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LG Smart TV 2013 hands on: Cards, iPlayer, Netflix, Lovefilm and 3D World
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LG Smart TV 2013 hands on: Cards, iPlayer, Netflix, Lovefilm and 3D World
3 hours ago | POSTED IN News
LG has reinvented its Smart TV experience for 2013 into ‘cards’ - groups of apps you can choose to place where you think they’ll be most useful.This week, LG's Darren Peterson gave Recombu Digital an...
Sky broadband customers to benefit from Virgin Media Business backhaul deal
6 hours ago | POSTED IN News
Sky and Virgin Media Business have announced a deal that will improve services for millions of Sky broadband customers. From today onwards, Virgin Media’s powerful cable network will be used as backhaul, providing...
BBC threatens to bill Sky for showing its TV channels
6 hours ago | POSTED IN News
Sky could be landed with a bill for carrying the BBC’s TV channels if it doesn’t agree to axe the cost of being listed in the Sky Guide.The BBC has been campaigning since 2010 to abolish the almost £5m...
What is Hyperoptic? 1Gbps fibre for 20,000 homes by 2012
9 hours ago | POSTED IN News
What is Hyperoptic? Latest news stories about HyperopticHyperoptic is an all-fibre ISP that sells FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) broadband, offering speeds of up to 1Gbps. Hyperoptic’s top tier service, providing...
Movie2k and Download For All to be blocked by UK ISPs - UPDATED
9 hours ago | POSTED IN News
File sharing sites Movie2k and Download For All could be the next big sites to be blocked by UK ISPs. Sources have tipped us off to a court ruling issued in late April will come into effect on Monday, May 20, 2013. The...
Gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic to reach ten new cities
9 hours ago | POSTED IN News
Hyperoptic, the ISP that provides gigabit broadband has announced plans to launch its products in ten more cities by the end of the year. Thanks to a £50 million investment, the ISP famous for providing 1Gbps FTTP...
BT to bring superfast broadband to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
10 hours ago | POSTED IN News
BT has been selected by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to bring superfast broadband to 95 per cent of properties across the area. The Staffordshire Broadband project has an estimated completion date of Spring 2016 by...
Magic, Kiss, Heat, Kerrang! and more head online with Box TV
10 hours ago | POSTED IN News
Box TV has launched a new online streaming service that brings the likes of Magic, Kiss, Heat and Kerrang! among others to the web, phones and tablets. The service which also includes 4music, Smash Hits and Box lets...
YouTube channel a hit with half of Virgin Media TiVo customers
12 hours ago | POSTED IN News
Virgin Media has revealed that its recently-launched YouTube channel has been a hit with its TiVo customers, over half of whom regularly use the service. Since Virgin Media re-launched the YouTube app on Channel 198...
4G Freeview interference test to be launched in York by At800.tv
yesterday | POSTED IN News
At800.tv, the group which is testing the limits of 4G Freeview interference in the UK, has announced that its latest trial will be taking place in York. Roughly 10,000 homes will be affected by the test transmission...
Defra’s Rural Broadband fund deadline extended to June
yesterday | POSTED IN News
Defra’s Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF) deadline has been extended, giving local authorities and communities more time to apply for cash. The £20 million fund was originally due to expire at the end of...
Catch 22: The last BDUK regional superfast broadband contracts
yesterday | POSTED IN News
Last week there was much fanfare to accompany the signing of the West Sussex BDUK contract as it marked half time for the government’s superfast broadband plans. As we’ve noted, this doesn’t mean...
More superfast broadband money nabbed for Nottingham, but there’s a catch
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Nottinghamshire County Council has secured an extra £2.7 million in funding for superfast broadband from Europe, but there’s a catch. The sum earmarked for infrastructure under the European Regional...
Sky to take Acetrax to the knacker’s yard June 21, 2013
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Sky has announced that its shutting down Acetrax, the on-demand movie service it acquired last year. From June 21 onwards, Acetrax will cease to operate. Customers who still have Acetrax credit left to use up will need...
Subtitles need a better spellcheck, says Ofcom
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Ofcom wants UK broadcasters to monitor TV subtitles to cut down the number of on-air bloopers. The regulator is proposing that broadcasters keep a note of the amount of content that’s produced without subtitles in...
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