Helen, your note makes no sense. Channel 4 are state owned and don't operate in any country apart from the UK, so why would they launch in the US and Europe first? Secondly, they have no broadcast rights outside of the UK so would have no content to show either. Thirdly a LAN is a localised network within a home or a collage for example...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network which doesn't explain how they would distribute the content.

If Channel 4 told you the above, I'd guess the person you spoke to didn't actually know what thy were talking about and is thus your statement is incorrect..

Sure its a pain that Channel 4 isn't available yet, but respectfully, I'm more likely to believe a forum admin than someone with 1 post I'm afraid..

Apologies Bartley if I've confused you.  I was looking through the thread because we were sourcing internet ready units for a residential unit linked to a conference centre (in UK). I'd picked up on the concerns about the content within Bravia but was wondering what was, and was not, available. Chasing the 4OD thread was just one line of enquiry. In the end we've gone for a server based approach to allow staff/delegates to access what ever they want and included the US as we have 3 offices across the pond, I know 4OD is home based access only.

I quite like watching Time Team.

If I type 'Time Team Specials' into YouTube. On a PC

I get a list of all of the Time Team Specials.

The full 50 minute programs.

If I type the same, 'Time Team Specials' into YouTube on my new SONY BRAVIA INTERNET TV,

In the first 30 or 40 results, there is not even a clip of Time Team to see.

It just shows some clips of some kids catoons with TIME, or TEAM in the title..........

[Never mind the Full shows.]

I WOULD SUGGEST TO SONY AND THEIR RE-SELLERS THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN BREACH OF THE '1967 MISREPRESENTATION ACT' BY CONTINUING TO SELL THESE TELEVISIONS, AS 'INTERNET' TELEVISIONS, IN THE MANNER WHICH YOU DO.

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PS3 has these so it cant be simply a rights issue, just like all pc's can use it.

Come on why would something be offered if it can not be used, BBC is on both platforms, and even on the digitv media server that sony has listed as an appropriate upnp media server (checking what else this server software can link too.

For note earlier channel 4 is not state owned. BBC is and get revenue from licence payers irrespect if they make any good programs (personnaly I rarely watch BBC itself). Others are not and get revenue from advertising, so they want to increase the the renue they can get by increasing to new media streams. BBC gets nothing in streaming so unsure why BBC is spending good licence fees on rolling out on demand. I can see that all others like ITV, channel 4, 5 and all others that advertise getting onto the on demand side and throw in a few adverts thus increase revenue.

So get a PS3 used from ebay (u dont get on 5 demand but the bravia does) or for £120 get a emachine pc from ebuyer. Im getting a xbox360 to try and see whats available on that.

If I was running C4 and ITV I would be falling over myself to get my on-line platforms on Sony. Personally I hardly watch any live tv anymore and find myself using the BBC iplayer nearly all the time. I haven't got a clue what is on ITV and C4 anymore.

Then again what do I know? Perhaps its naive to think TV execs would actually want people to watch their programs.........

Hi Catmabo,

It would be useful to understand why itv player is available on Humax Freesat boxes and not Sony Bravia televisions?

Thanks

Hi Catmambo,

I have a Sony BDP-370.

I have been following this thread for quite some time now (via RSS)

If it fair to say that ITV and 4OD will never come to this player?

Brad