Although the Austar deal is yet to be done and dusted, Foxtel is ramping up its Foxtel on Xbox 360 offering nicely with the elimination of data charges for BigPond customers and the free addition of six BigPond TV channels.
It's often said that women's sport doesn't get a fair shake on TV. Telstra's doing something about that by adding netball to its BigPond media lineup.
If the extra digital TV channels such as 11 still don't give you enough choice or aren't to your taste, seven BigPond TV channels are now available via the Internet on certain Samsung (and soon LG) TVs.
Both Samsung and LG have today announced plans to offer BigPond TV content to users of their respective Internet-enabled TV receivers.
Streamed content on Telstra's Big Pond TV service will get a quality boost following the implementation of streaming technology from US company Widevine Technologies.
New LG TVs will be the first on the Australian market to provide direct access to Telstra's BigPond Movies service.