Jul
21

Digital UK at The Open

As the teams responsible for the digital switchover in the UK work their way around the country, the organisation behind the scheme, Digital UK, has been taking up every opportunity to.. more
Jul
21

BT to increase line rental

The cost of making calls and of line rental is to increase for customers of BT this October. This means that the cost of bundles and all services will increase too.. more
Jul
21

BT’s FTTH trial begins

After a delay of six months, BT Openreach is to commence with trials of a fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband service to homes and small business on two brownfield sites.. more
Jul
21

Virgin Media starts Sky Sports campaign

The cable TV provider Virgin Media has started its marketing campaign to promote its phone, TV and broadband packages and highlight the benefits of the high definition TV service that carries Sky Sports One and Two in HD. Bundles are just a feature in the.. more
Jul
21

BSkyB may sell Easynet

There are reports that BSkyB may be getting ready to offload Easynet to its senior management. BSkyB paid £211 million for the firm five years ago when the idea was to use the unbundled network to form the base of Sky Broadband. It will be.. more
Jul
21

Sky Arts gets South Bank Show

Digital TV has a lot to answer for, but one thing that it seems to have been good for recently is keeping old shows going, not repeats! However, these are new series of long established shows that the main channels have deemed out of touch.. more
Jul
21

Sky Italia DTT gets EU approval

The digital TV battle has been waging in Italy between Sky Italia and Mediaset. However, it seems that Sky Italia has been given a major boost with its plans to gain a foothold in the Italian digital terrestrial television with the EU accepting the broadcaster’s.. more
Jul
21

Broadcom and S3 Group put STBs to test

Set-top boxes built for BSkyB with the help of the S3 Group and Broadcom are being but through their paces. The Amstrad built DRX890 and DRX895 have already been shipped to customers of Sky TV, but testing continues in order to evaluate their performance. The.. more
Jul
21

Blogging site closed due to hit list

The blogging platform blogetery.com has been closed done following demands from the US Justice Department. The issues come from anti terror groups who have found that terrorist material was hidden in posts and according to legal experts, it is time for users of free blogging.. more
Jul
21

Scam hitting Toy Story 3 fans

With Toy Story 3 being the latest kid’s film to hit the cinemas, the term “Toy Story 3” is being used by scammers to catch consumers out. The term is used to manipulate search engine results to bring up results that look too good to.. more