Sound like what we in the US call "Web TV." I assume it's still out there, but more that a few times the library automation listserves I'm on have noted problems with it. For instance, those using it couldn't access the online library catalogs....

I use the local (TV) cable company's cable for a broadband connection. Works very well, rarely goes down, and lets me do whatever I want to on the Web. When I signed up I also got ten email boxes -- of which my wife and I use two -- and space for a small personal website, which we don't use at all.