Free-to-air-TV has just gone mobile. Optus has just launched Optus TV Now, allowing users record and watch TV from their iPhone or any other 3G smartphone.
The “landmark” mobile TV service, which is a first in Oz, means TV is no longer confined to the living room and can be watched anywhere.
Viewers can “schedule, record and playback free-to-air television from any compatible 3G mobile device+ or PC,” the telco said today.
The service is available across all 15 free-to-air channels and is ran from the Cloud.
All Optus mobile subscribers get 45 minutes of free storage monthly with the TV Now basic plan and telly addicts looking for more storage space can add on, as desired.
Optus TV Now standard gives five hours of storage time for $6.99 a month while TV Now premium provides 20 hours for $9.99.
And the good news is users can clear recorded content and re-record as many times as they like, enabling them to make the most of allotted storage.
You can also set whole series to record, handy for lovers of The Wire or the series 4 of Mad Men, set to hit Aussie screens soon and watch it on the train coming home from work.
“While we’ve been able to record free to air TV on our personal video recorder for years, Optus TV Now is the first service that allows customers from across Australia to record free to air TV using their mobile and play it back on a mobile or personal computer,” says Austin Bryan, Director of Optus Digital Media.
“This innovative new product highlights the diverse and exciting potential for consumer cloud services.”
