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HD TV service leads to record number of new subscribers for Sky - The pay-TV company, BSkyB has reported record numbers of new subscribers over the last 3 months. BSkyB's success is being put down to price cuts and the popularity of its HD television service.…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:33 on 30-Jul-2009

ESPN launches new sports channel - Following its purchase of English premier league matches after the collapse of Setanta, ('In the News on 23 Jun 09), Disney-owned ESPN has announced the launch of its own sports channel to includ…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:53 on 08-Jul-2009

Ofcom want Sky to make their channels available - In a bid to open up the satellite television market, the industry regulator, Ofcom is proposing to force BSkyB to make their premium Sky channels, such as Sky Movies and Sky Sports, available to…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:41 on 26-Jun-2009

Setanta loses Scottish Premier League matches - The struggling subscription sports broadcasting service, Setanta has lost their rights to screen Scottish Premier League matches after missing a payment. Yesterday, the English Premier League…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:02 on 23-Jun-2009

Premier League games up for grabs as Setanta misses payment - The rights to screen 46 English Premier League matches next season will go on sale today after the ailing subscription television service, Setanta missed a payment to the Premier League on Friday…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 12:14 on 22-Jun-2009

Sky through Xbox 360 - Later this year Sky TV will be available through Microsoft's Xbox LIVE console. Xbox owners will be able to access live or on demand services via their console. The service will be run through Sk…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:43 on 29-May-2009

BBC finds Sky the worst at answering customer calls - As the BBC's consumer programme, 'Watchdog' pointed out in Monday's show, trying to speak to a human being at a major company can "drive you crazy." They decided to test the companies who viewer…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 12:34 on 06-May-2009

One in four unhappy with digital TV - According to research conducted by uSwitch.com, one in four customers of the big three digital television providers are unhappy with the service. This equates to an estimated 6 million viewers of…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:54 on 28-May-2008

BT to cease charging for calls to customer services - BT announced yesterday that it is to stop charging its customers for calls to its customer service centre. It says that customer service calls for many of its customers are already free of charge…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:32 on 22-Feb-2008

Sky announces more than 3 million customers for Sky+ - Satellite television operator Sky has announced that it has passed the 3 million customer mark for its personal TV recorder service, Sky+. Sky said that it was enticing an increasing number of cu…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:40 on 06-Feb-2008