Telecoms

  • Blackberry announces new social media handset

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    Smartphone maker Blackberry has launched a new low-end, starter handset. Available in a range of colours, the BlackBerry 9720 is aimed at social media users and is pre-loaded with apps for the most popular networks, as well as Blackberry Messenger (BBM). The BlackBerry 9720 features the traditional keyboard and trackpad, plus a 2.8” touchscreen and…

  • Blackberry board considers sale of company

    Blackberry board considers sale of company

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    Smartphone maker Blackberry says it is considering selling the business or entering into strategic partnerships for the development of new handsets. In a statement, the Company’s Board of Directors said it had formed a special committee “to explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment.” Options up…

  • BT signs up “more than one million” BT Sport households

    BT signs up “more than one million” BT Sport households

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    More than one million households have registered for BT Sport since the phone and broadband provider started taking orders on May 10th. Broadcast from the Olympic Park in East London, the channels offer 38 Barclays Premier League games, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas…

  • Will BT Sport come to Virgin Media this week?

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    BT’s sports channels have been live and broadcasting for more than a week but there’s still no deal to bring them to Virgin Media customers. With this weekend marking the start of the Premier League, expectations and rumours of a deal are as fervent as ever but hard, verifiable information is impossible to come by.…

  • Phone and broadband switchers to get new protections

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    New rules designed at making it easier for households to switch between phone and broadband providers have been published by Ofcom. Last year the regulator announced launched a consultation on changes to the switching system after research revealed customers were encountering problems when changing provider. According to Ofcom’s research, 46% of consumers with a landline/broadband…

  • YouView ‘expects to add 130 IPTV channels within 12 months’

    YouView ‘expects to add 130 IPTV channels within 12 months’

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    More than 130 new channels are expected to launch on YouView within the next 12 months according to trade body digitaluk. News of the channels is contained in a document setting out proposed amendments to the numbering of channels on Digital Terrestrial Television (YouView and Freeview). The document states: “YouView (the IP television provider that…