Interactive TV, allows viewers to do other things with your television, than just sit and watch. It lets you join in with programmes, see extra news stories and sports coverage, check sports results, travel information and weather forecasts, plus play games, go shopping, and place bets. Which is slightly like using the internet.
All you have to do is press the "red button"! It comes up when a certain part of a programme is on, or throughout a certain programme a red button symbol holds its position in the top right of the screen... fun?? No. More annoying. Because NTL find it incredible hard to create a flowing T.V experience with no hicupps (and thats not just me, iv had words with other people).. ~So yes the red button shows... but as soon as you hit it FREEZE alert. I've never used it before because it freezes. But Sky does it aswell at times... so its not completely reliable.
So!! Interactive TV is available with any digital service, though the type and number of features vary according to whether you have Freeview, satellite or cable.
Most of the interactive features currently available are provided by the BBC, Sky and the cable companies. A few other broadcasters, including Channel 4, offer a limited range, and there are also games participation channels such as ITV Play and YooPlay.
Personally, from what I've heard, sports are the best option to use interactive TV. On BBC, you can watch the football in different angles, watch it in split screen, whilst the other half has the updated football scores.
well overall its a good idea, however it is unreliable, and needs alot of work on.. but soon it will kick ass.
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