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Freely’s UK Broadband TV Streaming Service Adds More Channels

4th December, 2025 (21 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is supported by most of the major UK TV broadcasters (BBC, ITV etc.) and is an evolution – not (yet) a replacement – for the existing Freeview service (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has said they’re adding another 7 channels to the free platform via partnerships with Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland and CNN.

Virgin Media UK Adds Support for Fox’s Tubi Streaming Service to TV Platform

3rd December, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of home broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take their Pay TV service (usually via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 box platforms), may like to know that the service has now added support for Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, at no extra cost.

WightFibre Make Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box Available on Isle of Wight

28th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which have deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire (England), has become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV’s new PLEIO set-top-box – including support for the new Freely live TV streaming service – available at a discounted price.

Virgin Media UK Offers TV Customers Free Family Films in 4K Over December

27th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take a Pay TV service via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 Box platforms, have today been told that they can enjoy a range of family favourite films in Ultra High Definition (UHD) at no extra cost through December 2025.

Altnet Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

27th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, have today become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV‘s new PLEIO IPTV set-top-box and streaming service available via their TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and supports the new Freely live TV streaming service.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Brsk Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

25th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Brsk, which harnesses Netomnia’s growing national full fibre network (here), has today officially started to make Netgem TV‘s new IPTV set-top-box and streaming service – PLEIO – available via their broadband and TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and features support for the new Freely live TV streaming service.

Sky Glass and Stream UK Customers Get TV Remote Control via Mobile App

25th November, 2025 (6 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service may like to know that the media giant has recently released an updated Sky Remote app for Android and iOS (Apple) based Smartphones, which finally turns your mobile phone or tablet into a remote control for both platforms.

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ISP Vodafone Expand Streaming Add-ons to UK Fixed Home Broadband

21st November, 2025 (2 Comments)

Customers of Vodafone’s home broadband packages, which harness gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) lines from a mix of different networks (Openreach, CityFibre and CommunityFibre), may like to know that the internet provider has just expanded the availability of their ‘Add to Plan’ service from mobile to fixed line packages.

Netgem Launch New Freely Supporting UK TV Streaming Box – PLEIO UPDATE

21st November, 2025 (31 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has this morning announced the launch of their next generation IPTV box and service – PLEIO, which is also set to be bundled by broadband ISPs including WightFibre, Connect Fibre and Brsk. The new kit is both more powerful and features support for the new broadband-based live TV streaming service – Freely.

Virgin Media UK Make Linear FAST TV Channel Content Available On-Demand

17th November, 2025 (1 Comment)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take a Pay TV service via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 box platforms, have today been informed that they’ve added video-on-demand (VoD) capabilities, “at no extra cost“, to at least some of their growing line up of FAST channels.

Virgin Media UK Add Extra FAST TV Channel to Service – Inside Outside

11th November, 2025 (1 Comment)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take a Pay TV service via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 box platforms, may like to know that they’ve added another FAST channel to their TV service – Inside Outside (Channel 231) – “at no extra cost“.

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Sky UK in Talks to Acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment Divisions

7th November, 2025 (26 Comments)

Broadband and media giant Sky UK (Comcast) is reportedly engaged in “preliminary” talks over the possible £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s broadcasting business, specifically the company’s Media and Entertainment divisions, which include both their free-to-air TV channels and the ITV X video streaming service.

Sky UK to Scrap Sky Live 4K Smart Camera for Sky Glass After Just 2 Years

5th November, 2025 (2 Comments)

Customers of Sky Glass, which uses your broadband and WiFi connection to stream on-demand video and live TV channels directly to Sky’s own brand TV sets (without a satellite dish), have been informed that if they also took out the £290 dedicated 4K HDR smart camera add-on (Sky Live) then this will shortly become an expensive paper weight.

Virgin Media UK See Broadband Customers Grow as O2 Joins Starlink for Mobile

30th October, 2025 (10 Comments)

The latest Q3 2025 results from Virgin Media and O2 have revealed that their FTTP broadband network increased its coverage by 139,300 premises in the quarter (up from 114.9k in Q2). Similarly, related customers grew to total 5,704,300 (up by 60.8k in Q3 vs -51.4k in Q2) and O2’s mobile base jumped by 419,400 in the quarter, while also doing a multi-year deal with Starlink for satellite mobile (Direct to Cell).

ISP Virgin Media UK Discount 1130Mbps Home Broadband to £29.99 with Netflix

17th October, 2025 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join Virgin Media (O2) should note that the ISP has just introduced some bigger discounts across some of their home broadband and bundle packages. For example, Virgin’s 1130Mbps (1Gbps) package is now just £29.99 per month on a 24-month minimum term (price increases to £33.99 from April 2026 and £37.99 from April 2027).

Freely’s UK Broadband TV Streaming Service to Get 10 New Channels

15th October, 2025 (13 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is supported by several major UK TV broadcasters (BBC, ITV etc.) and is an evolution – not (yet) a replacement – for the existing Freeview service (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has revealed that they’ll add 10 new streaming channels to the free platform in 2026.

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Channel 4 and the BBC’s UKTV Platform to Exchange UK Streaming TV Content

9th October, 2025 (6 Comments)

British TV broadcasters Channel 4 and UKTV (U platform), which is owned by the BBC’s commercial division, have today announced a major new multi-year carriage agreement, which will see C4 gaining access to stream thousands of hours of additional free TV content and shows from the BBC via their online service (The Office, Red Dwarf etc.).