Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCEA) announced today it will be partnering with Australian media portal Yahoo!7 to deliver the PLUS7 catch-up TV service on PlayStation 3 consoles.
The new IPTV service is due to launch by the end of August 2010 and will allow PS3 users to access an optimised internet video streaming service via their console, in order to watch full-length television episodes from channels Seven, 7TWO and other content partners.
Finally. Home & Away on the PS3. It's what you've always wanted. (Credit:Laura Parker/Gamespot)
The content will be available to stream from anywhere between seven to 28 days depending on the program, and will be updated regularly. Users can searching for names alphabetically, and will be able to pause, fast forward, and rewind programs.
The service will be customised specifically for the PS3 console and a Yahoo!7 icon will display under the TV icon on the console's XMB interface. Because the content will be streamed via the internet, it will be counted against a user's download limit.
A Sony spokesperson said "at the moment there aren't any deals in place" with ISPs to provide the content data-limit -free, and said the company wasn't currently in negotiations with any ISP to provide it either.
According to Yahoo!7, a 22-minute show will consume roughly between 45 and 160 megabytes, while a 42-minute show will consume between 90 and 370 megabytes. Advertisements under 30 seconds in length will run at intervals of 15 minutes.
SCEA's first Australian catch-up TV service launched with ABC iView in November 2009. In the same month, the publisher also launched the PlayTV service for the PS3, allowing users to watch, pause, and record free-to-air high-definition TV.
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