Telecoms

  • Virgin Media and Liberty in takeover talks

    Virgin Media and Liberty in takeover talks

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    UK cable TV and broadband provider Virgin Media has confirmed it’s in talks with Liberty Global, the US pay-TV firm owned by John Malone, concerning a possible take-over. 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. According to the Financial Times.…

  • TalkTalk returns to growth with YouView, fibre and mobile signups

    TalkTalk returns to growth with YouView, fibre and mobile signups

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    TalkTalk has returned to growth in the third quarter, adding 10,000 broadband customers. The company saw a slight reduction in churn – the measure of customers moving to rivals – which fell from 1.6% to 1.5%. In November TalkTalk announced it had sold 29,000 YouView customers since launching the product in September, today it confirmed…

  • Three to offer ‘free’ 4G mobile data

    Three to offer ‘free’ 4G mobile data

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    Customers of mobile phone network Three will be able to enjoy superfast 4G mobile data speeds at no extra cost, the company has announced. 4G, also known as LTE, offers speeds far faster than current 3G although many current phones are unable to support the feature and users may need to upgrade. The networks says…

  • BT unveils new unlimited Broadband packages and cloud storage

    BT unveils new unlimited Broadband packages and cloud storage

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    BT has revamped its range of copper and fibre broadband packages, removing download limits and traffic management for all but the cheapest package. The move means BT customers can get unlimited broadband from from just £16 a month for 16Mbps copper broadband or £23 for 38Mbps Infinity. BT has also announced BT Cloud, a new…

  • BT announces 60,000 YouView users and 281,000 fibre sign-ups

    BT announces 60,000 YouView users and 281,000 fibre sign-ups

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    BT has added a further 281,000 fibre broadband customers and signed up more than 60,000 customers to its YouView TV service, according to the firm’s quarterly trading update. The company now has “around 1.25m million” residential and business fibre broadband customers, roughly ten percent of the number currently able to access the service. Fibre broadband,…

  • Sky adds sports content to NOW TV

    Sky adds sports content to NOW TV

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    Sports fans will soon be able to access Sky Sports on a no-contract, pay-as-you-go basis via the broadcaster’s NOW TV on demand and streaming service. Launched last year, Now TV currently offers access to Sky’s movie portfolio and is available on tablets, games consoles and YouView. The new 24-hour sports pass will cost £9.99 and…