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Record DTV homes as we approach the first switchover (21-09-07)

With the first digital switchover only weeks away, Ofcom has announced that 85% of UK homes have already gone digital...

Tiscali TV goes nationwide (04-09-07)

Tiscali yesterday announced that its digital TV service Tiscali TV has rolled out across the country, making it available to almost five million homes across the UK...

BBC launches iPlayer (31-07-07)

The long-awaited online TV service from the BBC has finally gone live, giving users access to 400 hours of programming...

Tiscali TV gets a boost from BSkyB (28-06-07)

A deal has been struck between Tiscali and BSkyB that will see Sky’s basic channels, lost by Virgin Media earlier this year, shown on the broadband TV service...

Digital TV reaches 80% of UK (22-06-07)

More than 80% of the UK now has access to digital TV (DTV) at home, with Freeview overtaking Sky as the main provider...

Virgin Media to launch new channel in autumn (11-06-07)

Virgin Media will launch Virgin 1, a new entertainment channel, on Sky, cable and digital terrestrial TV in Autumn 2007...

Virgin Media forecasts better than expected quarterly results (11-06-07)

Virgin Media has released a statement that predicts better-than-expected TV subscriber levels in the second quarter of 2007…

Sky One for Tiscali TV subscribers? (29-05-07)

BSkyB is in talks with Tiscali over offering the basic Sky channels through Tiscali TV, according to reports...

Virgin Media cutting V+ charge? (25-05-07)

Virgin Media has confirmed that it will change its subscription price for the V+ service, after Sky announced plans to scrap the subscription cost for its Sky+ package…

BBC and ITV to launch Freeview satellite service (02-05-07)

The BBC and ITV have been given approval to launch a national free-to-view satellite TV service as a joint venture…

Freeview now ‘bigger than Sky’ (20-04-07)

Freeview has overtaken Sky Digital as the UK’s most-used multi-channel platform, according to the service’s latest figures…

Virgin Media files legal proceedings against Sky (14-04-07)

The proceedings were filed in the High Court on April 12th, and aim to resolve the dispute around Sky withdrawing its basic channel package from the Virgin Media digital TV platform…
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Virgin ‘suing Sky’ (10-04-07)

Virgin Media is planning to submit a writ to the High Court over BSkyB’s decision to remove channels from its digital TV service, according to The Independent. Court proceedings are likely to begin as early as this week…
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Virgin Media launches non-cable digital TV (04-04-07)

Virgin Media has launched a digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service for customers in non-cable areas…

BT adds new content to ‘Vision’ TV (28-03-07)

BT announced on Wednesday that is has signed a raft of new content for its BT Vision Download Store…

New row for Sky (21-03-07)

In a move that has prompted an Ofcom investigation, Sky has threatened to remove its Freeview channels, hoping to replace them with paid-for programmes instead…

Another million homes go digital as switchover gathers pace (20-03-07)

This follows a rise of 0.8 million in the previous quarter. A total of 77.2% of UK households now receive digital signals on their main TV set. Ofcom has estimated that this equates to 19.55 million homes…
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Virgin Media loses basic Sky channels (01-03-07)

The basic Sky channels stopped airing on Virgin Media (formerly ntl:Telewest) at midnight on February 28th after weeks of talks between the two companies failed to find a better solution…
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HDTV for all? (26-02-07)

A campaign to secure Freeview High Definition (HD) television was launched on February 6th 2007, formed by a coalition of TV manufacturers, retailers and public service broadcasters…

Lower licence fee hike (19-01-07)

Fears that vulnerable and socially isolated people could be left behind in the digital switchover were reinforced this week as the BBC received a lower than expected licence fee increase…

ITV over broadband (10-01-07)

ITV has announced that it is to launch a free broadband service offering real-time viewing and downloads of its television programmes…

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