Connected TV platform YouView has announced that it’s passed a milestone; it now delivers its blend of digital terrestrial TV and on-demand content to 3 million homes across the UK. Driven mainly be sales from shareholders BT and TalkTalk, whose TV services are powered by the YouView platform, there's also standalone YouView set-top boxes available to buy directly as well as Sony Android TVs running the YouView interface. Richard Halton, CEO at YouView commented: "We are delighted to have passed this important landmark, which reflects the talent of our team and commitment of our shareholders and customers. "Through our cloud-enabled interface, we are offering continuous improvements to the user experience through new functions and content, making it simple and easy for them to watch the content they love. The focus is how we create the viewing experience of tomorrow today – YouView receives 350 million data points a day from its devices and we can use this insight to continue to be at the forefront of innovation in our field." Read next: YouView takes a leaf from the Android playbook: New updates to be more ISP specific Halton recently revealed to PC Mag UK in an interview that the company is looking at using cloud computing to improve customer access to recorded and catch-up content on mobile devices and deliver a 'virtual PVR', as well as revamping its ad platform. YouView is also one of the three platforms worldwide to work with Amazon on integrating Video Skills on TV platforms. While you can't yet tell your YouView TV set or box to record all of the upcoming episodes of The Simpsons, it's in the pipeline. In the meantime, the YouView team have taken the time out to pose for this group photo with the kind of balloons normally bought for someone's 30th birthday.

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