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IceTV is an award winning Australia
n company providing an independently compiled Electronic Program Guide
(EPG) for digital free-to-air television.
IceTV provides series recording, keyword recording and advanced searching for compatible devices. It is a premium, subscription based service, however almost all devices that are IceTV enabled come with free trial memberships to the service.
manufacturers such as Topfield
and Beyonwiz
and software such as EyeTV
and Windows Media Center
. In April 2009, IceTV won a 3-year-long, Intellectual property
case against the Australian Nine Network
, Nine claimed IceTV was infringing copyright by displaying the station's shows in its electronic program guide (EPG).
This case is said to be a landmark in Australian intellectual property law.
Options include series recording, keyword recording, advanced searching etc.
IceTV also has an iPhone App, Android app and mobile site giving members the option to record series and keywords from their iPhone, Android or 3G mobile phone.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n company providing an independently compiled Electronic Program Guide
Electronic program guide
Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...
(EPG) for digital free-to-air television.
IceTV provides series recording, keyword recording and advanced searching for compatible devices. It is a premium, subscription based service, however almost all devices that are IceTV enabled come with free trial memberships to the service.
History
Founded in 2005 IceTV has been an integral EPG provider for many PVR/DVRDigital video recorder
A digital video recorder , sometimes referred to by the merchandising term personal video recorder , is a consumer electronics device or application software that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other local or networked mass storage device...
manufacturers such as Topfield
Topfield
Established in Korea in 1998, TOPFIELD Co., Ltd. is a consumer electronics manufacturer making broadcasting receivers, other video and audio related apparatus. Their main business is making products such as set top boxes and personal video recorders to be used with satellite television or...
and Beyonwiz
Beyonwiz
Beyonwiz Co., Ltd. is a Korean manufacturer of electronic products such as HDTV-compatible set-top boxes and digital video recorders. The company's name is derived from the words 'beyond' and 'wizardry'....
and software such as EyeTV
Elgato
ElgatoSystems is a hardware and software manufacturer that makes television viewing and recording products specifically for the Macintosh family of personal computers, including EyeTV software...
and Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center is a digital video recorder and media player developed by Microsoft. It is an application that allows users to view and record live television, as well as organize and play music and videos...
. In April 2009, IceTV won a 3-year-long, Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
case against the Australian Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
, Nine claimed IceTV was infringing copyright by displaying the station's shows in its electronic program guide (EPG).
This case is said to be a landmark in Australian intellectual property law.
IceTV Interactive
IceTV Interactive is an online facility giving IceTV members control over what they wish to record on their PVR, remotely.Options include series recording, keyword recording, advanced searching etc.
IceTV also has an iPhone App, Android app and mobile site giving members the option to record series and keywords from their iPhone, Android or 3G mobile phone.