IceTV Most Popular for 2008

December 31st, 2008

And the winners are…

1. Top Gear
2. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
3. Underbelly
4. Top Gear Australia
5. Scrapheap Challenge
6. Mythbusters
7. Grand Designs
8. Food Safari
9. Doctor Who
10. The Hollowmen
11. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
12. Spicks And Specks
13. Galapagos
14. Grey’s Anatomy
15. Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
16. James May’s 20th Century
17. Wild China
18. South Park
19. Catalyst
20. Brothers & Sisters

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$49 Christmas special was a huge success… thanks!

December 17th, 2008

Our $49 Christmas special has now officially ended. All 2500 codes have been used. Congratulations to those that were able to take advantage of the offer and we look forward to providing you all with our award winning service for years to come.

Posted in Service Announcement |

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Santa delivers an early present: IceTV for only $49

December 8th, 2008

Christmas has come early this year and Santa has certainly delivered. Save some cash this silly season by grabbing an IceTV subscription for another year for less than half the normal retail price.

Significantly enhance the functionality and experience you get from your IceTV Interactive compatible PVR, media centre PC or Mac TV tuner for less than a $1 per week.

Be one of the first 500 2000 customers to take advantage of this early Christmas gift from IceTV. Get access to everything IceTV has to offer on your existing IceTV Interactive compatible device at home for an entire year for only $49.

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IceTV’s Christmas Specials now available.

December 1st, 2008

With the silly season now well and truly upon us, it is fast becoming that time of year again… Christmas Shopping!!! So, we are offering some fantastic saving across the entire range of IceTV compatible products via our Online Store to help ease the pressure this Christmas.

Take the hassle out of shopping this Christmas and buy directly from IceTV. Whether it is for yourself or for someone else, we have the perfect stocking stuffers with USB TV Tuners for both Mac & PC starting from $129, up to something more substantial for the whole family such as a PVR or Media Center. Save time, money and get your gifts delivered directly to your door in time for Santa’s big day.

For the Mac user – Save up to $50 on a TV Tuner. Starting from $129. Click here for more.

For the PC user – Save up to $30 on a TV Tuner. Starting from $139. Click here for more.

If you are seeking a solution for the living room and a more interactive experience, then perhaps a dual high definition PVR is on your Christmas list. We have reduced our prices across the Topfield & Beyonwiz PVR range like never before;

Topfield TF7100HDPVRt for $799 (RRP $899)
Save $100 & Get a bonus 12 month subscription to IceTV (worth $99).
Has both ethernet & wireless networking connectivity and a massive 320GB hard drive.

Beyonwiz DP-P1 for $899 (RRP $999)
Save $100 & Get a bonus 12 month subscription to IceTV (worth $99).
Plays mutliple file formats, has ethernet network connectivity and a 200GB hard drive.

Beyonwiz DP-S1 for $1199 (RRP $1399)
Save $200 & Get a bonus 12 month subscription to IceTV (worth $99).
Plays mutliple file formats, has both ethernet & wireless connectivity, a 200GB hard drive & a built-in DVD player.

Click here for more information on all IceTV Interactive compatible PVR’s.

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Freeview Announced

November 27th, 2008

Earlier this week the free-to-air digital TV Networks formally launched their new Freeview brand and united front in the battle against PayTV. The major free-to-air broadcasters will start collectively branding themselves under the Freeview brand and offer viewers access to 15 digital channels in early 2009.

According to the Freeview website (www.freeview.com.au), “Freeview was formed to assist in the promotion of digital television in Australia” and they will offer their own branded box to allow access to their channels. But of course any digital set-top-box, PVR, Media Centre or Mac TV Tuner device capable of receving a digital TV signal will be able to offer customers access to all 15 channels provided by the TV Networks, regardless of whether it is Freeview branded or not. So this may be a little confusing to existing free-to-air customers using devices such as a Topfield or Beyonwiz PVRs.
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Posted in Corporate, Freeview, IceTV EPG, Interactive, PVR, Press Release, Service Announcement |

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Keyword recording comes to IceTV Interactive

November 19th, 2008

We’ve just added two huge new features to the IceTV Interactive website.

Keyword Record

Keyword Recordings are a great way to automatically record shows by actor name, director name or by general topics of interest. Set up a Keyword Record for “Ricky Gervais” to record every single movie and show staring Ricky Gervais, no matter when they’re on. Set up a Keyword Recording for “cricket” to record every part of the action this summer regardless of channel, or where the game is being played.

To add a Keyword Record, search for something in the IceTV Interactive TV guide, then click on “Add a Keyword Record or Keyword Favourite”, set the desired options (including setting Action to Record), then click Add Keyword Record. Once a match for your Keyword is found, your device at home will go ahead and record it.

Keyword Favourite

Keyword Favourites are just like Keyword Recordings, except they don’t record. This is handy for keeping an eye on specific actors or concepts.

Start using IceTV’s new Keyword Record and Keyword Favourite features as part of IceTV Interactive today and take the guess work out of what’s on TV and when. Then sit back, relax and let IceTV do all the work for you.

More detailed info about Keywords and IceTV Interactive can be found here:
icetv.com.au/interactive/about/

We’re just getting started!

2008 has been a great year for IceTV. We’ve added a large number of free upgrades and new features to our service. Here’s a taste of what we’ve been up to:

RSS feeds for My Upcoming Shows and searches November 5, 2008
IceTV Interactive integration for Topfield TF7100HDPVRt October 29, 2008
IceTV Facebook app released September 1, 2008
IceTV iPhone app released August 8, 2008
IceTV Interactive integration for Beyonwiz PVRs May 6, 2008
New website released and big upgrade to IceTV Interactive May 5, 2008
IceTV Recommendations released April 30, 2008
IceTV EPG adds Nine HD April 21, 2008
IceTV Widget released February 22, 2008
IceTV EPG adds 7 HD and Ten HD January 16, 2008

With features like downloadable content and more on the agenda… 2009 is already set to be even bigger!

So what are you waiting for? Start Keyword Recording now!

Posted in Interactive, Press Release, Service Announcement, Software Release, Website |

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IceTV is moving offices

November 13th, 2008

We are moving offices starting from Monday the 17th of November. Although we have been busy packing boxes in preparation for the move, there is likely to be some downtime during the next week.

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Posted in Service Announcement |

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IceTV Interactive PVRs Win at Sound & Image Awards

November 6th, 2008

The two PVR brands that support IceTV’s EPG and IceTV Interactive software (Topfield & Beyonwiz) are cleaning up at this year’s industry awards so far, with Sound & Image magazine last week awarding the Topfield TF7100HDPVRt with the “Best PVR Product” for 2009. The Beyonwiz DP-P2 was awarded the runners-up prize of “Highly Recommended” in the same category, while the much-hyped TiVo failed to even get a mention.

The Topfield TF7100HDPVRt is also currently topping the list on CNET Australia, beating both the Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo as rated by you, the public!

The focus now shifts to other highly-regarded industry awards soon to be announced, such as the SmartHouse Awards for 2009, which last year awarded IceTV with the “Best Vision Product”.

We expect both these Topfield & Beyonwiz branded PVRs to rank highly once again, thanks to their hardware capabilities and their compatibility with our own IceTV Interactive software, truly offering Australian consumers total freedom over what they watch and when.

Congratulations to both Topfield and Beyonwiz for their respective achievements and to Sound & Image for recognising their unique product offerings.

(We like to think that offering IceTV Interactive support played a small part in securing the Awards… but will let you be the judge).

Grab a copy of December’s Sound & Image magazine to see who else came out on top!

Posted in Beyonwiz, Competitions, Interactive, PVR, Topfield, Uncategorized |