Australian ISP Internode has confirmed that it is planning to offer white label IPTV service 'FetchTV' from the end of September to its broadband customers, following a successful launch of the same service by fellow ISP iiNet.

Internode is planning to launch an "Early Adopter" programme at the end of September for customers of its 'Extreme' and 'NekedExtreme' ADSL2+ services, charged at AUD 99 (US$ 88) for initial setup plus another AUD 29.99 per month, which includes supply of the HD-capable FetchTV set-top box.  A so-called "Lite" version of the FetchTV service will be available about one month into the early adopter period, offering a subset of the programming at a lower cost and wider geographic availability.

FetchTV is a "pure" IPTV service that offers the full range of free-to-air digital channels, twenty leading subscription channels, including six video-on-demand channels, thirty movies every month, access to new-release pay-per-view movies, five specialty subscription channels, and interactive applications and games.  The FetchTV set-top box includes a 1 TB hard drive, three digital tuners (to record two and watch a third channel), HD-capability, 3D compatibility, and time-shifting features.

"The FetchTV Early Access trial will let keen customers help Internode to 'road test' the service and our support for it, ahead of the doors being opened to all eligible Internode customers later in the year," said Simon Hackett, MD of Internode.  "We've had a lot of interest since we announced our intention to work with FetchTV earlier this year, so we expect this early adopter program to attract strong participation from our customers who are as keen as we are to make this service a wonderful addition to their Internode broadband services."