Virgin Media and Openreach: Our networks can handle surge
by Andy Bassett
As the UK follows several other European countries into government sanctioned lockdowns in response to the coronavirus emergency, millions of additional people are using the internet for work and entertainment during the day. Internet providers Virgin Media and Openreach say they are up to this challenge.
Sky announces combined Sky Sports and BT Sport packages
by Andy Bassett
Sky and BT have entered into an agreement that will place Sky Sports and BT Sports channels together in new subscription packages for the very first time on Sky TV.
La Liga, Spain's top football league, is heading for a battle with the English FA. Eleven Sports, a paid sports streaming channel, is defying a decades-old British ban on live Saturday afternoon broadcasts.
Virgin Media has announced a renewal of its deal with BT Sport which will see its Ultra HD Channel added to qualifying packages. The new channel launches on 30th July.
The new BT TV App allows you to view all your BT content across four devices and includes support for Apple TV, Chromecast and Samsung Smart TVs with Fire TV support to follow. It costs £5 per month while the existing, free app, has been updated to include downloads.
BT has become the first UK major pay-TV operator to have Amazon Prime Video among its choice of streaming apps. The roll-out has already begun to BT TV boxes with completion expected by the end of summer 2018.
BT new Plus plans promise unlimited Ultrafast fibre with guaranteed speeds and its fastest 4G and it’s billed as perfect for families as each additional SIM will receive double mobile data.
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BT launches new look BT TV app
by Mark Hodgkinson
BT follows up its refresh of the BT Youview experience with a brand new app for mobile devices.
Movies & TV News
Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 returns in June
by Mark Hodgkinson
Fear the Walking Dead season 3 will premiere on Monday 5th June with a double episode. It will be simulcast with the US at 2am, repeated at 9pm on AMC, exclusive to BT customers.
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Premier League wins High Court Order in Fight against Illegal Streams
by Mark Hodgkinson
The EPL has gained a court order meaning that four of the UKs biggest ISPs will be required to block servers known to provide the illegal streaming of Premier League matches.
First 4K Dolby Atmos Premier League Game Broadcasting Tonight
by Mark Hodgkinson
Forget transfer deadline day, the real football action on 31 January will be on BT Sport where, for the first time ever, a Premier League game will be broadcast in 4K Ultra HD along with Dolby Atmos sound.
BT announce Dolby Atmos on Premier League games from January 2017
by Mark Hodgkinson
BT has confirmed that it will launch Dolby Atmos broadcasts through BT Sport 4K Ultra HD at the end of January 2017. All the channel's live Premier League games from then on are scheduled for immersive audio treatment.