Digital TV News archive

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Watch live sport on your iPhone with new Eurosport app (26-02-10)

Sports fans can keep now keep on top of all the latest scores and fixtures wherever they are with a new iPhone app from sports broadcaster Eurosport...

Sky picks up news channel of the year award (26-02-10)

Sky News has been named as this year’s news channel of the year at the Royal Television Society awards...

Virgin Media boosts number of cable TV customers (25-02-10)

As the number of homes around the UK with cable TV increases, Virgin Media says its TV customers are regularly watching their favourite shows and recently released films via its on-demand menu...
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Samsung 3D TV to hit UK shops in March (24-02-10)

You’ll soon be able to watch 3D blockbusters such as Avatar in your living rooms, as Samsung launches a range of new 3D-enabled televisions...

More Brits watching catch-up TV on BBC iPlayer (23-02-10)

Brits watched more than 120 million programmes on the BBC iPlayer in January - spearheaded by hits such as Top Gear, Gavin and Stacey and EastEnders...

Freeview launches TV guide iPhone app (18-02-10)

Freeview users with either an iPhone or an iPod Touch can now download a free app that lets them view and plan their TV schedule while on the move...

On-demand TV service SeeSaw launched (17-02-10)

The new online on-demand TV service SeeSaw has launched today, giving consumers access to over 3,000 hours of catch-up TV from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5...

First Freeview HD set-top boxes go on sale (15-02-10)

The wait for subscription-free HD is over, as high-definition Freeview set-top boxes go on sale across the UK today...

Brits become a nation of ‘telly addicts’ (12-02-10)

The average UK household watched over 26 hours of TV per week during 2009, according to a new report...

BT welcomes new Vision customers and Project Canvas (11-02-10)

BT has boosted the number of BT Vision customers by 18,000 in the last three months of 2009, according to the telecommunications giant’s latest quarterly results...

High-definition Discovery Channel heads to Virgin Media (10-02-10)

Virgin Media customers will be able to watch the Discovery Channel in high-definition from spring...

Virgin Media to increase TV prices (08-02-10)

Households with a subscription to Virgin Media’s L and XL TV packages will see prices rise from 1 April 2010...

On-demand Valentine's Day treats with Virgin Media (05-02-10)

Cable TV customers can cosy up with their loved ones this Valentine’s Day and enjoy some romantic on-demand TV from Virgin Media...

Che Guevara biopic to premiere on Virgin Media TV (04-02-10)

Virgin Media customers can watch the UK TV premiere of Che in high-definition (HD) through Virgin Media on-demand...

Virgin Media offers high-definition sports channel (03-02-10)

Sports fans with a subscription to Virgin Media’s TV service are in for a treat, as the cable giant prepares to launch a new high-definition (HD) version of the Eurosport channel...

Virgin Media homes watching more TV on-demand (02-02-10)

Nearly two thirds of Virgin Media’s TV customers are regularly using the cable giant’s on-demand service to watch their favourite shows, recently released films and the latest music videos...
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Six Nations 2010 rugby to air in high-definition (29-01-10)

Rugby fans will be able to watch this year’s Six Nations Championships in super sharp high-definition (HD) for the first time ever, on BBC One and BBC HD...

Arsenal vs Man Utd kicks off Sky 3D TV channel (28-01-10)

You can watch Arsenal v Manchester United in glorious 3D this Sunday, ahead of Sky’s April launch of a new 3D TV channel for its customers...

TV fans rush to sign-up for Sky+HD (28-01-10)

Sky+HD homes have almost tripled in a year, with over 2 million customers now subscribing high-definition TV in their living rooms...

TalkTalk shifts TV focus to Project Canvas (21-01-10)

TalkTalk will focus its digital TV developments on new joint venture, Project Canvas...

BBC iPlayer has over 100 million hits in December (20-01-10)

The BBC’s online TV catch-up service, the iPlayer, received more than 100 million programme download requests during December of last year...

Freesat to show high-definition 2010 Winter Olympics (19-01-10)

Customers with subscription-free satellite TV provider Freesat will be able to watch all the action from this year’s Winter Olympics in high-definition...

BT will slash price of Sky Sports, pending Ofcom decision (18-01-10)

A price-war is set to break out in March if telecoms regulator Ofcom forces Sky to cut the cost of its subscription sports channels to rival broadcasters...

Samsung to sell TVs with built-in BBC iPlayer (14-01-10)

Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed plans to launch a range of integrated TVs that have the BBC iPlayer built-in...

BBC iPlayer now available on Freesat (13-01-10)

Freesat customers can now watch the BBC iPlayer on their television screens, if they have the right hardware...

Brits ditch TVs in digital confusion (12-01-10)

Many households are throwing away their televisions in the mistaken belief that old sets will stop working after the digital switchover is complete, reports a Scottish local council...

Sky pushes ahead with first 3D TV channel (11-01-10)

Satellite TV broadcaster Sky has showcased its new 3D technology at a convention in Las Vegas and confirmed that its dedicated 3D channel will launch later this year...

Tiscali TV becomes TalkTalk TV (08-01-10)

Customers with Tiscali TV will now receive TalkTalk TV - the new internet digital television service from broadband and home phone provider TalkTalk...

ESPN to broadcast World Cup games in 3D (07-01-10)

Footy fans in the US will be able to watch this year’s World Cup in 3D after sports broadcaster ESPN unveils plans to show 25 live games on a dedicated 3D channel...

Brits missing out on free satellite TV (06-01-10)

Over half a million UK households have satellite dishes attached to their properties that are not being used, new figures reveal...

BT offers energy-efficient Vision box (06-01-10)

Telecommunications giant BT has designed a new set top for its digital TV service, BT Vision, which it claims will help reduce customers’ energy bills...

Sky TV prices up following VAT increase (30-12-09)

Subscribers with TV giant Sky will see prices increase by 50p in the new year, after the government raises VAT to 17.5%...

Project Canvas given go-ahead by BBC (29-12-09)

The video-on-demand venture, Project Canvas, has been provisionally given the go-ahead by the BBC Trust to develop a service that will offer internet TV content through consumers’ TVs...