Owners of UK ISP BT’s latest TV set-top-box hardware (TV Box Pro) for their broadband-based Pay TV (IPTV) service may be pleased to learn that they’ve added a new “internet mode“, which enables you to access TV shows, browse channels and apps all in one place, without the need for a TV aerial. BT also added a multiroom box.
The change means that, when a customer sets up their BT TV Box Pro for the first time, they’ll now be given the option to either connect via “internet mode” (i.e. all TV channels are streamed live) or “aerial mode“. Alternatively, if already an existing BT TV Box Pro customer, then there is no need for them to change, however they will still receive an automatic software update allowing them to reset their connectivity settings if required in the future.
Admittedly, the STB is already somewhat of a combination between on-demand streaming and…
