Smart TV Tuesday: The Space plans highbrow viewing for Freeview HD
Shakespeare’s Globe, the John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts and the London Review of Books will headline an on-demand Freeview channel from May. The…
Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Shakespeare’s Globe, the John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts and the London Review of Books will headline an on-demand Freeview channel from May. The…
Broadband provider BE has promised to launch an ‘unlimited and unshaped’ hybrid fibre service as soon as possible. Following a fibre-to-the-cabinet trial, BE is waiting…
Broadband TV service YouView will launch as promised in 2012, founding partner TalkTalk said. The broadband-and-phone provider is one of seven partners, including the BBC,…
Broadband can seem like a meaningless term because it means anything above 512Kbps – everything from a 3G smartphone getting 1Mbps to 120Mbps on fibre…
Most analogue TV aerials won’t need any alteration to pick up Freeview, and if you have good analogue reception now, you probably don’t need to…
Freeview may be free, but that doesn’t mean it’s stable. The UK’s most popular digital TV platform has been through a few changes in its…
Marks & Spencer becomes Samsung’s first connected TV retailer. The M&S TV app give Smart TV viewers access to the latest high street fashion trends…
Broadband providers will be able to offer faster broadband to around 125,000 British homes in BT’s latest round of exchange upgrades. BT Wholesale has installed…
Virgin could launch a high speed wireless broadband service six times faster than 3G, backed linked to its fibre-optic broadband backbone. The cable company has…
Satellite TV service Freesat is looking for nominations for the best channels, shows and talent on its channels. The 2012 Freesat Awards will include prizes…
A British lawyer who falsely accused thousands people of internet piracy has been suspended from practising law for two years. Anthony Crossley’s firm, ACS:Law, sent…
Virgin Media broadband customers across most of the UK lost their connections for at least an hour last night following a ‘routing hardware’ fault. Customers…
Hit US series Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and the Ghost Whisperer will join streaming TV and film service LoveFilm this year. A deal with…
Epic fantasy series Game of Thrones will return to Sky Atlantic on Monday, April 2. Adapted from the second novel in George R Martin’s series…
Panasonic’s new TVs will let users make Skype video calls or use MySpace on Viera Connect Smart TV while they watch TV or Blu-rays. The…
Virgin Media has confirmed that Sky Sports F1 will join its roster when it launches in March, with an interactive app in the pipeline for…
The UK’s media watchdog has put the ‘confusing’ international calling card business on notice after making two interventions in 2011. The six-month extension to Ofcom’s…
Samsung’s 2012 TVs and Blu-ray players promise to connect to both on-demand entertainment and your home media collection. The Samsung Apps service has been expanded…
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