Three of the ads created by BT, UK’s biggest telecom operator, have been banned because they claimed that the company’s Infinity broadband service was better than its rivals. The ads which were…
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New BT Infinity 1 Service will Provide 52 Mbps Speed
With an aim to provide higher speeds for their customers, BT group has just announced a new upgrade for BT Infinity 1 subscribers which will have a 52 Mbps connection speed. This…
UK court orders ISPs to block access to Popcorn Time sites
The UK High Court has ordered all UK internet providers including Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin, BT and EE to block access to film streaming service Popcorn Time in the same way they do…
City Fibre’s FTTP joint venture project completes phase one
City Fibre’s Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) joint venture project with partners Sky and TalkTalk has successfully completed its first phase. This first phase saw the Joint Venture partners testing out network…
Sky eyeing possible merger deal with Telefonica’s O2
Sky is reportedly in talks with UK mobile network O2’s Spanish owner, Telefonica, on a possible merger or collaboration deal. Sky is the latest entrant joining TalkTalk, China’s Hutchison Whampoa and Liberty…
Sky to turn on adult content filter by default soon
UK Broadband provider Sky has announced its Broadband Shield content filter will be turned on by default, unless customers choose to turn it off. This means that Sky Broadband will block all…
UK broadband providers forcing existing customers to sign-up for porn-filters
Four of UK’s major broadband providers – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin – are forcing their existing customers to decide on whether or not to turn on adult content filters. The providers…
Sky announces Sky Fibre; 38Mbps broadband with 25GB monthly cap for just £10
Sky is offering a new deal, dubbed Sky Fibre, which it claims is the cheapest fibre broadband deal available in the market. Under the new plan, Sky will offer users superfast fibre…
Sky brings recommendation engine, Smart Series Link feature & more to EPG
If you are a fan of Hannibal, Sky with the new recommendation engine, will suggest the other crime drama shows like Criminal Minds and Luther.
Sky Go will become a paid service on games consoles starting July 29
Sky hasn’t provided any clarification regarding the amendments, but it seems to be a move to curtail subscription sharing.
Sky: More than 50 percent of our TV subscribers now connected to broadband
On demand services are catching up lately and Sky’s progress is an evidence of that.
UK’s 4 big ISPs team up for kids’ online safety initiative Internet Matters
The UK’s telecommunications giants – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin, have teamed up for the first time to launch a new child internet safety initiative Internet Matters. Internet Matters portal went live…
Sky, TalkTalk and CityFibre team up to bring UK’s fastest broadband to York
Two of UK’s leading broadband providers, Sky and TalkTalk, have come together to build their own fibre network and deliver 1,000Mbps (1Gbps) broadband to the City of York. The two firms are…
BSkyB to rollout ‘Buy and Keep’ movie download service
Speaking at the Guardian’s Changing Media Summit in London, Andrew Griffith, Chief Financial Officer at Sky, has revealed that the company’s brand new ‘buy and keep’ film download service is all set…
Sky reclassifies, unblocks TorrentFreak after censorship row
Sky has updated its network-level filtering to remove the block on TorrentFreak after the news sites was blocked following a false classification as a file-sharing site. TorrentFreak co-founder, Andy Maxwell revealed through…