Sky Q to introduce more detailed info for parents

A new partnership between Sky and Common Sense Media will see much more detailed parental information added to Sky Q content. Sky has announced a new partnership with Common Sense Media that will see customers offered a much more highly detailed rating system that aims to help parents make better choices about the content their…

TalkTalk Business

TalkTalk Business broadband deals No price hikes — fixed-price guarantee for the duration of contract Add and remove premium channels on flexible 30-day TV Boosts Pause and rewind live TV, plus enjoy seven-day catch-up TalkTalk Business Simply Broadband broadband Telephone 17 Mb up to speed Unlimited downloads 12 month contract – FREE £7.99 setup cost…

Virgin Media Business

Virgin Media Business broadband deals Get 12 months discounted broadband with selected deals Free Virgin Media Super Hub & QuickStart self install with selected deals Winner of uSwitch’s Fastest Broadband Provider award for eight years running Virgin Media Business – Virgin Fibre Option 1 broadband 350 Mb up to speed Unlimited downloads 24 month contract…

BT broadband speed boost and storage upgrade

Here’s some good news for BT customers: the provider is boosting broadband speeds, data allowance and cloud storage this autumn, and all for free. The changes will affect a huge number of people. More than one million people will get faster broadband, all three million BT customers with cloud storage will have their allowance doubled,…

Virgin Media seeks households to trial new technologies

Virgin Media is inviting volunteers to take part in future product trials and discussion groups. The provider wants to hear from people interested in trying out its “latest innovations”, although it does not give details on exactly what these are. Interested parties can register their interest by filling in a survey. Virgin Media will use…

ASA tells business providers to show all-inclusive up-front and monthly costs

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told business broadband providers to combine broadband and phone line rental prices in their advertising. Last year, the ASA introduced new rules requiring residential broadband providers to offer all-inclusive pricing., but similar rules for business-to-business marketing were not introduced at the same time However, the watchdog recently received complaints…

Automatic broadband compensation

The UK’s biggest landline and broadband providers will soon begin automatically compensating customers for poor service. The move follows a consultation by industry regulator Ofcom, which found that customers were insufficiently compensated for missed appointments from engineers and landline and broadband outages. So what will the new compensation regulations mean? What sort of compensation can…

TalkTalk launches TV remote for children

Handset makes TV viewing simple for kids and secure for parents. TalkTalk has launched a brand new TV remote control designed especially for children. The TalkTalk Kids TV Remote was designed in consultation with more than 60 schoolchildren and lets youngsters with small hands find their favourite shows in moments. With just one click of…

1 in 3 people binge-watch TV every week

8 in 10 often watch multiple episodes of a show in one sitting. Binge-watching is becoming increasingly popular with TV viewers in the UK, new figures have revealed. According to Ofcom’s new Communications Market Report, 79 per cent of British adults often watch multiple episodes of the same programme back-to-back in a single sitting. Some…