Broadband, TV and smart home technology
TalkTalk has announced broadband, phone and line rental price rises that will take effect from October 1 onwards. The entry-level TalkTalk Essentials broadband package will…
New Sky TV customers are being given a free Sky+HD 2TB box with any package of channels. The offer hasn’t been publicised, but if you…
Around 14,000 Virgin Media TiVo boxes are being installed every week, but that hasn’t stemmed an overall trickle of TV customer losses. The cable TV…
Ofcom has refused to force Sky to give up rights which would let BT show Sky Sports 1 and 2 on the BT YouView TV…
End of term student exits damped Virgin’s first results with new owners Liberty Global, despite a healthy rise in its superfast figures. The cable provider…
Things are looking up for Fibre GarDen, the rural broadband project based in the Yorkshire Dales. Money from the SIB Group (Social Investment Business) has…
Film 4+1 and Travel Channel have moved onto the Freeview, YouView and BT Vision. This marks the first time that Film 4+1 has arrived on…
Sky has brought broadband speeds back into its marketing after they were withdrawn when tough rules were brought in to regulate ISP’s speed claims. Sky’s…
Netflix has added Profiles to accounts, making it easier for families and shared homes to get the recommendations they need. For parents this is great…
Want an idea of how fast O2 4G will be? Tough. O2 says it will focus on promoting its indoor and outdoor 4G coverage rather than…
BT Sport apps have arrived in iTunes and Google Play, bringing action from BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and EPSN to iOS and Android…
BT Sport has announced that it’s to broadcast Liverpool’s upcoming pre-season friendlies against Celtic and Valerenga as well as Steven Gerrard’s testimonial game. The Gerrard…
The BBC has pushed out an update to its BBC Sport app, adding support for Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. Owners of both the Kindle Fire…
O2 has revealed the first 13 locations to benefit from its turbo-charged 4G mobile broadband speeds which start beaming down on August 29. London, Leeds…
Cornwall and Northumberland are among the regions that stand to benefit the most from the government’s £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP). The fund is…
Broadband users, frustrated by low speeds especially in rural parts, can now sign up to a new satellite broadband service promising download speeds up to…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Ofcom have published a joint action plan to tackle nuisance calls and help protect consumers. Both have demanded changes…
Amazon Studios is to make five more original pilots for kids, including the first pilots for ages 6-11. The pilots will stream on Amazon Instant…
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