Category: Content
New blu-ray audio format – a dinosaur in the digital delivery age?
The new Blu-Ray audio format that is now available in the UK will please those who have not liked the sound quality from a CD, but in an age when digital downloads are the big market is this a launch from a bygone age.
Plusnet adds BT Sport via Sky satellite service
Another way to get access to BT Sport has surfaced, as PlusNet are now to offer the sports channels on the Sky satellite platform at a lower price than if you went direct to BT.
BT Sport to tease people with free access
The presence of BT Sport on multiple platforms will be highlighted during October as BT offers free access for 10 weekdays and one weekend.
50GB games on the way for Sony PS4
As the detail levels supported by the next generation of games consoles increases so does the file sizes for downloads, hence the support for starting to play a game while later levels are still downloading.
Super HD streaming now available on Netflix
Netflix has now turned on Super HD which means for connections that can handle streaming in the 8 to 10 Mbps region you will experience a better quality picture.
e-mail forwarding rules by EU a gift to spammers?
Hidden amongst the long list of proposals to improve our digital experience that the EU is proposing is an interesting few lines about forwarding email from old providers.
Netflix lands on Virgin Media TiVo set-top box
Virgin Media may not be the largest broadband provider in the UK, but it still commands a strong position with its vertical integration and the addition of a Netflix app to its TiVo box may help to retain customers.
BT Sport offers Harlequins and Northampton Saints game for free
BT Sport has released some viewing figures to go along with the news that a top Aviva Premiership Rugby clash will be available for free on major TV platforms this Friday.
BT makes closure of Talk21 a little less painful
The odds are that BT when it thought about closing its basic mail service to non-customers that most people would go quietly, alas there seems to have been a pretty vocal opposition and there is now a new offer on the table for those affected.
Virgin Media and BT sign deal bringing BT Sport to cable TV packages
Virgin Media customers who subscribe to a TV package that is based around the Virgin XL channel bundle will now get access to BT Sport and ESPN channels for free.