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10th July, 2025 (7 Comments)

Internet video streaming provider Disney+ (Walt Disney Company) has signed a new strategic agreement with British TV broadcaster ITV, which will enable both platforms to exchange TV and movie content between each other’s respective broadband streaming services (e.g. ITVX).

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10th July, 2025 (8 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) today claims to be “relaunching” their popular Sky VIP scheme, which typically offers special discounts and rewards to existing customers. The relaunch will deliver even more free treats, savings, and experiences – available to millions of UK customers via the My Sky app.

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9th July, 2025 (17 Comments)

Customers of broadband and phone provider Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take their pay TV service and continue to use one of the provider’s legacy TiVo set-top-boxes, have recently been informed – via email – that the BBC’s popular iPlayer service “will no longer be supported” from 23rd July 2025. But it’s not all bad news.

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Amazon Freevee Mobile Screenshot App Store

4th July, 2025 (6 Comments)

Internet retail giant Amazon has confirmed that its modestly popular ad-supported Freevee service, which has been running for around 5 years and is described on app stores (Android/iOS) as being a “premium free streaming service“, is set to be completely shut down in August 2025.

1st July, 2025 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT) has today added the new ‘Stream Mode’ feature to their existing WiFi Enhancer service, which works by claiming to “intelligently prioritise a customer’s favourite streaming apps, helping customers enjoy smooth, high-quality streaming … even when the entire household is online.”

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24th June, 2025 (3 Comments)

Customers using 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 two new FAST channels to their TV service – British Screen Classics and wedotv movies – “at no extra cost“.

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16th June, 2025 (8 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has today announced that their IPTV box and service, which is typically bundled by broadband ISPs like Brsk, TalkTalk, CommunityFibre, Wightfibre and others, will benefit from its new partnership with one of the world’s leading sports platforms, DAZN.

Virgin Media O2 UK Hub 5 Router

5th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to sign-up with Virgin Media (O2) may like to know that the ISP has today refreshed some of their home broadband packages today and is also offering a 9th Gen iPad 64GB in space grey when they purchase an 18-month MegaVolt package online, at least while stocks last.

Sky Glass Air TV Sets PR 110225

3rd June, 2025 (10 Comments)

As expected, Sky has today soft launched their new Sky Glass Air televisions for customers of their broadband-based pay TV streaming service, which is essentially a slimmed down version of their recently launched Gen 2 TVs (introduced February 2025). The new kit will become available to buy on Tuesday 10th June (Currys stores from 18th).

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2nd June, 2025 (3 Comments)

Struggling internet service provider TalkTalk is reportedly withholding millions of pounds from Sky (Sky TV, Sky Broadband etc.) due to a contractual dispute, which relates to fees owed for use of the media giant’s NOW TV video streaming service. The budget ISP had been offering this to customers until relatively recently (part of a bundle via a single bill).

TNT Sports

19th May, 2025 (18 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT is reportedly in “advanced talks” to sell its 50% stake in UK TV broadcaster TNT Sports, which was formerly known as BTSport before the operator retreated from pay TV. Existing partner Warner Bros Discovery would pick up the stake and use it to help support their plans for a new streaming service (yes.. another one, sigh).

wireless mobile network operator uk mast and spectrum

16th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

A new report from the cross-industry UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted in collaboration with consultancy firm Coleago, has examined what might become of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum bands after 2034 (currently used for digital TV, PMSE and others). For example, if auctioned to mobile operators, the IMT600 band could raise up to £980m.

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sky broadband uk tv 2020

16th May, 2025 (33 Comments)

Some customers of Sky’s UK pay TV services appear to still be suffering from connectivity problems this morning after the platform suffered a significant service outage late last night, which primarily seemed to impact users of their Sky Q boxes. But Sky has remained frustratingly silent during this outage.

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15th May, 2025 (47 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is supported by major UK TV broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 etc.) and is designed to be an evolution of the existing Freeview service (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has confirmed that they’re finally “considering” the development of a streaming media device.

Sky Glass Gen 2 TV in a Living Room PR 110225

6th May, 2025 (15 Comments)

Some customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass pay TV streaming service and device, including those on both their first and latest second generation TV sets, appear to be suffering from a frustrating bug that is disrupting their ability to view content (TV channels, streaming apps etc.) – often showing black screens, incorrect audio or error messages.

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2nd May, 2025 (21 Comments)

The latest Q1 2025 results from Virgin Media and O2 have today been released, which saw their gigabit broadband network grow by 165,000 premises in the quarter to cover 18.4 million UK homes and related customers suffer a sharp fall to total 5,694,900 (down by -44k in Q1 vs +12k in Q4 2025) “due to heavy discounting in the market“. The operator’s outdoor 5G mobile cover also increased to 77%.

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2nd May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media, specifically those who take their Pay TV services, can now gain exclusive free access to 3 months of Fit at Home, a workout (fitness) app that attempts to cater for all kinds of people. The service usually costs an extra £10 per month.

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