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Broadcast Lag in Live Online TV Sport Streaming Frustrates Fans

10th June, 2021 (19 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com, has hit upon the well-known problem of broadcast lag with live internet video streaming. The study estimates that nearly 15 million people (28%) have had goals spoiled because the broadcast they were watching was lagging behind the live action.

BT UK Launch New Broadband TV Box Pro with HDR and WiFi

4th June, 2021 (44 Comments)

After a long wait, UK ISP BT has today finally announced the launch of a new set-top-box for their broadband-based Pay TV (IPTV) service – TV Box Pro, which among other things will finally add WiFi and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video support. But you’ll need a wait for the wireless networking to be ready.

BT Sport TV App Extends Timeline Feature and Joins Netgem TV

25th May, 2021 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT UK has this afternoon informed us that their BTSport TV (IPTV) video streaming app has launched a beta of their “timeline” feature for large screens. On top of that their app has now also become available via Netgem’s HD and 4K set-top-boxes, which are often sold by rival broadband providers.

BT Make 2021 UEFA Europa and Champions League Finals Free for All

21st May, 2021 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT UK has informed us that their BTSport TV streaming service will make the 2021 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League football finals “available for everyone in the UK to watch for free,” including via their YouTube channel if you’d rather not install the app.

Ofcom UK Warns Sky TV Over End-of-Contract Notifications Breach

14th May, 2021 (29 Comments)

An initial investigation by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today found “reasonable grounds to believe” that Sky UK (Sky TV, Sky Broadband) may have broken consumer protection rules over their apparent refusal to issue end-of-contract notifications to Pay TV customers.

Virgin Media Extends UK Network by 80,000 Premises in Q1 2021

6th May, 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (Liberty Global) has just published their latest Q1 2021 results, which saw their network coverage extend to another 80,000 premises (their slowest quarterly build so far) and their internet access base add +38,500 customers (up from +54.7k last quarter) to total 5,458,600.

BT Ponders Sale of TV Sport Broadcasting to Aid UK Broadband UPDATE

29th April, 2021 (28 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT, which is currently doing everything it can to fund Openreach’s planned £12bn rollout of “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband services to 20 million UK premises by the mid to late 2020s, has reportedly appointed investment bank Lazard and held tentative early talks with a view to selling their BTSport broadcasting biz.

BT Sport TV to Air Monday’s Non-League Finals Day for FREE

27th April, 2021 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has informed us that their BTSport TV streaming service will be making next Monday’s (3rd May 2021) Non-League Finals Day available for anyone to watch via a range of platforms, allowing fans to watch both the FA Vase and FA Trophy finals “without a subscription“.

Virgin Media UK to Trial New Streaming Entertainment Service

21st April, 2021 (30 Comments)

Cable broadband and TV provider Virgin Media UK has revealed plans to launch a new Entertainment Service, which will apparently bring lots of different streaming services “together into one place.” Oddly, the trial for this is currently only open to those with a broadband-only service (no TV or phone) on their network and a HUB 3 or 4 router.

Sky UK TV Update Adds New Voice Features to Sky Q Boxes

31st March, 2021 (41 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced that they’ve begun to roll-out a new firmware update for their Sky Q TV boxes and service, which adds a bunch of new voice features (e.g. Voice Guidance). On top of that their Sky Go app has gained new ‘Continue Watching‘, ‘Sky Channels‘ and ‘Browse by Category‘ rails to make it easier to use.

Poor Broadband Means UK Gov Stuck with BBC TV Licence Fee

25th March, 2021 (93 Comments)

The Government’s recently proposed idea of replacing the BBC TV Licence fee with a Netflix-style subscription model after 2027 (here), assuming universal coverage of “fast” (or gigabit) broadband is achieved, has been rubbished by a new report from the cross-part DCMS Select Committee.

Netgem TV Expand Service for UK ISPs via SuperStream WiFi Mesh

25th March, 2021 (5 Comments)

Netgem TV has announced that their broadband-based IPTV platform, which is offered by a number of UK ISPs, is to be complemented by the introduction of their latest product – a whole home WiFi (mesh) service called “SuperStream” that is being aimed at internet providers in the UK and Ireland.

Zen Internet Reports Annual UK Internet Traffic Surge of 78%

18th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has published a brief summary of internet traffic trends on their network for the past year (March 2020 to March 2021), since the first COVID-19 lockdown, which found that internet usage in the United Kingdom had increased by 78% year-on-year.

Virgin Media UK Makes New TV 360 Service Available to All

2nd March, 2021 (38 Comments)

As expected, cable broadband ISP Virgin Media UK has today made their new Virgin TV 360 service (platform) available to all existing customers – irrespective of their TV package – via a quick over the air firmware update on existing v6 boxes (Horizon software), which saves a box swap, but there’s still a one off payment of £24.95.

Gov May Scrap BBC TV Licence Once Fast UK Broadband is Universal

2nd March, 2021 (97 Comments)

The UK Government’s Minister of State for Media and Data (DCMS), John Whittingdale MP, has indicated that the BBC’s TV licence fee could be scrapped once everybody in the country finally has access to faster broadband connectivity. The idea may be considered for when the corporation’s royal charter expires in 2027.

BT TV Add Eurosport to VIP and Big Sport Plans at No Extra Cost

1st March, 2021 (7 Comments)

Some customers of BT’s broadband powered UK Pay TV service may be pleased to learn that, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the provider has today added the ‘Eurosport 1‘ and ‘Eurosport 2‘ channels to their Big Sport and VIP packages, with no increase in monthly costs.

ISP TalkTalk Bundling Home Broadband with 4K Freesat TV Box

26th February, 2021 (13 Comments)

Low cost UK broadband ISP TalkTalk, which last year appeared to be taking a step back from their existing YouView (IPTV) based Pay TV products (here), appears to have quietly launched a new promotion that bundles their “fibre broadband” plans with a Freesat 500GB Recordable 4K TV Box (satellite dish and cabling not included).