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Sky announces 12 months of free fibre as battle with BT hots up
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Unlike some broadband contracts which with come with 18 or 24 month contracts, Sky’s free offer only requires customers to sign-up to a 12 month contract, meaning they can walk away as soon as the free period expires.
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BT calls for Ofcom to review Sky’s pay-TV ‘dominance’
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The head of BT’s consumer arm has urged telecoms and media regulator Ofcom to expand its review into the UK’s telecoms market to cover pay-TV firms. The call from John Petter comes just weeks after Sky slammed the performance of BT’s Openreach division and urged regulators to consider forcing its sale.
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Sky to boost subtitles on Video on Demand content
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Hearing impaired TV fans will soon be able to enjoy more of their favourite shows on demand after Sky announced plans to boost the amount of Video on Demand content it offers with subtitles.
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BT adds Boardwalk Empire and The Newsroom to downloads store
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The shows have been added to BT’s digital downloads store just weeks after the ISP struck a deal with HBO to offer its hit dramas Game of Thrones and True Detective. Additional deals with Sony and the BBC have since seen the addition of James Spader’s hit crime drama The Blacklist, House of Cards and…
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Sky slams BT’s Openreach reliability and performance
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Pay-TV and broadband giant Sky has slammed the performance of BT’s Openreach division, saying it regularly misses hundreds of appointments month and leaves thousands more customers with incomplete jobs.
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Sky viewers WILL get Fear the Walking Dead, but only if they pay BT
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Fear the Walking Dead, the much-anticipated spin-off from AMC’s hit zombie drama The Walking Dead, will be available to Sky households – but only if they pay BT to watch it. Earlier this month BT announced it had bagged exclusive rights to a new channel showcasing AMC’s output, including Fear the Walking Dead, which it…