FetchTV (Australia)
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FetchTV is an Australian IPTV
company, operating a subscription television service over a user's regular Internet service. It provides a Set Top Box with Personal Video Recorder for recording from Free-to-Air
channels - and adds regular subscription channels, radio, Video on Demand
, Pay per view, and applications. FetchTV launched in 2010, backed by its Malaysian parent (40%) Astro All Asia Networks, and is sold through partner Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
- for the subscription channels and some of the Video on Demand
content. The standard service is available to customers of its partner ISPs who are connected to select exchanges (with the ISP's own DSLAMS and acceptable backhaul), who have an acceptable modem and a minimum Internet sync speed of 4.5Mbps. The lite package has fewer requirements.
FetchTV is available through two ISPs, with 2 more planning a service
The Fetch Set Top Box has a 1TB hard disk and 3 Tuners (for recording 2 channels while watching a 3rd). Recordings from either FTA and subscription channels can use 500GB of the hard disk space, while 400GB stores movies and shows made available as Video on Demand. The remaining 100GB is for system use.
In May 2011 the FetchTV website began referring to these as an add-on package, though as of 9 May no change was made to the iiNet or Internode packages.
Locally available FTA TV channels are received via a regular antenna, and can be watched and recorded on Fetch, using a Fetch-supplied TV guide.
For a complete list of Free-to-Air TV channels see Digital terrestrial television in Australia
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company, operating a subscription television service over a user's regular Internet service. It provides a Set Top Box with Personal Video Recorder for recording from Free-to-Air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
channels - and adds regular subscription channels, radio, Video on Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
, Pay per view, and applications. FetchTV launched in 2010, backed by its Malaysian parent (40%) Astro All Asia Networks, and is sold through partner Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Availability
FetchTV requires its partner ISPs networks to be capable of handling multicastMulticast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...
- for the subscription channels and some of the Video on Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
content. The standard service is available to customers of its partner ISPs who are connected to select exchanges (with the ISP's own DSLAMS and acceptable backhaul), who have an acceptable modem and a minimum Internet sync speed of 4.5Mbps. The lite package has fewer requirements.
FetchTV is available through two ISPs, with 2 more planning a service
- iiNetIiNetiiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice...
launched its service in July 2010 - Internode launched its "Early Adopter" Program in October 2010 and officially launched 11 May 2011
- Adam InternetAdam Internet-Background:Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga club, Adam Internet grew out of the original bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group. The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group, but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks...
invited customers to register their interest from October 2010 - OptusOptus TelevisionOptus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus.-History:Its immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between, Optus and Continental Cablevision with small shareholdings by media companies Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Seven...
announced it is partnering with FetchTV, scheduled for launch in the second half of 2011, to jointly develop an IPTV service with integrated mobile functionality for smartphones and tablet devices.
Features
Fetch offers a single model Set Top Box, for both its services.The Fetch Set Top Box has a 1TB hard disk and 3 Tuners (for recording 2 channels while watching a 3rd). Recordings from either FTA and subscription channels can use 500GB of the hard disk space, while 400GB stores movies and shows made available as Video on Demand. The remaining 100GB is for system use.
Lite Package
The Lite package is available through iiNet as "FetchTV 1", and has no subscription channels or Video on Demand content - focussing instead on its PVR functions and pay-per-view movies.- Free to air digital channels (with PVR recording)
- Pay per View movies: 40 new release titles available at given anytime, re-watchable within the 48 hours of renting it.
- Casual games, social media applications including FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
.
Standard Package
The standard package starts with the Lite content and adds "linear" channels, Video on Demand & Movie Box.- Free to air digital channels (with PVR recording)
- Subscription TV Channels (with PVR recording)
- Video On Command 'channels'
- Movie Box Movies on Command: Movies from Disney, Warner Bros, MGM, Village Roadshow, Hollywood Studios
- Movie Rental (Pay-per-view): 40 new release titles available at given anytime, re-watchable within the 48 hours of renting it.
- Casual games, social media applications
Sports Add On
The official channels of five of European Football clubs. In early 2011 these channels were added to the standard package.In May 2011 the FetchTV website began referring to these as an add-on package, though as of 9 May no change was made to the iiNet or Internode packages.
World TV Packages
Several premium international channel packages are available as add ons to the standard Fetch serviceThird Party Access
The FetchTV service can only be watched on a FetchTV set top box. Programs can not be transferred independently to or from the STB, though Fetch plans on offering such access in the future and is pursuing interoperability with the DLNA.Free-to-air
The Fetch Set Top Box includes 3 digital TV tuners.Locally available FTA TV channels are received via a regular antenna, and can be watched and recorded on Fetch, using a Fetch-supplied TV guide.
For a complete list of Free-to-Air TV channels see Digital terrestrial television in Australia
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Widescreen | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | MoviePlex Trailers | 24 hours | |||
| 101 | Fox Sports News Fox Sports News Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel. Owned by Premier Media Group and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.Fox Sports News launched on October 1, 2006. The channel runs live for 19 hours a day, broadcasting sports news... |
24 hours | |||
| 111 | MTV Classic MTV Classic Australia MTV Classic is non-stop classic music channel. It is the sister channel to MTV Australia and was formerly known as VH1 Australia. It focuses on music from the 1980s to 2000s.. The channel launched on 1 May 2010 in Australia and in New Zealand on 1 June 2011... |
24 hours | |||
| 117 | MTV Hits | 24 hours | |||
| 118 | E! | 24 hours | |||
| 119 | MTV MTV Australia MTV Australia is 24 hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by Viacom International Media Networks Australia owned by Viacom and primarily features imported shows as well as locally produced... |
24 hours | |||
| 121 | Nat Geo National Geographic Channel (Australia) National Geographic Channel Australia and New Zealand is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society... |
24 hours | |||
| 122 | Animal Planet Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand) Animal Planet is a television channel which launched locally in Australia exclusively on Optus Television in October 1999. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals... |
24 hours | |||
| 130 | Nat Geo Adventure | 24 hours | |||
| 131 | TLC | 24 hours | |||
| 132 | Discovery Home & Health Discovery Home & Health Discovery Home & Health is a television channel based in the United Kingdom.Discovery Home & Health is available in Latin America , Australia, Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.It was formerly available on SelecTV from March 2007... |
24 hours | |||
| 140 | Science Channel | 24 hours | |||
| 141 | Discovery Turbo MAX Discovery Turbo MAX Discovery Turbo Max is channel dedicated programming concerning cars, trucks, motorbikes, planes and trains. It is a local sister channel to Discovery Turbo. Unlike Turbo it is broadcast on Foxtel & Austar.-References:... |
24 hours | |||
| 150 | Baby TV | 24 hours | |||
| 165 | MUTV | 24 hours | |||
| 166 | Chelsea TV | 24 hours | |||
| 167 | Manchester City TV | 24 hours | |||
| 169 | BarcaTV | 24 hours | |||
| 178 | WeatherZone | 24 hours | |||
| 180 | BBC World News | 24 hours | |||
| 181 | CNBC | 24 hours | |||
| 182 | France24 | 24 hours | |||
| 183 | Euronews | 24 hours | |||
| 184 | NDTV 24x7 | 24 hours | |||
| 185 | DW | 24 hours | |||
| 187 | Al Jazeera English | 24 hours | |||
| 188 | CCTV News | 24 hours | |||
| 189 | Net 25 | 24 hours |
Other Channels
- Setanta SportsSetanta SportsSetanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
- BloombergBloomberg TelevisionBloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
- OvationOvation ChannelThe Ovation Channel was created by Optus Television to "present dance, opera, theatre, literature, jazz, classical music, design and even fashion, food and wine", modelling it on Canada's Bravo!....
- Real Madrid TVReal Madrid TVReal Madrid TV is an encrypted Digital television channel, operated by Real Madrid specialising in the Spanish football team. The channel is available in Spanish and English...
( Real Madrid C.F.)
Music Channels
Music channels show a graphic image of the current, previous and next songs on playlist, with name, artist and record label.- Chart Hits
- Pop
- Easy Mix / Easy Rock
- Party
- Club Dance
- Urban
- Rock Classics
- Rock Hits
- Home Grown
- Indie
- Lounge
- Grooves
VoC Channels (Video on Command - included in basic package)
- WarnerTV (comedy/drama)
- Frontiers (Sci-Fi)
- ABC for Kids (kids)
- GekkoTV (kids)
- Profiles (documentaries)
- Chronicles (documentaries)
- iinetIiNetiiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice...
(Freezone TV downloads)
World TV Packages
Each World TV package has a bundle of channels (Extra monthly charges apply)- Hindi package - 14 channels
- Pakistani package - 12 channels
- Mandarin "Great Wall" package - 17 channels
- Mandarin 2 package (from Singapore, Taiwan, China and Japan) - 11 channels