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| - Tiscali TV is a UK-based consumer television and video on demand service, operated by the European telephony company, Tiscali SpA.
The service, originally known as Homechoice, was provided by Video Networks Limited (VNL), based in Shepherd's Bush in West London, until it was purchased by Tiscali UK in August 2006, and became known as Tiscali TV as of March 1, 2007.
Its offering is delivered over a BT phone line, using ADSL to provide a triple-play package of IPTV, video on demand, telephony and internet access. In 2003, as Homechoice, it expanded its video services to include, via its IPTV platform, the majority of live channels that are available on the Freeview platform.
Access to the channels and the VOD is via a Tiscali-branded set-top box that is connected to the customer's television set, rather than via the customer's computer. The latest set-top box features an aerial socket and a DVB-T receiver to allow the customer to receive additional channels via the Freeview platform as well as the channels received over IPTV, subject to Freeview coverage and quality of reception. A wireless router for internet access that connects to the set-top box is now also provided as standard.
Tiscali has also launched 'Tiscali+', a 160 GB hard-drive Digital Video Recorder, which holds an approximate total of 50 hours of television and also acts as a replacement for the standard set-top box. The Tiscali+ box has two DVB-T tuners and one IPTV tuner. This means the customer can record up to two separate channels whilst watching a third, provided that two of the channels are being received via Freeview and the third via IPTV. As the box has only one IPTV tuner, it is not possible to record a separate IPTV channel if one is already being watched. In this case the watched channel can be recorded, in addition to up to two separate Freeview channels, subject to Freeview coverage and quality of reception. Tiscali + is available subject to a one-off paymemt of £50 and a twelve-month contract or contract renewal. (en)
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