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Amazon joins BT and Sky as UK Premier League broadcasters
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Earlier this year both BT and Sky retained access to the nation’s most watched sporting contest, with Sky scooping the rights to 128 matches across various rights packages and BT winning 32.
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BT now taking orders for its BT Plus ‘always connected’ fibre and 4G plan
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BT customers can now sign up for the ISP’s recently announced ‘BT Plus’ package which includes a guaranteed ‘Keep Connected’ promise that will see users sent a 4G mini hub if their fixed-line broadband suffers an outage.
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BT launches new ‘always connected’ 4G and fixed-line broadband service for SME customers
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Called 4G Assure, the product works by connecting a mobile broadband dongle to the existing Business Smart Hub and using software to proactively detects when the customer’s fixed broadband connection has been lost and switch to 4G.
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BT TV content boss Andrew Haworth discusses AMC, exclusive boxing and Amazon Prime
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Andrew Haworth, BT’s managing director for Strategy and Content and a key figure in the ISP’s TV product, says the addition of services such as Amazon are a win both for consumers and providers.
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BT retail boss Marc Allera promises to tackle poor customer service as he confirms the brand will return to UK’s high streets
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The UK’s oldest and largest telecoms provider has developed a reputation among many current and former users for poor and unresponsive service, and frequently scores poorly in Ofcom and industry customer service and complaints leagues.
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BT TV to add Amazon Prime Video and launch new app on Samsung TVs, Google Chromecast and Apple TV
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At launch customers will need to have a separate Prime subscription to watch the service but BT says it hopes to offer the option to add the cost to the customer’s BT bill at a later date, mirroring the arrangements it has with Netflix.