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Freeview homes must retune their digiboxes today (30-09-09)

Over 18 million households in the UK with digital TV service Freeview must retune their set-top boxes and TVs later today if they want to watch channel Five...

Xbox addicts can now watch catch-up Sky TV (30-09-09)

Sky is launching its SkyPlayer catch-up service on the UK Xbox 360 in mid-October...

Virgin Media adds Living to HD line-up (25-09-09)

Cable telecommunications giant Virgin Media has confirmed that LIVING will be joining its high-definition (HD) line-up next month...

Free Sky+ HD installation for new customers (25-09-09)

You can get free installation for Sky’s high-definition Sky+ box when you sign-up to the supplier as a new customer....

Tiscali cuts cost of TV service installation (24-09-09)

Tiscali TV has reduced its one-off installation cost from £99 to £30...

BT Vision adds shopping channel (22-09-09)

BT’s digital TV service, BT Vision, now features an on-demand 24-hour shopping channel...

Virgin Media strikes Disney mobile content deal (17-09-09)

Virgin Media customers will soon be able to watch Disney content on their mobiles as well as their TVs and computers...

Freesat is now in 600,000 homes (07-09-09)

Digital satellite TV service Freesat has sold 200,000 digiboxes over the summer, boosting to the number of Freesat households to 600,000...

BT Vision adds Bollywood channel (10-09-09)

Fans of Bollywood television and films are in for a treat after BT Vision announces plans to launch its new video-on-demand service, Bolly & Beyond...

New Sky TV users to get £50 Tesco voucher (07-09-09)

Channel 4 to start 3D TV in autumn (04-09-09)

Channel 4 will begin broadcasting 3D programmes this autumn, offering viewers a selection of new and vintage content...

ESPN wins rights to Uefa Europa League (02-09-09)

Everton, Fulham and Celtic fans will be able to watch their teams European matches live on ESPN, after the broadcaster scored a broadcasting hat trick...

Living Player catch-up service to launch on Virgin Media (28-08-09)

The Living channel will be boosted by a free catch-up service launching on Virgin Media this autumn...

Hulu launch delayed until 2010 (27-08-09)

Online TV site Hulu had been set for a September launch, but now it seems that the free service will not go live in the UK until next year...

BT offers free Vision+ boxes (26-08-09)

BT Vision is offering free Vision+ boxes to customers taking one of its TV Value packs...

Switch to digital with TV scrappage scheme (25-08-09)

Electronics giant Sony has launched its own version of the government’s car scrappage scheme by offering money for old television sets...

Virgin Media increases Sky channel prices (21-08-09)

It’s going to cost you more to watch Sky Sports or Sky Movies if you’re a Virgin Media customer, following wholesale price rises from Sky...

Tiscali TV to show Premier League games (17-08-09)

Tiscali TV customers get Premier League football treat with 1p subscription to ESPN...

Sky increases TV prices (14-08-09)

Digital TV giant Sky is increasing its TV pack prices on 1 September 2009...

BBC iPlayer attracts 5 million viewers (11-08-09)

The BBC’s internet on-demand service, iPlayer, has doubled its number of users in the past year, according to Ofcom...

Faster broadband won’t fuel online TV (10-08-09)

A faster broadband connection would make no difference to consumer online TV habits, according to a new survey...

BT Vision to air Premier League (04-08-09)

Telecommunications giant BT will offer its digital TV customers ESPN’s football channel as a replacement for Setanta Sports...

Virgin Media adds high definition Channel 4 (30-07-09)

Customers with Virgin Media will soon be able to watch Channel 4 TV shows like Desperate Housewives, Skins and Shameless in high definition (HD)...

Virgin Media to air Premier League (29-07-09)

Cable giant Virgin Media will offer ESPN’s football channel as a replacement for Setanta Sports - in standard and high definition...

BT Vision offers Sony’s on-demand movie service (28-07-09)

The latest Hollywood blockbusters, as well as movie classics are heading to BT Vision, after it's latest tie-up with Sony Pictures...

BT cuts cost of Vision+ set-top box (27-07-09)

Telecommunications giant BT has cut the set-up cost of its digital TV service to £15...

Virgin Media adds new high-definition channels (13-07-09)

Cable TV giant Virgin Media is adding four new high-definition (HD) channels to its line-up...

Brits not benefiting from bundled savings (07-07-09)

Nearly a third of broadband customers are failing to take advantage of bundled broadband, home phone and digital TV offers.

Freeview HD will air before Christmas 2009 (03-07-09)

The BBC has confirmed that homes in Manchester and Liverpool will receive Freeview HD in December this year...

BT Vision cuts prices (02-07-09)

Digital TV service BT Vision has slashed the price of two of its packages...

90% of Brits have switched to digital TV (01-07-09)

Nearly 90% of homes in Britain now have digital TV, according to the latest Ofcom figures...

Virgin Media to offer new £5 HD movie service (29-06-09)

Virgin Media has teamed up with Universal Pictures to offer customers a new movie-on-demand service featuring both standard and HD films...

Setanta Sports enters administration (23-06-09)

Struggling Irish sports broadcaster Setanta has been put into administration following the collapse of its business in Britain...

ESPN wins rights to Premiership League (23-06-09)

US broadcaster ESPN has won a £90million contract to show 46 live Premier League games next season after Setanta Sports lost the rights...

BT Vision stops selling Setanta Sports (22-06-09)

The future of Setanta Sports still hangs in the balance after BT Vision suspends sales of the digital TV sports channel...

BT Vision resumes sales of Setanta Sports (15-06-09)

BT Vision has resumed sales of Setanta Sports, whilst the sports broadcaster continues to look for potential investment...

Setanta sports cut from BT Vision (14-06-09)

BT Vision has announced that as of today it will no longer be offering Setanta Sports to customers...

Sky to offer TV via Xbox (29-05-09)

Sky has joined forces with Microsoft to bring live pay TV channels, on demand content and interactive sports available direct to Xbox games consoles...

Virgin Media plans to offer its services to more homes (19-05-09)

Virgin Media intends to expand its network to potentially supply a further half a million homes and businesses...

Sky offers £50 switching bounty to Tiscali deserters (13-05-09)

Sky TV is wooing existing Tiscali customers with a £50 credit to switch, and a free Sky+ box...

Technology helps bring families together (07-05-09)

Rather than dividing generations, technology can actually help to bring families together, according to new research...

BBC iPlayer HD comes to Virgin Media (04-05-09)

Rather than dividing generations, technology can actually help to bring families together, according to new research...

BBC iPlayer HD comes to Virgin Media (17-04-09)

Virgin Media TV customers can now watch the BBC iPlayer in high definition on their television screens...

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