While TiVo subscribers will be getting first dibs on Connected Red Button, the BBC has said that other platforms including connected Freeview HD boxes, Free Time from Freesat, BT Vision and YouView would be getting the new service next year.ĭanker said that the BBC had been in contact with several smart TV manufacturers but declined to name names so we can expect to see connected set-top boxes, smart TVs and a “whole breadth of devices in 2013.” TiVo also accounts for 14 per cent of all total iPlayer traffic, so its a significant market.Ĭompared to connected Smart TV’s Victoria Jaye said that the new Red Button on Virgin Media offered an easier experience rather than having to go through “hubs and menus and app stores.” Virgin Media TiVo is installed in 1.2 million UK homes and is currently adding over 2,000 new customers a day. Right now, Red Button is accessed by over 20 million viewers a month.īut why Virgin Media TiVo first? Cindy Rose, Virgin Media executive director of digital entertainment spoke of the “deep philosophical alignment” between the BBC and Virgin Media and pointed to services like the BBC News and Sport apps landing on TiVo, as well as the launch of BBC iPlayer on Virgin years before main competitor Sky had it.ĭanker also hinted that the working relationship with Virgin Media was easier than with Sky which is a comparatively “closed service.” Much like YouView blends broadcast with on-demand content over your broadband connection, Connected Red Button aims to provide “a world where the kind of seamlessness from live TV to the connected environment,” in the words of Daniel Danker, BBC general manager of programmes and on demand.Īs well as jumping to catch-up episodes of EastEnders or Strictly, Connected Red Button can call up local weather reports and manually search for live weather updates elsewhere in the UK.ĭanker said that Red Button is familiar to millions of viewers and refreshing the service was a logical step. News updates, shortcuts to other live broadcast channels and on-demand programmes are layered over the current programme and let you cycle through left and right on your TiVo remote. The new-look ‘Connected Red Button’ service brings up a fresh new menu letting viewers quickly jump to news headlines, other BBC channels and access catch-up content from the iPlayer all through one press of the red button. The BBC has dramatically revamped Red Button and will be relaunching it on Virgin Media TiVo. Live streams cut from 5 to 1 on Sky, Virgin Media and FreesatĬonnected Red Button launching on Virgin Media TiVo.Connected Red Button launching on Virgin Media TiVo.BBC to show exclusive Holby City episode via Red Button.Sony, Samsung and LG smart TVs test drive BBC Connected Red Button for Christmas.The BBC said it’s currently negotiating to add the service for Sky+HD viewers. Viewers on Freeview HD, Freesat HD, YouView, and Virgin Media’s HD boxes can get an extra HD stream via the red button, or by going to Freeview channel 303, Freesat channel 980 or Virgin Media channel 994. The BBC plans to roll out Connected Red Button to other broadband-connected platforms such as Freeview HD, YouView, BT Vision, smart TVs and Sky, but there’s currently no public timetable for this. It provides a new interface with direct links to both traditional Red Button content such as news and weather, to extra video streams, and to the BBC iPlayer. What is BBC Connected Red Button?Ĭonnected Red Button is an experimental service, currently confined to Virgin Media TiVo boxes. Launched way back in 1999 as BBC Text, the BBC Red Button has a long history and has evolved significantly from its original incarnation. The Connected Red Button integrates online services like iPlayer on TiVo and Smart TVsīBC Red Button also brings interactive services like a Antiques Roadshow game, behind the scenes footage, extra scenes, quizzes and extra programme information – not at all dissimilar to the extra content you’d expect to find on the bonus features of a DVD or Blu-ray. Much of the live coverage of events from the London 2012 Olympic Games was broadcast through the BBC Red Button, with over 24 million people in the UK watching events via Red Button. Latest news for the BBC Red ButtonBBC Red Button is an interactive service which lets you access extra live streams and features on the BBC’s digital channels, available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and YouView.īBC Red Button mainly provides access to live broadcasts of sporting events like Wimbledon and Formula 1 races as well as live music events like Glastonbury.
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