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BT has agreed deals with to provide a wide range of
concerts and music documentaries on-demand for it's BT Vision service.
The concert programming covers a wide variety of genres including Franz
Ferdinand, Keane, Bon Jovi,
Andrea Bocelli, Billy Joel, Pavarotti, Roxy Music and Sheryl Crow along as indie acts such as Pixies,
Morrissey and Muse. Eagle Rock on the other hand have a large portfolio
including Alice Cooper, Brutally Live, Atomic Kitten, Right Here Right Now;
Beach Boys, Fatboy Slim, Big Beach Boutique; Miles Davis: Miles Electric,
Usher: Live 2002; and The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight.
| "BT Vision will offer a comprehensive music service with programming
to suit all tastes and all available on demand. These important
deals will allow us to bring concerts that would otherwise be very
difficult – or impossible – to find on broadcast television to a wide
audience on attractive terms and with high quality picture and sound" |
| Dan Marks, CEO BT Television Services |
The service is to launch in the autumn through a set-top box, named BT Hub,
and will combine access to digital-terrestrial channels through the aerial
with broadband-powered video on demand. The BT Hub will also allow
wireless networking for the PCs and allow up to five different
calls to be made at the same time using VoIP.
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