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Sky Sports subscribers get free web TV access (29-06-10)
Satellite TV giant Sky is offering all of its Sky Sports subscribers six months’ free access to its web TV services, the Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV...
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Two months free on Virgin Media bundles (28-06-10)
Cable broadband giant Virgin Media is offering new customers two months free connection when they sign up to one of its bundles...
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BT Vision to offer cut-price Sky Sports channels (28-06-10)
BT Vision customers will be able to sign-up for Sky’s premium sports channels before the Barclays Premier League kicks off in August...
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Project Canvas on-demand TV venture given go-ahead (25-06-10)
The BBC Trust has given Project Canvas the green light, though it could still be a while until the TV on-demand venture is available to watch in British living rooms...
Read moreVirgin Media to launch new Living channel (25-06-10)
Fans of the digital TV channel Living are in for a treat, as Virgin Media Television gets ready to launch the new Living Loves channel, showcasing “hit dramas and comedies from Living’s recent history.”...Read more
Bag a free Sky+ box with Sky broadband and calls (25-06-10)
Want to sign-up to a new TV, broadband and home phone bundle? Consider switching to Sky as the satellite TV giant is now offering a free Sky+ box for all new subscribers...
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Virgin Media calls on Project Canvas to be ‘genuinely open’ (21-06-10)
Cable TV giant Virgin Media has rebuked on-demand internet TV venture Project Canvas and called on it to be more inclusive...
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Sky Sports News removed from Freeview (18-06-10)
Football fans will soon need a subscription TV package to watch all the latest from the Sky Sports News channel, as Sky is removing it from Freeview...
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Sky treats cricket fans to 3D international match (16-06-10)
You will be able to watch all the action from the middle of the England vs Bangladesh cricket match game in Sky 3D...
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Virgin Media plans 3D TV to rival Sky (15-06-10)
Virgin Media TV customers could soon be watching the likes of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland in cinematic 3D from the comfort of their living rooms...
Read moreVirgin Media offers cut-price Sky Sports channels (11-06-10)
Virgin Media TV customers will be able to get Sky’s premium sports and movie channels for as little as £13.50 a month from 1 July...
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24 million Brits will enjoy the World Cup in HD (11-06-10)
Over 24 million homes in the UK now have high-definition TV and are gearing up to watch the World Cup in super sharp HD, revealed regulator Ofcom...
Read moreSky offers new customers £50 shopping voucher (09-06-10)
Thinking about making the switch to digital? Sign-up to Sky TV online before 24 June and bag yourself a £50 Marks & Spencer voucher...
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Virgin Media TV customers to get Sky HD channels (07-06-10)
Virgin Media TV customers can look forward to an array of new high-definition channels, following a deal with satellite broadcaster Sky...
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World Cup widow? Five TV specials to watch instead (04-06-10)
If you’re more a fan of Footballers’ Wives than the ‘beautiful’ game itself, we’ve got five top tips to help you give the World Cup a wide berth...
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Get a Freeview+ HD set-top box for less at Tesco (04-06-10)
The UK’s first Freeview+ high-definition set-top box has gone on sale, letting users watch and record programmes shown on many channels, all for just £200...
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Sky to unleash new on-demand TV service (03-06-10)
Sky is set to launch a new on-demand TV service - Anytime+ - with over 1,000 hours of viewing for Sky+HD and Sky broadband customers...
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BBC1 to launch high-definition channel this autumn (01-06-10)
Public service broadcaster, the BBC, has revealed that it will be launching a high-definition (HD) simulcast of BBC1 before the end of the year...
Read moreSky set to buy Virgin TV channels (28-05-10)
Broadcasting giant Sky is ‘close to signing a deal’ with Virgin Media to buy its TV channels, including Living, Bravo and Challenge, according to reports...
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BBC iPlayer gets a Twitter and Facebook facelift (27-05-10)
You can now recommend and share your favourite TV shows via Twitter and Facebook on the BBC iPlayer...
Read moreVirgin Media says TiVo will revolutionise on-demand TV (26-05-10)
Virgin Media’s new TiVo set-top boxes will allow customers to access a whole host of on-demand and pay-TV programmes, through the internet...
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Google to launch internet-enabled TV service (25-05-10)
Internet giant Google has confirmed its plans to launch a new internet service for TVs...
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SeeSaw adds pay-as-you-go TV programmes (24-05-10)
TV fans can now ‘rent’ full-length episodes and entire series of their favourite shows for 30 days via the online on-demand TV service SeeSaw...
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Freeview homes get Sky Player via FetchTV (21-05-10)
Fancy giving your Freeview a boost with on-demand and catch-up TV? Get a new FetchTV set-top box and watch some of Sky’s top satellite TV channels without a 12-month subscription... Read more
Sky scores a 3D sports TV hat trick (21-05-10)
Sports fans should head to one of the many UK pubs and clubs with Sky 3D TV this Saturday as the satellite TV giant prepares to show eight solid hours of 3D football and rugby...Read more
OFT approves Project Canvas on-demand TV venture (20-05-10)
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given the BBC and its partners the green light to continue developing Project Canvas, a joint venture that will bring on-demand internet TV to British living rooms... Read more
Virgin Media guarantees HD TV for World Cup kick-off (20-05-10)
Want to watch all the action of the World Cup in super sharp high-definition (HD)? Sign-up to Virgin Media by Friday to make sure your new digital TV service is installed before the tournament begins on 11 June...Read more
Sky offers hat trick of ‘designer’ set-top boxes (18-05-10)
Sky has unveiled a trio of limited edition World Cup-themed Sky+HD set-top boxes, which are HD and 3D ready and come with a massive memory, letting you record up to 240 hours of HD TV... Read more
Over 25% of Brits now watching HD TV (17-05-10)
Over a quarter of UK homes are now enjoying the benefits of high-definition (HD) TV, according to a new survey by consumer watchdog Which?...
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A lack of content will slow 3D TV demand (14-05-10)
The World Cup will kick start 3D TV uptake, but a lack of content, high costs and having to wear glasses will delay widespread adoption of the technology, according to a new study...
Read moreBT Vision prepares to add Sky Sports (13-05-10)
BT Vision plans to bring Sky Sports 1 and 2 for the 2010/2011 football season...
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BT Vision doubles its on-demand movies (12-05-10)
You’ll be able to watch twice as many films on BT Vision for just £6.99 a month...
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Orange broadband TV back on cards (10-05-10)
Orange is set to launch broadband TV soon, following a deal with BT to use its network...
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Expert: ‘Home 3D uptake to get biggest push from 3D gaming’ (10-05-10)
Gaming, not films or TV will encourage people to buy 3D TVs, says expert...
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Virgin Media offers more on-demand entertainment (07-05-10)
Want to keep the entire family entertained this month? Virgin Media’s cable TV customers can watch a variety of programmes and films on-demand during May, including the UK premiere of US sitcom Hank and vampire drama True Blood...Read more
Free installation on Virgin Media triple play bundles (06-05-10)
Customers taking one of Virgin Media’s broadband, home phone and digital TV bundles can now save £35 on installation costs...
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Brits watching more TV as recession bites (06-05-10)
Britain is fast becoming a nation of ‘telly addicts’, with everyone watching an average of four hours and 18 minutes of TV a day, according to new research...
Read moreVirgin Media customers love on-demand TV (06-05-10)
Customers with a subscription to Virgin Media’s TV service just can’t get enough of on-demand programmes, says the cable giant, with over 200 million on-demand views in the first three months of 2010... Read more
Hulu drops plans to launch UK online TV service (05-05-10)
Plans to launch a British version of online TV on-demand service Hulu have been shelved after talks with UK broadcasters collapsed...
Read moreVirgin Media challenges Project Canvas (04-05-10)
Digital TV venture Project Canvas has come under fire from Virgin Media, as the cable TV giant makes a submission to the Office of Fair Trading because it feels Canvas will “not be an open platform”... Read more
Gene Hunt takes top spot in ‘TV stars for PM’ poll (04-05-10)
As the general election approaches, Virgin Media reveals that nearly half of Brits would rather see TV’s Ashes to Ashes character Gene Hunt take the Prime Minister’s place in 10 Downing Street over Brown, Cameron or Clegg...Read more
TV footy fans get cut-price Sky Sports (04-05-10)
Sports fans will be able to watch Premier League football and the Ashes cricket without having a Sky subscription, as BT Vision and Top Up TV plan to offer customers discounted Sky Sports packages... Read more