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iiNet to deliver TV over internet 

AAP, April 12, 2010

<http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/iinet-to-deliver-tv-
over-internet-20100412-s2q6.html>


Internet service provider iiNet will soon deliver customers a range of 
free and subscription television channels via broadband connection after 
signing a partnership with FetchTV.

The deal means iiNet customers will be able to have their internet 
connection, telephone service and television from a single provider, the 
Perth-based iiNet said today.

iiNet chief executive Michael Malone said the partnership would "change 
the face of Australian television forever".

"It's amazingly practical but, simply put, people will love it because 
its really cool," Mr Malone said in a statement.

Mr Malone said digital television delivered over broadband had 
proved "extremely popular" in France, Britain and Hong Kong.

Trials were expected to take place over the next month, iiNet said.

The free-to-air digital channels and subscription channels would not 
count towards a iiNet customer's monthly download allowance, the company 
said.

The FetchTV service would also offer video on demand content such as 
films, television shows, documentaries and children's programs, as well 
as pay-per-view new release movies.

There will also be 3D capability, games & web access via the set-top-box.

The two companies have been working on the concept since at least 
November last year, it was reported.

FetchTV chief executive Scott Lorson said iiNet had been "heavily 
involved" in the development of the service.

"FetchTV has been developed to satisfy the entertainment needs of the 70 
per cent of Australians who have elected not to take up the existing and 
expensive subscription TV alternatives," Mr Lorson said.

FetchTV is backed by Malaysian billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan, who 
controls the ASTRO subscription-television group in that country.

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Stephen