Category: Sky / Virgin
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Sky Buy and Keep – New Sky service lets you buy films and keep them!
Sky has made plans to introduce a new service in the near future Sky Buy & Keep, they plan to let customers buy HD movies to download and keep on their Sky box. Sky must be feeling the strain of companies like Amazon and Netflix which now allow users to stream movies and TV series […]
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Sky rolls out new EPG: Sky+HD boxes getting new On Demand layout
Sky+ HD box owners may be switching on their set top boxes today and having a slightly different experience than usual, as Sky has begun its roll-out of the new and updated EPG (Electronic Program Guide) as of yesterday. The new EPG will turn focus more towards the Sky+ HD box’s on demand and catch […]
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BBC Confirms closure of BBC Three by Autumn 2015
The BBC has today confirmed that it will be closing the BBC Three channel by Autumn 2015 if the plans are agreed to by the BBC Trust. Yesterday news broke that in a bid to save £100 million in funds from the BBC budget, the Beeb was looking to shut down the youth-orientated BBC channel […]
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BBC Three channel to close and move to iPlayer only service
The BBC has outlined some controversial cost cutting plans today that will see the very popular BBC Three channel get the axe, with its content being moved online to the BBC iPlayer platform. The BBC’s media correspondent David Sillito has said that an official statement about the BBC Three plans will be announced on Thursday […]
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Sky AdSmart brings regional, age and demographic-targeted adverts to Sky TV programs
Sky TV customers in the UK will soon be getting a new slew of adverts thanks to Sky’s new AdSmart features that will target each viewer with specific adverts, depending on your viewing profile and location. Much like the way the Google ads work online, Sky viewers will start to see more specific adverts for […]
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Sky Store offers film rentals from 99p with no Sky subscription needed
Sky Store is now open, offering great movie rentals for not only Sky HD customers but also anyone with a PC or Mac, Now TV, Roku or YouView box.
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Virgin TV Anywhere app launched for Android with 67 TV channels in tow
Virgin finally brings its Sky Go equivalent to Android, and the device compatibility list is longer…
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Virgin Media to roll out 152Mbps broadband and 100Mbps upgrades in 2014
Richard Branson and co. reveal plans to go big with broadband speeds next year, including unlimited packages…
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Virgin Media Trialling Netflix App to 40,000 TiVo Subscribers
Virgin TiVo will be introducing streaming service Netflix to its packages offering films and telly such as brand new Breaking Bad to subscribers.
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Sky to make your TV smart with £9.99 Now TV set top box
No internet on your telly? No problem, says Sky…
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Virgin Media expands 3D content via deal with Sony, Discovery and New Media Vision 3D
Last week the BBC decided that it was going to put the 3D service aspect of its operations on hold for 3 years, thus leaving a bit of a gap in the market for all those folks who have fronted up some cash to buy a 3D TV and system. Well fear not as Virgin […]
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Sky Go summer update: New channels, new look, Sky Go Extra free to Multiroom customers
Sky reveals its plans for a big summer upgrade with Sky Go