What is Social Television ?

It’s the ability to share Television programmes over the internet and interact with Television services in a different way.

But I like to watch telly on, er, my telly...

That’s the point, now you can take content from everywhere and watch it on your telly.

But what about YouTube and Sony – they’re already doing this

No, adding widgets and internet capabilities to TV sets is the opposite of what we’re doing. We think that the internet belongs on lean forward devices and TV belongs on lean back devices. We offer the best of both worlds.

I really like my Sky box, why would I get this ?

We don’t compete with Sky. Indeed, we could help Sky provide more content on their services. Also, a younger generation are watching Television in a very different way, we meet their expectations.

When will your box be available ?

We’re not strictly a box manufacturer: Vidiactive produces technology that works with existing chips, boxes and even screens. Our intention is to work with hardware manufacturers to add value.

How much will it cost ?

We’re not a box manufacturer, but we’d expect our technology to work on boxes priced under the £95 retail mark.