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BT (www.BT.com/btvision) has announced plans to bring the BBC iPlayer to televisions via its BT Vision digital TV service.

The phased release will start next month with all BT Vision customers able to access the full BBC iPlayer service on their TV by April 2011.

Commenting on the news, BT Retail’s Chief Executive of Television and Online Services, Marc Watson, said: “We are really excited to be partnering with the BBC to bring the BBC iPlayer service to BT Vision customers. The launch of BBC iPlayer on BT Vision adds to the vast range of quality entertainment already available to our customers”.

BT Vision is BT’s on demand digital TV service, offering access to thousands of hours of TV, films and sports programmes using a customer’s BT Broadband connection.

With BT Vision, customers can watch all their terrestrial and Freeview channels, have the ability to pause, record and rewind live TV, catch up on the best of last week’s shows, plus watch any extra films, TV shows and sport on demand. Premium channels like Sky Sports 1 and 2 can also be added from £6.99 a month.

BT Vision costs from £7.50 a month for existing BT Broadband customers. Non BT customers can get BT Vision digital TV, up to 20Mbps broadband speeds and unlimited UK weekend phone calls in one great package costing from just £17.99 per month.

Interested readers can find out more information on the BT Vision price plans at the www.BT.com/btvision website.

According to a new survey the current recession is forcing more than 69% of Sky Movies subscribers to look into ways to save money – with Sky TV package comparisons to BT Vision likely.

The survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of BT has shown that a fifth of subscribers to Sky Movies (around 891,000 UK households) hadn’t watch a single movie in an entire month.

When asked why they hadn’t watched any movies whilst they were signed up, 50% said the movies weren’t of interest to them, while 15% stated that the movies were not on at the times they wanted – Sky’s Movies are staggered and played at specific times.

With up to 50% of those surveyed spending more than £45 per month alone on their Sky TV subscription, it begs the question why do they spend so much money on a service they never use?

The survey also showed 71% of respondents agreeing that they would rather watch movies on demand when they want to see them rather than when the broadcasters have scheduled them.

Dan Marks, CEO of BT Vision said: “This survey shows that in credit crunch Britain, people are looking for alternatives to subscribing to movie channels that they rarely watch, and viewing dictated by channel schedulers.”

BT Vision, BT’s on demand digital TV service, enables consumers to pay only for the television they want to watch. No mandatory monthly TV subscription is required, it’s simply pay per view that uses a customers BT Broadband connection.

There are more than 600 movies to choose from that can be viewed on demand whenever a user wants, together with thousands of hours of sport, documentaries, drama and kids entertainment. There’s also access to all the Freeview channels.

Further information on BT Vision can be found at the bt.com website.
Altenatively, visit our BT Broadband, Phone & TV review page for more.

You can now get free Setanta Sports when you order BT Broadband together with the BT Vision Value Pack.

BT Vision is BT’s exciting new digital TV service and its Value Pack includes a free digital TV Freeview recorder worth £199, unlimited viewing of all programmes in BT Vision’s TV, TV Replay, Music and Kids’ packs, plus free Setanta Sports 1.



With free Setanta Sports 1 you’ll be able to watch 46 live Barclays Premier League football matches this season plus 60 Clydesdale Bank Premier League games. There’s live coverage of every round of the FA Cup, crucial home nations World Cup qualifiers and the Community Shield.

There’s also a great range of other sports to watch like boxing and the US golf tour.

Please visit our BT Broadband review for more information.

BT Total Broadband Option 1 now starts from just £4.95 a month – but its only available at this best ever price when you order online at bt.com.

For £4.95 per month for the first 3 months, followed by £15.99 a month thereafter, you’ll get up to 8Mb broadband speeds, a 5Gb monthly download usage allowance, plus other benefits such as 250 free Wi-Fi minutes and 24/7 technical support either online or over the phone.



Don’t forget to add BT Vision (BT’s digital television service) to your online broadband order as you’ll then also receive a FREE BT Home Hub and FREE digital TV Freeview recorder.

Read our BT Broadband review for more information on BT’s new online only broadband offer. This is BT’s best ever offer on broadband!

Great news from BT Broadband…New customers signing up to any BT Total Broadband package will now receive a free BT Vision digital TV recorder (known as the V-Box) worth £199.



BT Vision’s digital TV recorder allows you to pause, rewind and record live TV. It gives you access to 70 Freeview channels whilst also allowing you to download films, TV and sport (including Barclays Premiership football) to your television using your BT broadband connection and the BT Home Hub.

You pay per view for the additional TV you want to watch (see a football game for 99p!), so it costs a little more than Freeview, but less than Sky or Virgin Media.

Existing BT Broadband customers will need to recontract for 12 months to receive the digital TV recorder, while a £30 connection fee applies in all cases.

You can read more on this latest BT Broadband deal here.