Seven launches PLUS7
January 18, 2010 in News by Cameron
The Seven Network, in partnership with Yahoo!7, have followed through with their plans to launch a new catch-up TV portal. The service launched today, under the name PLUS7.
The service, similar to ABC’s iView, will allow viewers to catch-up on all Seven’s most popular television shows online.
The shows will be free and ad-supported with an estimated 3-4 mid-roll ads per episode. The latest episodes will become available immediately after broadcast and remain online for 7-28 days (depending on online delivery rights).
Shows currently on offer are 30 Rock, Airways, Better Homes and Gardens, Border Security, Brothers and Sisters, Castle, Cougar Town, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives, Flash Forward, Gangs of Oz, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, Home and Away, LOST, My Kitchen Rules, Parks and Recreation, Private Practice, RSPCA Animal Rescue and Ugly Betty.
Seven have yet to partner with any ISPs (unlike ABC iView), so viewers should take note of the expected data requirements per episode. A 22 minute episode will consume between 45mb and 160mb, while a 42 minute episode will consume between 90mb and 370mb.
PLUS7 can be accessed from yahoo7.com.au/plus7
Luke said on January 19, 2010
PLUS7 looks kinda nice, but is lacking in many ways. The videos are low quality and are often laggy for no reason unlike iView (in most cases). Also, the range of shows is disappointing, though I’m sure this will improve as time goes on.
They will have to organize proper PS3 integration with high quality videos in order to see some real use of the service.
Cameron said on January 19, 2010
I agree. It’s a good first step, but it needs a lot of work.
They definitely need to improve video quality and get some partnerships with some ISPs.
I’m thinking integration with TiVo is a no brainer. PS3 and/or Xbox integration would be a smart move too.