BT, formerly known as British Telecom, will enter the European battle for the digital TV audience with a combined Internet and TV service that will not include adult content.
Platinum Bucks has brought on six-year industry veteran BT to provide affiliate management and marketing for its Adult Rental Cash division, which launched in January. BT was formerly with Traffic Cash Gold.
In another sign that adult content delivery’s future may point to Interactive Protocol TV, one of the world’s largest telecoms has signed a deal with Philips to manufacture a set-top box that will allow U.K. customers to watch video-on-demand television via a broadband connection.
British telecom giant BT has abandoned its policy of blocking United Kingdom-based phone numbers suspected of being used to defraud customers by installing dialer programs on their computers. No further explanation was given for the sudden change in policy.
In the first-ever move by a major telecommunications conglomerate to rid its network of child pornography, British Telecommunications PLC announced plans Monday to ban access to child porn sites for its 2.7 million subscribers.
