Broadband, TV and smart home technology
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled a third round of funding for rural broadband projects in the UK. The fund…
EE is bringing its 4G network to the Northern Fells in Cumbria. The mobile operator said that residents would now 4G download speeds of around…
Broadband Rollout Roundup this week is rather devoid of any big-name announcements. BT has been busy announcing that extra homes and businesses will benefit from…
BBC Worldwide and Lovefilm have struck a deal which will see kids’ favourites including the Teletubbies and Balamory available to watch online. Parents in need of…
The BBC will be bringing six original BBC Three dramas exclusively on the iPlayer. The six short films will showcase up-and-coming directing and writing talent…
Broadcasters in the UK may be forced to pay Ofcom up to £240 million a year to transmit their TV channels. According to a new…
Ofcom has moved to allow winners in the recent 4G auctions to trade spectrum. Operators will be allowed to buy and sell bandwidth from April….
A classic red telephone box has been installed on a Royal Navy battleship so sailors have a little taste of home when navigating the seven…
BT has announced that some 20,000 extra premises will be connected to superfast broadband under its plans to get two-thirds of the UK connected by…
Copper cable thieves have struck again, depriving thousands of broadband and phone customers in north Portsmouth of services. It’s estimated that 20,000 customers have lost…
Have you ever been looking for a film and said ‘What’s that one with Carrie Fisher and Rik Mayall in from the nineties?’ and got…
Around 57,000 homes in Hampshire will get access to superfast broadband as part of a deal with BT. Hampshire County Council signed a contract with…
More people watch BBC iPlayer on phones and tablets than they do on smart TV’s, according to the BBC’s general manager for iPlayer Daniel Danker. …
People in the UK watch more television but have fewer TV sets compared with ten years ago. In 2003 there were 2.03 television sets per…
Video streaming service Netflix could be readying itself for a launch of a new service bringing 4K films and TV shows to its subscribers. In…
Toshiba has pitched personalisation at the core of its 2013 smart TV experience, dubbed Cloud TV, with Netflix and Vimeo now on board. Cloud TV…
BBC HD will hand over to BBC Two HD in the early hours of March 26 with a Test Card Special featuring the best of…
Redray is soon to launch its 4K Cinema Player that will display Ultra HD content on 4K-capable televisions. The device goes on sale later this…
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