Telecoms

  • Virgin Media launches new £18 per month phone, TV and broadband package

    Virgin Media launches new £18 per month phone, TV and broadband package

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    Virgin Media has launched a new budget ‘Collection’ of phone, TV and broadband services. Earlier this year the cable firm revamped its offerings into collections which combine all three services for a single monthly fee. The new Classic Collection includes Virgin Media’s TiVo service, 30Mb broadband and home phone for £18 per month plus landline…

  • O2 announces no Android 4.0 upgrade for Xperia ray, arc and neo

    O2 announces no Android 4.0 upgrade for Xperia ray, arc and neo

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    UK mobile operator O2 has said users of its Xperia ray, Xperia arc and Xperia neo handsets will not be getting upgraded to the latest version of Android. In a posting on its blog, the company said testing of the Sony supplied Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade “didn’t meet our requirements” and the handsets…

  • LOVEFiLM support claim YouView presence

    LOVEFiLM support claim YouView presence

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    A rogue tweet from the LOVEFiLM Twitter support team has boosted speculation that the movie-streaming service is poised to join YouView. The Amazon owned LOVEFiLM already features high on lists of content providers users of the Digital TV/IPTV platform want to see come on board. On Wednesday a LOVEFiLM Twitter support member told one YouView…

  • Scottish YouView viewers gain STV Player

    Scottish YouView viewers gain STV Player

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    YouView viewers in Scotland can now access catch-up content through a new STV Player app. Developed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and Talk Talk, YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and 4oD. The partner ISPs are also making content available to…

  • YouView: 140 content providers interested in joining

    YouView: 140 content providers interested in joining

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    Independent production companies, major brands and charities have expressed an interest in joining YouView. YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and optional pay per view and subscription content. Marketing Week reports Tristia Clarke, commercial director at YouView shareholder TalkTalk, telling the Media Guardian Edinburgh International…

  • Ofcom introduces ‘fairer and more consistent’ telecoms complaints code

    Ofcom introduces ‘fairer and more consistent’ telecoms complaints code

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    Phone and broadband customers should get an “improved experience” when making complaints under new measures introduced by telecoms regulator Ofcom. Customers unable to resolve disputes with their landline, mobile phone and broadband providers can seek help from independent Alternative Dispute Resolution schemes. Using these ADR schemes is free to customers and Ofcom currently approves the…