IceTV is an Australian company providing an independently curated
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for digital free-to-air television. It also produces Smart Recording Software.
IceTV offers a
TiVo-like service that provides
series recording, keyword recording and advanced searching for compatible devices. It is a premium, subscription based service, although almost all devices that are IceTV-enabled come with free trial memberships.
History
Founded in 2005, IceTV has been an EPG provider for
PVR/DVR manufacturers such as
Topfield,
Humax and Beyonwiz, and software such as
EyeTV
EyeTV is a European brand of TV tuner card, TV tuners that allow users to watch TV on various devices including computers and smartphones. The brand was introduced in 2002 by Elgato Systems and was sold to Geniatech in 2016.
History
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and
Windows Media Center.
In April 2009, IceTV won a three-year-long
Intellectual property case against the Australian
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
. 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 was placed into voluntary administration on 6 October 2015.
It was revived at the 11th hour, but customers who had prepaid for units lost their units, as they were left in a warehouse. Purchases made by credit card were refunded by the CC provider.
The business of IceTV Pty Ltd was purchased from the Administrator/Liquidator on 6 January 2016 and TV TV Australia Pty Limited, a company owned by IceTV founder Colin O'Brien, now trades using the name IceTV.
Products
EPG
IceTV delivers a curated, 7 day electronic program guide (
EPG) for
Australia
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n free-to-air TV, which is provided as a feed to IceTV’s compatible recording devices or to
EPG aggregators for on-sale to their customers. The guide auditing system passes through a two-stage verification process. The first check is done through IceTV’s content engine software, and their dedicated content management team conducts the second stage audit. As TV programming changes occur throughout the day, updates occur in real-time to IceTV’s servers, providing users with a reliable and accurate service.
Smart Recording
Smart Recording is an online facility, giving IceTV's customers control over series recording, keyword recording, advanced searching etc.
IceTV also has an
iPhone App,
Android app[{{cite web, url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.icetv.android&hl=en, title=IceTV Android app] and mobile site enabling remote recordings from
iPhones,
iPads, and
Android phone
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s and tablets onto a compatible
PVR/DVR,
Smart TV,
Windows Media Centre
Windows Media Center (WMC) is a defunct digital video recorder and media player created by Microsoft. Media Center was first introduced to Windows in 2002 on Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE). It was included in Home Premium and Ultimate ...
,
Elgato
Elgato is a brand of consumer technology products. The brand was manufactured and designed by Elgato Systems, founded in 2010 by Markus Fest and was headquartered in Munich, Germany, until 2018 when the brand was sold to Corsair.
History
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EyeTV for
Mac and
Network Attached Storage (NAS).
References
External links
IceTV's Official Consumer siteIceTV's Official Business-to-Business site
Digital television
Interactive television
Digital video recorders
Software companies established in 2005
Australian companies established in 2005