The now-ageing Red Button has just been dragged kicking and screaming into the modern era. Looking like the BBC's sports and iPlayer apps on the likes of the PS3, Aunty's given the Red button the internet-infused re-invigoration it sorely needed. Live today on Virgin's Tivo service, it'll roll out to other services next year. [TechRadar] Read More >>
Featured comment by Bhenn:
"the iPlayer just keeps getting better and better. I doubt on demand tv would be any where near it's current quality and coverage in the UK without the..." More »
It looks like the BBC will be making some changes to the Red Button service over the next few weeks, chopping up a few things, but also adding a few new things for our brightly Internet-connected future. Read More >>
Featured comment by Barry White:
"There are already a few internet channels on the freeview epg; i would like to see the BBC to offer more channels (sports specials etc) via the intern..." More »
That’s right, all that fancy “driver tracking” and live streaming of on-board cameras from each car plus the pit lane, isn’t exclusive to Sky. The satellite broadcaster might have an awesome iPad app to do it, but the good ol’BBC is pumping it down its brand new “connected TV” red button service, and some of you lucky sods will be able to get it for this weekend’s race in China. Read More >>
Featured comment by EVIL JIMMY:
"I will be watching this, and every race this season on Sky. The coverage is fantastic and the commentary team is second to none. I was dubious for the..." More »
Virgin Media has just launched a selection of 'Red Button' interactive features, designed to give sports fans yet more angles of footballers gobbing on themselves. And it'll also make Virgin's broadcasting of Sky's 2012 F1 coverage all the more in-depth. Read More >>
Featured comment by OneArmedFreddy:
"I've posted it before and, by Golly, I'll post it again.
The real cost of F1 on Virgin works out, for me, at £40.50 per race:
http://onearmedfr..." More »
A future update to Virgin Media's TiVo software will add in support for the BBC's enhanced "Red Button" features, allowing Virgin subscribers to fiddle with the corporation's multi-screen feeds of major sporting events. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeftofNever:
"The automatic padding is great if you don't want to record multiple programmes that are on after each other as the padding starts recording the other ..." More »
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