Telecoms

  • Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

    Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

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    Media regulator Ofcom has ruled Sky is free to block rival BT from advertising BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels. BT had argued that Sky’s actions amounted to discrimination because Sky had previously accepted adverts for ESPN’s channels. The broadband and phone company argued that blocking its adverts from Sky Sports would make it…

  • BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

    BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

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    BT has asked media regulator Ofcom to investigate rival Sky for “an abuse of dominance” after the two companies failed to agree a carriage deal for Sky Sports 1 & 2 on BT’s YouView platform. Under the terms of an existing deal BT is able to offer the channels to users of its legacy BT…

  • BT: Retail YouView users wanting BT Sports will have to pay a TV subscription

    BT: Retail YouView users wanting BT Sports will have to pay a TV subscription

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    BT has said YouView users who purchased their own boxes will need to have an active monthly TV subscription if they wish to view its upcoming sports channels via on their TV. Customers who purchase their own YouView boxes and connect it a BT broadband connection can subscribe to the firm’s on demand content for…

  • EE announces new fibre broadband bundles

    EE announces new fibre broadband bundles

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    4G operator EE has announced new deals on home phone and broadband for its mobile phone customers. Prices start from £5 per month for an entry level copper/ADSL broadband connection, plus £14.75 line rental per month. The company is also offering fibre broadband packages with up to 38 and up to 76 Mbps download speeds…

  • Apple unveils new iOS and Max OS X operating systems

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    Apple has given developers and customers an advance look at the latest versions of iOS and Max OS X, the software which powers its iPhones & iPads and desktop & laptop computers. iOS 7, which will be available as a free download for iPad and iPhone later this year, heralds a break with the design…

  • Liberty Global completes Virgin Media deal

    Liberty Global completes Virgin Media deal

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    Liberty Global has completed its $24 billion buy-out of the UK’s Virgin Media. The deal was announced in February, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval which have now both been received. Virgin Media is the UK’s second largest pay-TV platform with 4.9m subscribers but the nation’s third largest platform behind Freeview and Sky. Under the…