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  • Sky launches new £10 ‘Smart TV’ set top box

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    Sky has announced a new set top box for its NOW TV streaming service which offers content from Sky Movies and Sky Sports without a long-term contract. First launched last year, NOW TV has so far been available only through third party hardware including YouView, games consoles and tablets. The new box allows Sky to…

  • BT reveals BT Sport via retail YouView boxes details

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    BT has revealed more details of how owners of retail YouView boxes will be able to receive its forthcoming sports channels, BT Sport 1, Bt Sport 2 and ESPN which are to be delivered via broadband to the boxes.

  • Sky tells Virgin Media customers: “We’ll pay your BT Sport subscription when you move”

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    Sky is targeting rival Virgin Media’s customers with an offer to pay their subscription to BT Sport if they move their TV and broadband services. While BT’s forthcoming sport channels are available to Sky customers, both free to those who buy their broadband from BT and via a £12pm subscription for those who don’t, the…

  • Virgin claims UK’s “lowest” priced Samsung Galaxy S4 deal

    Virgin claims UK’s “lowest” priced Samsung Galaxy S4 deal

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    Virgin Media TV, broadband and home phone customers can now get the Samsung Galaxy S4 from just £29 per month with no upfront fee. The quad-pay telco has dropped the upfront fee for a limited time only, allowing it to offer the handset at what it claims is the lowest price on the market. The…

  • Channel 4 adds free mobile downloads to 4oD app

    Channel 4 adds free mobile downloads to 4oD app

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    Channel 4 is adding free, add-supported downloads to mobile versions of its 4oD on demand service. The new feature allows viewers to download many of their favourite Channel 4 shows from the last 30 days to their smartphone or tablet and is is available on both iOS and Android versions of the app. Viewers will…

  • BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups

    BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups

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    More than half a million households have signed up to receive BT’s three sports channels, the company announced in Thursday. Available free to BT Broadband customers and BT TV subscribers, the channels will be available via tablet and smartphone apps, YouView from BT and BT Vision+ boxes and Sky HD+. Sky customers who have broadband…