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Sky UK Brand for 2025

29th June, 2026 (4 Comments)

American cable giant Comcast, which back in 2018 gobbled Sky’s pan-European TV and broadband ISP business with a bid of £30bn (here), has today announced that they intend to separate their media and technology businesses into public companies through a “tax-free spin-off” of NBCUniversal and Sky.

PLEIO packaging by Netgem TV

25th June, 2026 (5 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV appears to have recently slashed the price of their new UltraHD (4K) IPTV set-top-box – PLEIO, which includes support for the UK’s newest broadband-based live TV streaming service (Freely) and can now be had for just £80.

Streaming broadband video between two hands by 123RF ID174000861

23rd June, 2026 (37 Comments)

The Government has today proposed to switch-off terrestrial TV signals in either 2034 or 2044 as part of a wider change to reflect the move to internet-based streaming, provided broadband coverage is ready to support the transition (they expect it to be). Support will also be provided to the UK homes that may struggle to afford broadband, possibly backed by a new subsidy scheme.

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22nd June, 2026 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP BT has informed ISPreview that last Friday’s (19th June) FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Scotland v Morocco, which kicked off at 11pm BST (UK time), sent streaming demand across their network soaring, with a 544% increase in peak traffic through ITVX compared with an average evening.

Football player kicking ball over uk internet laptop screen by 123rf

18th June, 2026 (9 Comments)

Last night at 9pm saw England take on Croatia in their first FIFA World Cup 2026 match and, given the growing prevalence of TV streaming solutions and the fact that the match took place outside of normal working hours, we were keen to learn whether this would have a noticeable impact on internet traffic. ISPreview has thus examined the impact on several networks.

EETV Smart Search Users in UK Home

18th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Much as ISPreview leaked earlier this month (here). Customers of broadband and mobile provider EE (BT) can now finally access the Disney+ app on their EE TV Box Pro and EE TV Box Edge devices. But billing for related subscriptions will still be managed directly by Disney+, rather than as part of EE’s service.

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TV and UK video streaming with remote control by 123rf ID91109979

17th June, 2026 (7 Comments)

Streaming platform provider Roku has reached an agreement that will see it being acquired by Fox Corporation in the USA for £16.4bn ($22bn) – reflecting a mix of cash and Fox stocks. The strategic move is largely designed to scale Fox’s digital advertising and content distribution in the US market, but it may eventually have impacts on Roku UK too.

Loading please wait image with buggering broadband snail by 123RF - 33574191

15th June, 2026 (1 Comment)

A new survey of 2,000 British adults, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Zen Internet (vested interest), has claimed that one in five UK sports fans have missed key moments due to buffering and freezing while watching live sport at home, while almost half (47%) have experienced some other form of internet-related problem while watching.

EE TV Service Kit

13th June, 2026 (9 Comments)

Good news. After years of waiting, broadband and mobile provider EE (BT) has finally made it easier for online customers on their top fastest 1.Gbps speed full fibre package, which is supplied via Openreach’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, to bundle it with the provider’s Pay TV products.

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Money Pounds Savings for UK Homes

11th June, 2026 (1 Comment)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has said they’re “considering” taking a firmer public position on the issue of cheaper Social Tariffs for broadband services, which could result in the organisation pushing for “direct government intervention” to help improve take-up for those who can’t currently afford such plans.

Sky Stream Box and TV Set

9th June, 2026 (18 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service are gaining access to a new feature called “Real Time“, which is designed to improve the experience of watching live sports content online by “reducing latency between the live action and what viewers see on screen“.

EETV Smart Search Users in UK Home

5th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband and mobile provider EE (BT) will see a number of key changes over the coming weeks and months. According to ISPreview’s sources, the provider will finally add Disney+ (video streaming) support to their pay TV boxes and plans to launch a new loyalty programme for existing subscribers.

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Freely-TV-screen-preview-image

2nd June, 2026 (40 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is backed by the major UK TV broadcasters and is an evolution – not (yet) a replacement – for the existing Freeview platform (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has revealed that they now have well over 1 million users (up from 500,000 from Sep-Dec 2025) and the number of Freeview homes in 2034 is forecast to fall to 860,000.

Sky Glass Gen 2 TV in a Living Room PR 110225

1st June, 2026 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service are suffering from an annoying bug with the ITVX app, which causes any TV show or movie you may be watching to suddenly skip right to the end and then report the content as having been watched.

Image-of-photos-video-music-and-games-from-123RF-ID-10229388

28th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) have teamed-up with social media giant Meta to develop and deploy a new technology that aims to make watching online videos via Facebook and Instagram more reliable for EE mobile customers, even during periods of high network demand.

PLEIO-Puck-by-Netgem-TV

21st May, 2026 (18 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has today announced that they’ve added a bunch of new cloud games and FAST TV channels to their UltraHD (4K) IPTV box – PLEIO, which already includes support for the UK’s newest broadband-based live TV streaming service (Freely).

Video streaming and TV player illustration by 123RF ID46946755

18th May, 2026 (72 Comments)

The UK Government is expected to publish a new Green Paper in the next few weeks, which will set out their proposed plan for switching off terrestrial TV signals as part of a move toward internet-based streaming platforms. But the chosen date will be contingent upon universal coverage of affordable “superfast broadband” and other supporting requirements.

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