Optus offers free-to-air TV recording for those on the go

Brenton Currie
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 11:36

Your IT - Mobility

The service, dubbed Optus TV Now, will allow Optus customers to record shows or series from all 15 free digital television stations via their mobile phone or computer whenever they please over the Internet.

Optus TV Now (Credit: Optus)

Recorded shows will remain on Optus' servers for one month after they appeared on air, during which time they can be watched from a computer of smartphone device.

When watched via an Optus mobile over their 3G network, data usage will be unmetered the telco confirmed, although Optus warns that watching shows via a broadband connection will count towards monthly Internet quotas.

Optus has also moved to ensure that they can't be attacked over the recording of copyrighted material, with a notation at the bottom of the announcement today noting that 'it is a breach of copyright to make a copy of a broadcast other than to record it for your private and domestic use. Optus accepts no responsibility for copyright infringement.'

Calling the service new and innovative, Director of Optus Digital Media Austin Bryan said in a statement this morning that the service is a first for Australian customers.

'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,' Bryan said.