Fix Play (part of 9MSN) started life as YourTV - the first online program guide for FTA and Cable TV.
This was a great service for its time and still is the only place where you can get a comprehensive guide.
So they've done an "extreme makeover", which includes an offering of "free" recycled TV shows. You may have seen the vintage 9-style ads - all that's missing is the Tony Bartuccio Dancers.
The only interesting thing about this is the selection of content.
A lot of it looks like a 9 Network offering, but at the edges is a package of BBC material including "The Mighty Boosh", "The Young Ones" and "League of Gentlemen".
I can't recall these ever being screened on 9. Is this an indication that entities like Fix Play are moving towards unbundled content? |