New Tv Operator Goes 'over The Top'

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A new television provider, backed by French set-top box maker Netgem and asset management company F&C Reit, will launch in the UK next week, using the internet to deliver "over the top" on-demand video to the television set. IP Vision has struck content deals with Hollywood studio Paramount, commercial broadcaster ITV and multichannel operator Turner Broadcasting. Television producers Fremantle, Entertainment Rights, Aardman Animations and Eagle Vision have also been signed up. The company is launching Fetch TV, a Freeview set-top box with an 80 Gigabyte digital video recorder (DVR). The receiver can be plugged into a broadband connection and will offer on-demand content on a pay-per-view basis without the need for a pay-television subscription. Eddie Abrams, IP Vision chief executive said: "We don't need a 'quality of service' managed network. We're targeting homes that are upgrading Freeview equipment and secondary sets in bedrooms."