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Watch live Premier League football on TV for free this weekend (2-2-12)

Premier League matches to be screened for free in the UK for the first time thanks to ESPN and Nokia Lumia.

Miramax deal to bring award winning films to BT Vision (1-2-12)

BT Vision customers will have choice of modern film classics following deal with Miramax.

Fancy Sky without the satellite dish? (1-2-12)

New internet TV platform will be available to any UK household with broadband - no satellite dish required.

Sky launches Sky Go for Android (1-2-12)

Sky customers with an Android phone can now watch live and on-demand TV on the go.

Sky Sports extends live cricket TV deal (31-1-12)

Agreement brings exclusive live coverage of international and county cricket.

Sky Anytime+ enhanced with BBC iPlayer and ITV Player (30-1-12)

Sky Anytime+ available at no extra cost to five million homes by Easter 2012.

Sky brings 3D fish flinging in new safari park series (30-1-12)

Ever wanted to get up close and personal at an elephant pedicure?

Transfer deadline day: who will your club sign? (27-1-12)

Keep track of who’s going where with Sky Sports News as the transfer window closes this Tuesday.

Doctor Who defeated by Downton Abbey at National TV Awards (26-1-12)

ITV series claims top prize at 17th annual ceremony.

Smart TVs have a not so merry Christmas (25-1-12)

YouGov follow-up survey finds smart TV uptake remains low while console sales surge.

UK viewers watch more than 4 hours of TV a day (24-1-12)

Data shows we still love live TV.

Are you watching more TV online? (23-1-12)

Use of streaming services to watch TV online is on the up.

Kathy Burke writes and stars in new Sky Atlantic series (20-1-12)

Walking and Talking tells the story of Burke’s teenage years.

Damon Hill hits Sky Sports F1 HD (19-1-12)

The former world champion joins Sky’s dedicated Formula One channel as a pundit.

Smart TVs fuel record viewing figures on BBC iPlayer (18-1-12)

Programmes were streamed almost two billion times last year.

BT Vision to be more social (18-1-12)

Internet TV service to incorporate social media and become more customisable in order to compete with Netflix.

Sky Sports F1 made available to Virgin Media customers (17-1-12)

Virgin Media and Sky get revved up for season start in March.

Blockbusters in digital TV comeback (16-1-12)

Game show returns on Freeview channel Challenge.

Samsung unveils “futureproof” television

Is our TV news as good as it used to be? (13-1-12)

BBC news agenda remains most consistent, Channel 5 most changeable.

Sky says goodbye to Current TV (12-1-12)

Factual programming channel faces uncertain future.

Samsung unveils “futureproof” television (10-1-12)

Face recognition means the ES8000 smart TV watches you.

Sky teams up with zeebox on new app (9-1-12)

Broadcaster to offer “groundbreaking” companion service.

Championship sides collide in Carling Cup clash (6-1-12)

Bluebirds and Eagles fight for the right to fly to Wembley on Sky Sports 1 next week.

Britain’s favourite TV adverts of 2011 (5-1-12)

Old lady beats meerkats and Darth Vader as the most-liked TV ad of the year.

Growth in online TV viewing slows down (4-1-12)

Improved set-top boxes and internet-connected TV cited as reasons for dwindling web audience.

Vote opens for National Television Awards 2012 (3-1-12)

The Doctor faces Downton, Coronation Street and EastEnders continue their eternal struggle.

Freeview poll reveals top TV moments of 2011 (30-12-11)

Cockroaches, kisses and human cannonballs captivate UK viewers

New Year TV listings 2011: The highlights (29-12-11)

Jools Holland, Morecambe & Wise and Cirque du Soleil - just some of the eclectic mix hitting our screens on New Year’s Eve.

EastEnders wins Christmas TV ratings war (28-12-11)

BBC soap beats festive editions of Doctor Who and Downton Abbey.

Virgin Media and BBC team up on TiVo (22-12-11)

Sports fans with TiVo to enjoy enhanced BBC services next year.

Little Mix beat William and Kate in 2011 TV ratings (21-12-11)

Audience figures prove reality shows still have the X Factor.

Hitchcock block shock (20-12-11)

Overzealous profanity checker leaves Virgin Media customers saying: "What the Dickens?"

Virgin Media gives customers three new channels for Christmas (19-12-11)

Subscribers to the cable television service get three new channels for the festive season.

Sky announce new Attenborough 3D series (16-12-11)

New three-part David Attenborough series about the Galapagos Islands to screen on Sky 3D in late-2012.

UK consumers say “no” to smart TV sets (15-12-11)

New study indicates many Brits find smart TVs a turn-off.

Is local TV coming to a screen near you? (14-12-11)

London, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh among 20 UK towns and cities leading a local telly revolution.

Sky 1 cracks open the Christmas crackers this weekend (13-12-11)

The satellite channels Christmas schedule begins to get into gear on Saturday.

Is technology enhancing or reducing your TV viewing? (12-12-11)

We watch more television than our European neighbours, but use social media and mobile technology to add to the experience.

Christmas TV listings stuffed with movie classics (08-12-11)

Festive film schedule full of family favourites.

Freesat adds five new Channel 5 services (07-12-11)

Available now are Channel 5 + 1, 5USA, 5USA + 1, 5* and 5* + 1.

Londoners ‘wasting money’ on new TVs for switchover (06-12-11)

Viewers reminded their telly will work after going digital.

Apple TV set for release by Christmas 2012 (05-12-11)

Television dubbed iTV “will think the way viewers do”.

Are digital movie sales catching up with DVDs? (02-12-11)

Non-physical film purchases up 20% in a year.

South Bank Show to return on Sky Arts (01-12-11)

Melvyn Bragg revives long-running series axed by ITV.

It’s a Wonderful Life voted UK’s Favourite Christmas Movie (01-12-11)

Radio Times finds the nation’s favourite festive features.

Sky Movies now available on Sky Go for mobiles and tablets (29-11-11)

Subscribers can watch on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Spotify the difference: Virgin Media TiVo gets music app (29-11-11)

Exclusive Spotify app now available through Virgin Media TiVo means music lovers can access their favourite tunes through their TV.

Sky to launch dedicated Formula 1 racing channel (28-11-11)

Satellite giant promises “ultimate F1 experience”.

Virgin Media extends sport channels with BoxNation (24-11-11)

Get a ringside seat for £10 a month when it launches in December.

Christmas TV a leading cause of festive family feuds (22-11-11)

Relatives row over what to watch and who gets the remote.

Sky+ celebrates 10th birthday with limited edition designer boxes (21-11-11)

Colourful collection of Sky+ boxes to mark 10th anniversary.

Digital channels leave UK viewers ‘spoilt for choice’ (17-11-11)

Telly fans are flustered with ‘too many’ things to watch

Dixons to launch affordable range of 3D TVs (16-11-11)

Retailer’s “value for money” Logik 3D TVs hit shelves before Christmas.

TalkTalk to bring out bargain broadband, TV and phone bundle (16-11-11)

Provider to offer a “value-for-money” bundle incorporating YouView early next year

Is Britain becoming a nation of ‘couch surfers’? (15-11-11)

Over half of Brits are eager to try web TV services.

Netflix wins UK rights to show classic films on web TV (14-11-11)

When it launches in the UK, Netflix will screen cult classics such as Reservoir Dogs

Alan Partridge show gets Sky Atlantic TV debut (11-11-11)

Steve Coogan’s Mid Morning Matters coming to Sky Atlantic

BBC Three explores the science behind sex (10-11-11)

Viewers might learn something from a season of sex programmes on BBC Three

England could face pain from Spain this Saturday (09-11-11)

England’s footballers take on the world and European Champions on ITV1 this Saturday, while Ireland could take the final step to Euro 2012 on Sky Sports

Sky Movies app arrives on iPhone and iPad (09-11-11)

Receive all the latest Sky Movies action straight to your Apple device

Channel 5+1 to launch in December (07-11-11)

Brand new “timeshift” TV channel will arrive on digital and satellite services next month

BT Vision is ‘UK’s fastest growing pay-TV service’ (03-11-11)

BT’s digital TV service gained twice as many customers as pay-TV rivals Sky and Virgin Media between July and September

Virgin Media installs one TiVo every minute (02-11-11)

The number of Virgin Media customers taking up TiVo has quadrupled in the past three months, while an exclusive Spotify app is on the way.

Nearly 90% of UK now gets digital terrestrial TV (01-11-11)

Almost everyone is expected to be able to receive terrestrial TV digitally by this time next year, according to Ofcom

PBS goes public on Virgin Media from tomorrow (31-10-11)

The US public service broadcast channel is to be made available to UK viewers for the first time by the digital TV provider.

Sales of Freeview HD exceed 3 million (28-10-11)

The UK’s biggest digital TV service is now enjoyed in high definition (HD) by millions of households across Great Britain.

Argos channel launches on Freesat (27-10-11)

Freesat has extended its digital lineup with the Argos TV shopping channel, just in time for Christmas.

New Freeview HDTV guide app for iPad and Android unveiled (25-10-11)

Freeview has launched an updated HDTV guide app for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices in time for the digital switchover.

Netflix to fly into the UK early next year (24-10-11)

UK viewers will have another option for streaming movies and TV shows to their computers and television sets from early 2012.

Champions League football returns on Sky Sports tonight

Sky sees TV customer growth slow (21-10-11)

But more people are adding additional services like HD and multiroom

Timeshifted TV hits new heights (19-10-11)

Catch-up television now accounts for 10% of the TV we watch

Champions League football returns on Sky Sports tonight(18-10-11)

Manchester’s United and City both search for their first win in this season’s competition - the former in Romania, the latter at home against “The Yellow Submarine”

Tablet requests for iPlayer hit all-time high (17-10-11)

iPlayer requests from tablets have reached an all-time high, despite a slight drop in the overall total of requests

Analogue TV era comes to an end (14-10-11)

The analogue TV system will be switched off for good on 24 October, 2012, when the digital television switchover is completed

Cleverly vs Bellew: Live boxing comes to Freeview HD (13-10-11)

WBO world light-heavyweight title-fight is the first live event to be streamed direct to television viewers for free

Sky Anytime boosts Virgin Media’s TV On Demand service (12-10-11)

Cable TV provider announces addition of Sky Anytime to its leading OnDemand service

YouTube introduces on-demand movies (11-10-11)

On-demand options for UK films fans increase as YouTube introduces movies for rent and Sky Movies Box Office expands.

Compare meerkats in 3D (10-10-11)

National Geographic Channel-produced “docu-soap” Meerkats 3D to be shown on Sky 3D this weekend

Virgin Media announce seven new TV channels (05-10-11)

Virgin Media announces the arrival of seven new TV channels, five in HD, for its XL customers, and adds Sky Movies Classics HD to its premium Sky Movies HD subscription.