Online TV service launched

23:53 18th February 2010

A new online TV service offering content from the BBC, Channel Four and Five has been launched across Britain after less than a month's trials on 20,000 users.

Seesaw, which offers viewers the chance to watch for free 3,000 hours of archive and recent programmes is funded by advertising -- users see unskippable one-minute ad breaks before and during each show.

John Keeling, the service's platform controller, told BBC News that the site would launch a premium package in the following months with 2,000 additional hours of TV programmes.

Customers of Seesaw will make undisclosed micropayments to watch or "rent" major shows.

In other news, despite the recession, wireless technology and gadgets like 3DTV will be popular in 2010, according to an expert.

Nikki Moore, gadget expert for the BBC's Something for the Weekend

programme, stated that consumers will continue to invest in these kind of gadgets even after the holiday period.

Written by Hannah James

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