Telecoms

  • Virgin Media website claims “BT Sport is coming”

    Virgin Media website claims “BT Sport is coming”

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    Cable company Virgin Media says BT Sport “is coming” to its network this summer. The three BT channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. BT has also bought Disney’s ESPN channels,…

  • BT Sport – studio construction videos

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    Journalists attending the press launch for the new BT Sport channels were given a tour of the studios and production centre, but while we were able to look and ask questions, we were forbidden from taking pictures or filming. Just five official pictures of the studios have been provided to the media by BT who…

  • New BT Sport ad targets Virgin Media users

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    BT has stepped up efforts to use its forthcoming sports channels to win over customers from Virgin Media. The channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. Earlier this month BT announced…

  • Xbox One launch causes TalkTalk network spike

    Xbox One launch causes TalkTalk network spike

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    Broadband provider TalkTalk says Microsoft’s launch of the Xbox One games and media console earlier this week caused “a big spike in traffic” on t its network. As the tech giant held two launch events simultaneously, in London and Seattle, traffic on one of the Content Delivery Networks within TalkTalk’s infrastructure rose from 80 Gigabytes…

  • Broadband provider Plusnet trialling a new TV service.

    Broadband provider Plusnet trialling a new TV service.

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    Posting on the company’s support forums, one Plusnet staff member revealed internal trials were underway. The employee said: “We’re in the early stages of TV trials with staff. We are excited about the opportunities this will extend to our customers in the near future but as yet, have no fixed timings for a public launch.”…

  • Sky announces UEFA/FIFA nations deal

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    Sky Sports has been awarded the rights to Home Nations and Republic of Ireland qualification matches for UEFA EURO 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. The deal provides the channel with up to 500 international matches plus coverage of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and all other UEFA member associations, between…