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  • Ofcom research shows tablets and smartphones are bringing families together

    Almost a quarter of UK households own at least one tablet computer, according to new research published by Ofcom. The telecoms regulator says the growth of smartphones, now owned by 51% of UK adults, and tablets has helped increase the amount of time families spend watching TV together. The devices mean family members are able…

  • O2 announces 4G switch-on date

    O2 announces 4G switch-on date

    O2 says it will launch its new “superfast” 4G services later this month in London, Leeds and Bradford. The company will become the second to offer 4G, which offers faster mobile data speeds, and follows rival EE’s launch last year. O2 says its service, which will cover five million people from launch, will launch its…

  • BT Sport signs up Liverpool friendlies

    BT Sport has snapped up rights to cover Liverpool FC pre-season matches including clashes with Celtic, Valerenga and Steven Gerrard’s testimonial.  The broadcaster confirmed its latest signing just hours before its new £1bn channels launch on Thursday evening. Yesterday channel bosses announced the launch night programming would be available free to all homes with Freeview,…

  • BT prepares to launch its sports channels and propel British TV into a new technological age

    After a year of waiting and an awful lot of hype, BT Sport’s launch is now less than 24 hours away and channel bosses are throwing open the doors to let every Sky, Freeview and BT TV home join the celebrations. What can we expect? The line coming from BT has always been one of…

  • BT Sport launch to be free and open to all

    BT says the launch of its new BT Sport channels will be available free to all homes with Freeview, TV from BT or Sky. Launching tomorrow (August 1st), the channels will offer football fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season. Broadcast from the Olympic Park in East London, they’ll also carry exclusive Ultimate Fighting…

  • A studio tour worthy of the film

    The Warner Bros. Harry Potter studio tour is proving to be a hit with fans, young and old alike – thanks in part to its selling point of allowing fans to step inside a world they’ve seen on the big screen. Such has been the tour’s success that Warner Bros. are considering opening up similar…