IceTV now available on Strong DVRs

January 21st, 2010

In an announcement made today, Strong Technologies, a worldwide leader in digital video recorder (DVR) and set-top-box technology, has joined the growing list of major PVR and DVR brands in Australia to support IceTV.

Selected Strong DVR customers can now use IceTV’s premium EPG data to drive their digital TV experience and gain access to IceTV’s Interactive recording features online, to intelligently manage what their Strong DVR records at home, from wherever they are.

Following the announcement, Jim Kaneleas, the Product Manager at Strong said;

“Strong is excited to now offer the IceTV EPG service to our customers. We are constantly striving to make our products ever more user friendly and now with IceTV functionality, the features of our range of DVRs are significantly enhanced. We look forward to continuing to work with IceTV and in the future and partnering with them on new and exciting models”

Strong DVR products are available in leading retailers across Australia and IceTV compatible models will come with IceTV branding on the packaging, so consumers can easily identify those that will give them the most advanced features and recording options to choose from.

For more information on today’s announcement, please click here to view IceTV’s official press release.

For more information on the two new IceTV compatible Strong DVR models, please click on the following links;

- Strong SRT 5492 DVR
- Strong SRT 5495 DVR (only available at Harvey Norman – Joyce Mayne – Domayne).

Existing Strong customers with either a SRT 5492 or SRT 5495 model DVR, should download the latest firmware (software) version onto their DVR via the Strong website (the firmware will be available later today) and then click here to register their free IceTV membership or contact us.

Regards,

IceTV

Posted in Corporate, Hardware Release, IceTV EPG, Interactive, PVR, Press Release, Press about IceTV, Service Announcement, Software Release, Strong Technologies, Uncategorized |

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IceTV Summer Survey.

January 18th, 2010

Have your say & save! Give IceTV your feedback and get $30 off a yearly membership.

For a limited time, we’re conducting a survey and rewarding those who participate with a personal discount code to use to get a yearly membership for only $69, (normally $99).

So whether you’re thinking of becoming a member, wanting to reactivate your account or are just looking to top-up for less, here’s your chance to have your say and save in the process.

Help IceTV continue to improve in 2010, by answering a few simple questions and save some cash this summer!

Sorry, our Summer Survey has now ended.

Thank you to all those who participated and provided our team with your valuable suggestions.

Regards,

IceTV

Posted in Promotions, Uncategorized |

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‘Advanced Searching’ now available via IceTV Interactive

January 7th, 2010

IceTV have now added new ‘Advanced Searching’ to IceTV Interactive to make it even easier for you to find your favourite shows on digital free-to-air TV.

For those that hate using their remote control and their device at home to manually search for shows in the upcoming broadcast schedule or that find it difficult to setup a ‘Keyword Recording’, our new ‘Advanced Searching’ feature makes it incredibly easy and is yet another reason why you should use IceTV Interactive to manage your TV viewing.

With ‘Advanced Searching’ you can search for your favourite TV shows more accurately than ever before by specifying what ‘keywords’ or search terms you want IceTV to look for in the particular fields you want.

Simply select the ‘Advanced Search’ option in the top right-hand corner when viewing the TV Guide on our Interactive website, iPhone app or TV Guide Widget and instantly search the upcoming TV broadcast schedule for shows with matching words in the series name, episode name, description, actors, directors, genres or year of production. You can even specify whether the shows you are searching for should be repeats or not. Once set, select ’search’ and let IceTV do all the work for you!

If you want IceTV to continuously look for matching shows in the future, simply select “Add a Keyword Record or Keyword Favourite” on the next page. IceTV will then search the upcoming TV broadcast schedule for digital free-to-air TV and either automatically notify you of any shows that match (Keyword Favourite), or go ahead and instruct your device at home to automatically record them (Keyword Record). (Click here to find out more about Keyword Recording & Keyword Favourites)

IceTV’s new ‘Advanced Searching’ is available now via our Interactive website, iPhone app or TV Guide Widget and is yet another reason why IceTV Interactive is the simplest way to manage your TV viewing. Log-in now and test it out for yourself.

Click here for ‘Help’ or for more information on how ‘Advanced Searching’ works.

Please Note: IceTV members that have a ‘Keyword Record’ or ‘Keyword Favourite’ already set up, should check the settings within IceTV Interactive to ensure they continue as normal.

Regards,

IceTV Team

Posted in IceTV Remote, Interactive, Service Announcement, Website, Widgets, iPhone |

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7TWO now in Tassie & Darwin, One in Mildura

December 1st, 2009

Southern Cross Television have announced that 7TWO will be available for both Tasmanian and Darwin viewers as of today.

The channel will launch on Channel 62 in Tasmania at 7:20pm tonight with a ‘Welcome to 7TWO’ promotion, followed by new Ugly Betty at 7:30pm. (At this stage we are unsure whether 7TWO will be broadcast on Channel 62 or 72 in Darwin).

In other news… free-to-air digital TV viewers in Mildura can now enjoy access to One, the 24hr sports channel from the Ten Network. Mildura Digital Television (TEN Mildura) began broadcasting ONE from 6:30am this morning and according to reports, it is available in both high definition and standard definition broadcasts. (Listings for OneHD is already available within IceTV’s EPG for Vic Regional).

If you have any questions regarding how to access these new channels or are having problems getting guide data to display within the IceTV EPG, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team.

Posted in Freeview, IceTV EPG, Service Announcement |

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ABC3 Guide data now available

November 30th, 2009

ABC3 will be officially launched across the country this Friday (December 4th) at 6pm (AEST).

ABC3 is the first and only dedicated channel for children to be available on Australian digital free-to-air television (aka ‘Freeview’). IceTV is pleased to announce that program listings for ABC3 are already available within the IceTV EPG from Friday evening onwards.

According to the ABC website, “ABC3 is a brand new digital channel just for kids, designed for maximum fun and entertainment that will… also be a fantastic online space, where you can play, watch, interact, upload and get involved.”

Helping kick-start the new channel will be the new Australian children’s drama production, ‘My Place’. Scheduled to begin at 8pm this Friday, ‘My Place’ is a look at a group of children who have lived and gathered in one spot across several generations, centering round a huge fig tree. Also reported to be modifying with the new channel is the programming for ABC2, so please check IceTV’s EPG for any changes. More information on the new channel and their program lineup can be found on their Countdown to ABC3 website.

Posted in Freeview, IceTV EPG, Service Announcement |

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IceTV & CompNow winner announced.

November 20th, 2009

The winner of the IceTV & CompNow competition was announced earlier in the week at the CompNow UTS store in Sydney.

Congratulations…
Minh from Cabramatta in NSW!

Minh was persuaded to enter the competition by a friend at the recent UTS open day and is now the proud owner of an Apple iMac 20″ 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, along with a 1 Terabyte Western Digital external storage device, an Elgato EyeTV Diversity dual TV Tuner and a 12-month membership to IceTV.

A total prize worth over $2,500 courtesy of IceTV & CompNow

Minh was pictured wearing an appropriate t-shirt when accepting his prize from CompNow UTS store manager, Jonny Faith.

Posted in Competitions |

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Christmas specials from IceTV now availalbe!

November 18th, 2009

It’s almost that time of year again and you’re probably starting to stress about the chaos that is… Christmas shopping. Avoid the queues and possible injuries sustained in the shopping stampede and buy direct from IceTV.

We have great deals across the entire range of compatible PVRs, Media Centers and TV Tuner sticks (for Mac & PC) now available via our Online Store.

Dramatically change the way you watch TV in 2010 and take the hassle out of shopping this Christmas, by buying directly from IceTV’s Online Store.

Save time, money and avoid the chaos in carparks this Christmas with Free Delivery included with every purchase!

Pudding sized full-blown Windows™ 7 Media Centers from $899!

The most compact, yet fully-featured Media Center solutions for your home. Surf the web, view your emails any enjoy the full computing capabilities of Windows™ 7 on your LCD or Plasma TV!



Includes a Hauppauge Dual HD TV Tuner (RRP $219), so you can watch and record all your favourite shows on digital free-to-air TV (aka Freeview™) as well as enjoy all your digital photo’s, music and movies all from the one device. With the ViewSonic VOT550, you can even watch the latest Blu ray™ movies and archive your files onto DVD!

ViewSonic VOT132 mini PC for only $899
ViewSonic VOT550 mini PC with Blu ray for $1499

*Both include a Hauppauge Dual HD TV Tuner (worth $219) & a 12 month IceTV membership (worth $99).

The latest High Definition PVR’s from only $699!

Automatically record all your favourite shows on digital free-to-air television (aka Freeview™) and get access to all the new digital and high definition channels (including One, Go! and 7TWO). With up to a 500GB hard drive and twin HD TV tuners built-in, you can record hours upon hours of your favourite shows, pause & rewind Live TV and even record two shows at once while you watch something already recorded! Watch your shows at a time that suits you and skip anything you don’t want to watch.

Beyonwiz DP-P2 500GB HD PVR for only $899
Topfield Masterpiece 500GB HD PVR for only $999

Digital HD TV Tuner sticks for Mac & PC from only $129!

Turn your Mac or PC into the ultimate Media Centre and enjoy all your favourite digital free-to-air (aka Freeview™) TV Shows the way you want to. We have the latest TV Tuners from leading brands, such as Elgato and Hauppauge available. Enjoy the freedom of watching your shows in your own time and skip anything you don’t want to watch. With Elgato’s EyeTV software you can even export your recordings to iTunes and then watch them on your iPod Touch or iPhone.

So whatever you’re looking for this Christmas, make sure you visit IceTV’s Online Store and checkout the great deals we have available across the entire range of IceTV compatible digital TV recording solutions.

If you have any questions or are unsure which product is right for you, then don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team on 1300 654 803 or via our contact us page.

Make the switch to digital TV over the Christmas break and change the way you watch TV forever, with IceTV.

Merry Christmas from IceTV!

Posted in IceTV's Online Store, Retail |

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IceTV now supports Windows 7

November 16th, 2009

We’re pleased to announce that IceTV now officially supports Windows 7 and that IceTV Interactive is available to download.

For Australian Media Center users that have already upgraded to Windows 7, you will love the difference IceTV’s quality EPG data brings to your Media Center experience as well as the freedom that IceTV Interactive gives with full remote recording capabilities and advanced series recording features.

IceTV’s detailed TV guide listing for digital free-to-air television (aka Freeview™) and recording features make it incredibly easy to control what you watch on your TV and when, from wherever you are!

With instant access via IceTV’s Interactive website, mini site for 3G mobile phones, free IceTV iPhone app and TV Guide Widgets, IceTV users can create ‘Keyword’ recordings, view their own personalised TV guide for the week ahead, see what’s popular and schedule all their favourite shows to record at home from virtually anywhere, anytime. Plus a whole lot more.

If you already have a Media Centre PC at home running Windows 7, now is the perfect time to take it to the next level.

Download IceTV Interactive for Windows 7 now and experience the difference for yourself.

A special thanks to all those that helped out with the beta testing, it was a huge success. We plan to add more features, including advanced ‘hard’ padding options to help ensure you don’t miss any of your favourite shows. If you’re interested in helping us test these new features again when available, keep an eye out on the IceTV Forum.

Regards,

IceTV.

Posted in IceTV EPG, IceTV Remote, Interactive, Service Announcement, Software Release, Windows 7 |