:30PM Nick Broughall | Remember Foxtel subscribers: all your shiny new channels, including a heap of HD stuff, will be available for you to watch from Sunday. Also launching are the new iSuggest and Record Me functions for iQ and iQ2 users. Which all means that from next week we’ll probably all be watching a lot more TV…
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MPAA Is Still Trying To Plug Your Analogue Hole
2:40AM Danny Allen | Still use component connections with your pay TV box? Listen up: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has again asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to let studios disable analogue connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here’s why that’s a good thing. More »
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10:24AM Nick Broughall | Last month, Foxtel announced that they were launching 30 new channels on the back of the Optus D3 satellite. What they didn’t mention was price. Now they have, and if you were crossing your fingers that they were going to just give you those bonus channels for free, you’re going to be a bit disappointed. Although it’s not all bad… More »
You Didn’t Think Those New Foxtel Channels Would Be Free, Did You?
10:24AM Nick Broughall | Last month, Foxtel announced that they were launching 30 new channels on the back of the Optus D3 satellite. What they didn’t mention was price. Now they have, and if you were crossing your fingers that they were going to just give you those bonus channels for free, you’re going to be a bit disappointed. Although it’s not all bad… More »
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Foxtel. Now It’s About Downloads
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1:20PM Nick Broughall | Now that D3 is up and orbiting the earth, it must be time to begin speculating as to exactly what bonus content we’ll get on Foxtel later this year when they flick the switch. The Australian today reckons we’ll be seeing a lot more movies and sports. More »
Foxtel’s New Channels To Be Mostly Movies And Sports?
1:20PM Nick Broughall | Now that D3 is up and orbiting the earth, it must be time to begin speculating as to exactly what bonus content we’ll get on Foxtel later this year when they flick the switch. The Australian today reckons we’ll be seeing a lot more movies and sports. More »
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11:30AM Nick Broughall | So when that Optus D3 Satellite goes up this month, Foxtel will get a chunk of the extra bandwidth to launch some new channels. How many channels you ask? 30 new channels, according to the Courier Mail. More »
Foxtel Launching 30 New Channels This Year
11:30AM Nick Broughall | So when that Optus D3 Satellite goes up this month, Foxtel will get a chunk of the extra bandwidth to launch some new channels. How many channels you ask? 30 new channels, according to the Courier Mail. More »
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3:08PM Nick Broughall | Good news for Foxtel cable subscribers – One HD will be coming to your pay TV network on July 1. More »
Foxtel Cable Broadcasting One HD From July 1
3:08PM Nick Broughall | Good news for Foxtel cable subscribers – One HD will be coming to your pay TV network on July 1. More »
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1:30PM Nick Broughall | We’ve all been there – you’ve set the DVR to record your favourite program via the EPG. The next day you sit down to watch it and about 5 minutes from the end, right at the moment of climax, the recording ends, because the networks couldn’t care less about you and run their programs over time. Well, now the Foxtel iQ2 (but not the iQ) will let you extend the recording time up to 20 minutes after each program. More »
Foxtel’s iQ2 Now Lets You Record Up To 20 Minutes After A Show’s Finished
1:30PM Nick Broughall | We’ve all been there – you’ve set the DVR to record your favourite program via the EPG. The next day you sit down to watch it and about 5 minutes from the end, right at the moment of climax, the recording ends, because the networks couldn’t care less about you and run their programs over time. Well, now the Foxtel iQ2 (but not the iQ) will let you extend the recording time up to 20 minutes after each program. More »
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2:00PM Nick Broughall | Foxtel subscribers are going to find their bills adjusted slightly just before Christmas as the Pay TV operator is changing its pricing structure. For most people this will probably mean you’ll be paying a little bit more, for some people it will actually mean they get their Foxtel cheaper.
The basic package price will go up from $37.95 to $40, but the monthly subscription cost for iQ owners will come down from $14.95 to $10. A lot of plans will round up an extra five cents (like My Showtime, which goes from $15.95 to $16, yet My Sport goes down from $17.95 to $16.
On Demand Movies will also get a price drop, from $5.95 to $5.50 for standard movies and $6.95 to $6 for HD movies.
All in all, it probably won’t make too much of a difference to your bottom line each month, although the rounded figures will make it easier for most people to know what they’re spending.
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Foxtel Changing Their Pricing Structure From November 1
2:00PM Nick Broughall | Foxtel subscribers are going to find their bills adjusted slightly just before Christmas as the Pay TV operator is changing its pricing structure. For most people this will probably mean you’ll be paying a little bit more, for some people it will actually mean they get their Foxtel cheaper.
The basic package price will go up from $37.95 to $40, but the monthly subscription cost for iQ owners will come down from $14.95 to $10. A lot of plans will round up an extra five cents (like My Showtime, which goes from $15.95 to $16, yet My Sport goes down from $17.95 to $16.
On Demand Movies will also get a price drop, from $5.95 to $5.50 for standard movies and $6.95 to $6 for HD movies.
All in all, it probably won’t make too much of a difference to your bottom line each month, although the rounded figures will make it easier for most people to know what they’re spending.
[Foxtel via Lifehacker] More » 
