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Ofcom issues watershed warning (30-09-11)

Nearly a quarter of teens watching TV before 9pm saw something that made them uncomfortable or offended them over the last year, according to Ofcom.

Be Series Link coming to Sky remote record

Series Link coming to Sky remote record (29-09-11)

You can now record an entire series without even going home.

Sky+ is 10 this month (27-09-11)

More households now have Sky’s digital video recorder service than have cats, dogs or children.

Be happy: Glee is back (20-09-11)

Third season of the choir-themed camp-fest comes to Sky 1 on Thursday, two days after making its US premiere.

Sky Go gets one million downloads (19-09-11)

Over 40 million programmes were watched via the app in August, says Sky

Premier League contenders clash in 3D (15-09-11)

Chelsea take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sky 3D this weekend.

Virgin Media unveils TiVo iPad app (14-09-11)

Interact with TiVo on your iPad without interrupting what you are watching

Freesat makes the 2 million customer mark (07-09-11)

Almost half of those who have joined Freesat in 2011 have come from Sky.

More HD channels for Freeview customers (06-09-11)

Freeview customers could soon be enjoying a fifth high-definition channel

Sky Arts 1 to broadcast the best of Bestival (05-09-11)

Catch coverage of Bjork, The Cure, Crystal Castles and more this weekend.

UK could get Google TV “early next year”

England and Ireland look to take one step closer to Euro 2012 (01-09-11)

Can England and Ireland put one foot in the finals tomorrow on Sky Sports?

Channel 4 relaunches 4oD catch-up service (31-08-11)

“Enhanced” 4oD on-demand TV service from Channel 4 available from today.

UK could get Google TV “early next year” (30-08-11)

Web TV platform will hit Europe in 2012, according to Eric Schmidt.

Love the US Open with Sky 3D (25-08-11)

Feel like you're on the court at the US Open with Sky 3D in September

One in five TVs now 3D-ready (22-08-11)

A fifth of all TVs sold at Currys and PC World are now 3D-enabled, retailers reveal.

Sky’s Hollywood deals push up consumer prices (19-08-11)

Sky’s hold over pay-TV movies restricts competition, leading to less choice and higher prices, says the Competition Commission.

OMG! Sky Living brings back Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer (18-08-11)

Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to TV for the first time since Buffy.

Olympic coverage: BBC Three to broadcast all day (16-08-11)

BBC Three to broadcast all day during London 2012 Olympics.

ESPN launches Goals app for football fanatics (12-08-11)

Stay up to date with every shot from the Premier League with ESPN Goals.

BBC targets iPlayer for TVs (10-08-11)

BBC launches a new version of the iPlayer, specifically designed for TVs.

Almost every UK household now has digital TV (04-08-11)

Majority of homes have digital TV with HD-ready sets.

ITV to test paid-for programme options (01-08-11)

ITV to start charging customers for bespoke content from New Year.

iPlayer goes international via iPad (28-07-11)

BBC launches subscription service that allows users to watch iPlayer shows abroad.

ITV Player arrives on Freesat (27-07-11)

TV service now offers both ITV Player and BBC iPlayer.

Sky tops Ofcom customer satisfaction survey (21-07-11)

Sky has the most satisfied pay-TV customers, reveals a new Ofcom study.

Southampton starts digital switchover awareness campaign (19-07-11)

One in five Southampton TVs not digital as 7 March 2012 switch date looms.

Sky puts prices on ice until September 2012 (12-07-11)

Sky freezes TV, broadband and home phone prices for the next 12 months.

TiVo on the go from Virgin Media (11-07-11)

Set your TiVo box to record from your mobile phone.

Spotify available for the first time via Virgin Media (08-07-11)

Broadband provider brings the digital music service to your living room

Over 93% of UK homes have ‘gone digital’ (07-07-11)

Ofcom reveals that the number of UK households adopting digital TV is on the up.

Fraudsters fined £23,000 for illegal cable boxes (30-06-11)

A Lancashire man has been fined over £23,000 for selling illegal set-top boxes.

Sky to double investment in British content (28-06-11)

Sky plans to increase investment in UK programmes by more than 50% by 2014.

Baffled Brits confused by product placement (23-06-11)

More than 90% of adults do not recognise the product placement symbol.

BBC iPlayer comes to BT Vision (22-06-11)

BT Vision customers can now enjoy BBC iPlayer catch-up straight to their TV sets.

Really set to launch on Freeview (15-06-11)

Lifestyle channel planned for summer launch on Freeview...

Sky goes online and mobile (14-06-11)

Sky TV is coming to PCs, laptops, mobiles and tablet devices...

Scotland’s final switchover begins (09-06-11)

Scotland has begun turning off its old analogue TV signal in Glasgow, central Scotland and parts of Edinburgh as the country’s switch to digital comes to a close....