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Ofcom approves Sky’s BT Sport ad ban
Sky is within its rights to not show adverts for rival sports broadcaster BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels, Ofcom has ruled. The regulator…
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NewsThe Walking Dead come to eat Lovefilm Instant UK brains exclusively
Hit zombie-based US show The Walking Dead is shuffling and shambling its way to Lovefilm Instant in the UK on an exclusive basis. The first…
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NewsiOS smart home control system Valta hits Kickstarter
Valta is a fledgling smart home control system that lets you turn off appliances at the mains from your iPhone, iPad or desktop. With Valta…
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NewsBT YouView and retail boxes get adult channels filter update
YouView boxes from BT will get a software upgrade to overcome a few glitches that have plagued devices. Among the fixes for the BT devices…
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NewsSky News pops up on Apple TV
Rolling News channel Sky News will broadcast via Apple TV boxes from today. The service, which launches subscription free, will enable millions of Apple TV…
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NewsPolice back CPR Call Blocker to stop nuisance calls
The Association of Chief Police Officers (APCO) have backed a device that claims to block 100 per cent of nuisance calls. The CPR Call Blocker…
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NewsBT asks Ofcom for early action to get Sky Sports via BT Vision on YouView
BT has urged fast action to force Sky to let it show Sky Sports through BT Vision on YouView without losing control of its own…
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NewsLocal TV applications for York, Cambridge and others open
Ofcom has begun the second phase of Local TV licensing, inviting applications from York and Cambridge as well as Bangor, Middlesbrough, Mold, Scarborough and Swansea….
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NewsTorrent site EZTV could be blocked by UK ISPs
Popular torrent site EZTV looks to be the latest site subject to blocking measures applied by the UK’s big ISPs. The website that specialises in…
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NewsFood Network and Travel Channel come to Virgin Media
Virgin Media viewers will soon be able to watch Food Network star Adam Richman and Travel Channel favourite Henry Cole on their cable boxes. The cable company…
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NewsPictureBox on-demand movies goes online with first month free
The PictureBox on-demand movies services is now directly available to subscribe to online. The platform, available through TV platforms like Virgin Media, BT Vision, TalkTalk…
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NewsTerrible TV licence excuses revealed in new series of YouTube videos
“I didn’t think I needed a licence for a stolen TV” is among the top excuses revealed by TV Licensing for the 400,000 UK households…
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NewsAmazon and Lovefilm move into original drama with Harry Bosch
Amazon Studios is to make an original drama series based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novels. The move into drama follows on from an earlier…
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NewsNev Wilshire’s The Call Centre companies to appeal PPI fines
Nev Wilshire’s telemarketing companies Nationwide Energy Services and We Claim U Gain have announced their intentions to appeal fines handed down by the Information Commissioner’s…
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NewsGoldenEye targets O2 and Be customers with legal letters
GoldenEye International has begun sending out letters to O2 and Be Broadband customers accused of sharing copyrighted adult content. The letters accuse subscribers of downloading…
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NewsBBC Three Call Centre stars fined £225,000 for PPI cold calls
The company featured in BBC Three’s fly-on-the-wall documentary The Call Centre has been fined a total of £225,000 after racking up over 2,700 PPI-related complaints. …
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GuidesInternet piracy prosecutions: What you need to know
Who’s prosecuting for illegal file-sharing and downloads? News stories about Internet piracy prosecutions The headline mass litigant in 2012 is Golden Eye International, company formed by…
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NewsBT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk pledge £1m to tackle online child abuse – UPDATED
BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk, the UK’s biggest ISPs, have today pledged to spend an extra £1 million to crack down on child abuse…
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