/ 2 April 2008

Pay-per-view funerals, coming to your computer

Pay-per-view funerals go live online in Britain on Tuesday, allowing mourners who cannot attend services in person to pay their last respects via the Internet.

Despite criticism of the scheme as macabre, the company who launched the service, Wesley Music, is planning to offer it to crematoria across the country who will charge a one-off payment of around £75 ($150) for access to a funeral webcast.

Mourners use the password to access a live online broadcast. – Reuters