McKinnon backed by dark side of the moon

UFO hunter and computer hacker Gary McKinnon is running out of options in his fight against being extradited to the USA. However, things like this tend to have many twists and.. more

Blank screens following digital re-tune

Around eight thousand homes across the south of England have had problems with their Freeview set top boxes after they were asked to re-tune them. The digital TV re-tune took place.. more

Homes in Bournemouth get 100 Mbps

The first homes in Bournemouth have been connected to the 100 Mbps broadband service provided by the i3 Group (H2O Networks) as part of the Fibrecity project. The i3 Group has.. more

Setanta shares TUF with Virgin Media

The sports satellite broadcaster Setanta will be showing the next series of “The Ultimate Fighter”, which has promised the most spectacular action ever seen in the TUF history. The series will be shared with Virgin Media to reach an estimated audience of twenty two million.. more

Sky starts email alert service

Sky TV has launched an email reminder service that will let customers schedule new shows that are in the making. The service, which has been called “Never Miss”, is not just for Sky subscribers. Anyone can subscribe for the email service, but it will definitely.. more

Discovery to make Hawking series

Professor Stephen Hawking has been persuaded to front a new TV series from the satellite channel Discovery. The aim is to produce a series of programmes that explain the universe in a similar manner to David Attenborough’s explorations of nature. It is believed that series.. more

Noel Edmonds show dropped by Sky TV

Once again Noel Edmonds has seen his show taken from viewers’ screens. This time it is Sky One that has cancelled the live programme ‘Noels HQ’. This show headlined the broadcaster’s changed line up in the autumn of last year, but in the New Year.. more

Yahoo Widgets Links the Web to your TV

Yahoo introduced its TV Widgets as again, it attempts to merge the Internet and each person’s TV. Together with Intel, Yahoo plans to include this concept into a range of products this year. These includes flat-panel TVs and DVD players. However, the first set that.. more

Zhone Technologies launches XP line up

Zhone Technologies yesterday launched three products in its EXpress Packet (XP) range. The XP range is based on Zhone’s Single-Line Multi-Service (SLMS) access operating system, and providers a competitive solution for business EFM and triple play services. Operators using the XP platform can deliver sophisticated.. more

Half of Europe signed up to satellite TV

Direct-to-home satellite provider SES Astra has announced significant growth in Europe, with half of TV households in the continent receiving its services. Over 122 million homes now receive SES Astra analogue or digital satellite signals, with the biggest growth in the UK, France, and Ukraine... more