December 31, 2007
With the BBC launching its iPlayer on Christmas day it seems that there has been a huge wave of catch up services appearing in the net these days, with ITV and next month Apple launching their iTunes partnership with Fox and Disney. It seems that broadband could have changed the face of TV as we know it; with catch up facilities now covering the main channels including sky it is possible ...
Catch up TV makes it big
by David AllenWith the BBC launching its iPlayer on Christmas day it seems that there has been a huge wave of catch up services appearing in the net these days, with ITV and next month Apple launching their iTunes partnership with Fox and Disney. It seems that broadband could have changed the face of TV as we know it; with catch up facilities now covering the main channels including sky it is possible ...
Broadband speed running at 35%
by David AllenIn study made of the UK’s broadband system and of the consumers who use the system it has been found that they are not getting the advertised speed in fact far from it. Most consumers understand that the advertised speed is not going to always be possible this could be due to demand etc. But it has been found that some users have been only getting 35% of the advertised speed, ...
Faster broadband speeds will help technology
by David AllenThe prospect of a faster broadband would help develop new technologies so say the experts from the Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA) which is the UK trade organisation for the industry. The ISPA is predicting that there will be more TV programmes and business related technology will become more and more of a feature in people’s homes during 2008. This will involve the extended use of video conferencing, the watching of ...
Wireless households at risk
by David AllenOf all the wireless internet users in the UK around half are using an unsecured wireless network within their home. This means that these users are putting themselves at risk from people who feel free to go around searching the wireless bands for an open network that they can then exploit. These wireless pirates can monitor exactly what is going on in the home network, meaning that they will be able ...
December 28, 2007
The government consumer watchdog Consumer Direct, have received over 3,000 complaints about the late deliveries in the rush to get the present in time for Christmas. This is a big disappointment of the whole internet process which is running really well, many people have found that the system works. In fact over the same period there were over twenty seven million consumers who spent between them around £15 billion in online ...
Online Santa fails to deliver
by David AllenThe government consumer watchdog Consumer Direct, have received over 3,000 complaints about the late deliveries in the rush to get the present in time for Christmas. This is a big disappointment of the whole internet process which is running really well, many people have found that the system works. In fact over the same period there were over twenty seven million consumers who spent between them around £15 billion in online ...
Broadband customers to find better prices
by David AllenIn a survey conducted by the Nationwide building society it was found that finding a more competitive price deal on broadband, mobile phones, landline and satellite contracts would be at the top of the list for most consumers in the UK. The idea of cutting the price paid for these deals would be the main priority for some consumers. Obviously saving money would be at the top of most peoples lists, ...
Tiscali UK tops complaints
by David AllenFor the forth year running the ISP Tiscali UK have come top for complaints list compiled by ISPreview.co.uk, although they did state that the company were showing signs of improvement with over four hundred complaints with the companies worst feature being customer support, or in their case lack of customer support it would seem. Although there are other problems that Tiscali customers are feeling a little on edge about, such ...
Rural areas missing out on internet improvements
by David AllenThere is some concern over the fact that businesses and communities in rural areas are missing out on broadband revolution that is going on at the moment. The concerns come from the governments own rural Tsar, Stuart Burgess who is Chairman if the Rural Communities Commission. He claims that there are some places in the UK that have worse coverage for mobile phones and broadband services than some regions of ...
December 27, 2007
The stylish technology company Apple have teamed up with 20th Century Fox in a deal that will see films and other programming become available through iTunes where any of the companies vast selections can be downloaded to the users computer and watch at any time, some of the latest films that will be available online are the latest Simpson’s offering and Die Hard Four. At the moment it is only the ...
Apple offer films through iTunes
by David AllenThe stylish technology company Apple have teamed up with 20th Century Fox in a deal that will see films and other programming become available through iTunes where any of the companies vast selections can be downloaded to the users computer and watch at any time, some of the latest films that will be available online are the latest Simpson’s offering and Die Hard Four. At the moment it is only the ...
3G and T Mobile to share networks
by David AllenIn an agreement between 3G and T mobile that would see the two companies networks combine to create a huge one huge network that would virtually cover the whole of the UK’s populated areas, which is great for users of either network who find themselves on the edges where it is possible one day to have a service and the next there is no service. This fifty/fifty network will be called ...
File sharers could lose broadband
by David AllenInternet users who download films or TV programmes that have been pirated could soon find that they will lose the right to have a broadband connection altogether if new rules being drawn up by the government are approved. The industry are putting a lot of pressure on governments and ISP’s to prevent the file sharing culture that has built up over the years, to the extent that in 2005 the UK ...
Christmas boom for Broadband
by David AllenIt seems that just spending Christmas day eating, drinking and watching the TV is not enough for some people these days as many people were on line browsing the sales that had started that day. Before normally this normally it would boxing day that offered so many good deals as the sales started, but in an unprecedented attempt to keep the shoppers buying many of the famous names added their sales ...
December 24, 2007
It seems that consumers in the UK are either very carefree with their cash or getting ripped off left right and centre when it comes to satellite and cable television as they are the highest spenders on subscriptions with the European union In a study by Ofcom, it was found that the UK subscriber will spend on average around £21 per month on satellite and slightly less on cable, but in ...
UK spends more on digital TV
by David AllenIt seems that consumers in the UK are either very carefree with their cash or getting ripped off left right and centre when it comes to satellite and cable television as they are the highest spenders on subscriptions with the European union In a study by Ofcom, it was found that the UK subscriber will spend on average around £21 per month on satellite and slightly less on cable, but in ...
BBC iPlayer causing internet headache
by David AllenWith the BBC iPlayer due be launched tomorrow the last thing that they really need is most of the main broadband suppliers demanding that they share the costs of the traffic that the iPlayer is expected to generate. With a full on advertising campaign due to start tomorrow with the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and Sir David Attenborough leading the drive toward the BBC’s goal of one million subscribers by the ...
French firm wins broadband contract
by David AllenThe French defence and engineering group Thales has been chosen to build and also manage a new super fast broadband network that will deliver this service to over 600,000 homes in south Yorkshire. This new high speed network will be capable of delivering speeds of up to 50 megabits per second (MBPS), which is said to be around six times faster than the standard broadband that is available at the ...
Pub landlady loses appeal over Sky
by David AllenFinally the court has heard the appeal on the case of the pub landlady who was showing Premier league football matches in her pub in the Red, White and Blue in Southsea, Hampshire. She was signed up to the Greek DTH service Nova, this was instead of signing up to Sky sports for their sports package which includes the live premier league matches, but this went Sky’s way and because it ...
December 22, 2007
Sky has agreed terms with Paramount and Warner Bros, and becomes the first online download service to offer movies from the six major movie studios on its Sky Anytime on PC service. The Paramount agreement will bring movies including Mission: Impossible 3, The Weather Man, Saving Private Ryan and Top Gun. In the New Year all Sky customers will be able to download titles including Shrek The Third and Transformers through ...
Sky Anytime adds new movie content
by Lin FreestoneSky has agreed terms with Paramount and Warner Bros, and becomes the first online download service to offer movies from the six major movie studios on its Sky Anytime on PC service. The Paramount agreement will bring movies including Mission: Impossible 3, The Weather Man, Saving Private Ryan and Top Gun. In the New Year all Sky customers will be able to download titles including Shrek The Third and Transformers through ...
Discovery Channel available on Sky’s Picnic
by Lin FreestoneDiscovery Networks UK has signed up to provide a factual channel on Sky's pay digital terrestrial TV service Picnic. If the service is approved by Ofcom, the Discovery Channel will be available between 6am and 6pm every day to Picnic customers. The proposed addition of the channel to Picnic’s service is a demonstration of Sky’s ongoing commitment to offer increased choice and access to leading content brands. Sky’s proposals to remove its free ...
December 21, 2007
Warner Bros the film and TV producers have launched five video on demand (VOD) services world wide in France, Japan and the UK. They will also be launching other services in 2008. The service will be available through Virgin Media and BT’s IPTV service; this is just the beginning of them moving into the sector that will allow them to distribute their products through a wide of channels under the Warner ...
Warner Bros launch VOD in UK
by David AllenWarner Bros the film and TV producers have launched five video on demand (VOD) services world wide in France, Japan and the UK. They will also be launching other services in 2008. The service will be available through Virgin Media and BT’s IPTV service; this is just the beginning of them moving into the sector that will allow them to distribute their products through a wide of channels under the Warner ...
Virgin recovers from a bad week
by David AllenThe well publicised disaster that Virgin Media had when their network failed the other day, is well and truly over now, but as with any incident there always follows the inquest. The story for from Virgin Media is that the problem started with system wide update that took place, this entailed a remote update of the set top boxes and modems located in their customers homes, but what happened next was ...
