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  • Sky celebrates 10-year anniversary of Sky+ with designer 1TB HD boxes

    Sky celebrates 10-year anniversary of Sky+ with designer 1TB HD boxes

    STYLE WEEK: Swanky limited editions 18 November 2011 16:44 GMT

    Sky+ is now 10-years-old and, to celebrate, the satellite broadcaster has commission limited edition designs for its 1TB Sky+HD box from 10 different designers. Available to subscribers for a additional fee, interest in each design can be registered...

  • Virgin Media and Sky join forces for Sky Anytime on Virgin Media

    Virgin Media and Sky join forces for Sky Anytime on Virgin Media

    K.I.S.S.I.N.G. 12 October 2011 10:55 GMT

    TV service provider Virgin Media has struck a deal with Sky that allows its customers access to the satellite broadcaster's content on demand, without the need for a Sky subscription. Shows like the Steven Spielberg-produced Terra Nova, Glee and An...

  • Sky Go celebrates a million downloads

    Sky Go celebrates a million downloads

    And states its Cloud aims 16 September 2011 14:09 GMT

    Sky has announced that Sky Go has been downloaded a whopping 1 million times since it went live in July.

    Sky Go is Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV collaborated and revamped and shows both live streamed and catch up programming. 

    And...

  • Sky warned to loosen grip on blockbuster movies. Home Cinema, sky, BSkyB, Virgin Media, Competition Commission, bt 0

    Sky warned to loosen grip on blockbuster movies

    Competition Commission makes recommendation 19 August 2011 11:29 GMT

    Sky's "stranglehold" over the pay-TV movie industry is to be weakened following a report published by the Competition Commission.

    Sky has deals with six of the top Hollywood studios for exclusivity periods on their movies, and the CC has estimated...

  • Pocket-lint Podcast #49

    Pocket-lint Podcast #49

    Sky Formula One debate, Apple/Foxconn break-up and more... 1 August 2011 16:26 GMT

    Sky's controversial announcement about the Formula One broadcast rights takes centre stage this week, as two Lint F1 fans, Rik and (new to the podcast) Hunter join the mass debate (fnar) on whether a pay TV model is right for the sport. Meanwhile,...

  • Sky to broadcast Formula 1 racing live from 2012

    Sky to broadcast Formula 1 live from 2012

    BBC retains half TV rights 29 July 2011 11:18 GMT

    BSkyB has won the right to broadcast Formula One races, plus qualifying and practice sessions live from 2012 to 2018.

    The deal has been struck in partnership with current F1 broadcaster The BBC, who will also still screen half of the season's...

  • YouView reveals its tech and content partners

    YouView reveals its tech and content partners

    "The rumours of my demise..." 24 March 2011 15:04 GMT

    YouView has not been without its problems of late, with massive delays (as exclusively revealed on Pocket-lint), a change in its management team in the form of Sir Alan Sugar replacing Kip Meek as non-executive chairman, and constant scrutinisation...

  • Sky News chief talks up historic iPad era. apps, ipad apps, sky news, sky, bskyb 0

    Sky News chief talks up historic iPad era

    And talks down rivals including The Daily 17 March 2011 13:33 GMT

    Let it never be said that Sky doesn't like to hype the crap out of everything that it does. And when it's not talking up Wigan vs Blackpool on Super Sunday as if it's El Clįsico, it's talking about how its Sky News iPad app, and the tablet era, is...

  • Sky targeted adverts coming to your living room in 2013. home cinema, sky, bskyb, Advertising,  0

    Sky targeted adverts coming to your living room in 2013

    Personal adverts through your Sky HD box 15 March 2011 15:06 GMT

    Sky is said to be readying targeted adverts for its customers - based on their viewing habits, location and the package they subscribe too.

    And we're not talking about online viewing here, we're talking adverts during live broadcasts via your...

  • Rupert Murdoch given all clear for BSkyB takeover

    Rupert Murdoch given all clear for BSkyB takeover

    But has to jettison Sky News 3 March 2011 11:34 GMT

    Rupert Murdoch's plans to buy out the remaining shares in BSkyB have been given a massive boost, as the British Government has okayed News Corps proposal. He will be allowed to increase the corporation's shareholding from 39 per cent to 100 per cent,...

  • Cloud(y) Sky on the horizon. internet, online, sky, BSkyB, The Cloud 0

    Cloud(y) Sky on the horizon

    BSkyB to buy out hotspot provider 24 January 2011 12:05 GMT

    The Sunday Times is reporting that BSkyB is about to buy out Wi-Fi hotspot company The Cloud, in a move that would see the broadcast giant go head-to-head with BT and its public Wi-Fi offerings.

    Sky has been ramping up its mobile streaming...

  • Ofcom refers Sky's Pay TV movie practices to Competition Commission

    Ofcom refers Sky's Pay TV movie practices to Competition Commission

    Issues with the way packages are bought and sold are investigated 4 August 2010 10:19 GMT

    After an investigation into Sky's Pay TV movie packages, Ofcom has decided to refer the company's practices to the Competition Commission.

    Rival service providers Virgin Media, BT, Setanta and Top Up TV submitted complaints over 3 years ago...

  • FLO TV to add time-shifting and lurks on UK's horizon

    FLO TV to add time-shifting and lurks on UK's horizon

    Pocket-lint goes behind the scenes at mobile TV operator's HQ 30 June 2010 20:42 GMT

    Among a swathe of new features planned for the coming months, FLO TV is to add time-shifted programming in the US to allow subscribers to catch up on shows they may have missed first time around. In addition, there are strong indications that the Qualcomm...

  • Sky News gets shiny HD makeover for general election

    Sky News gets shiny HD makeover for general election

    See every drop of sweat as the party leaders find out their fate 29 April 2010 12:13 GMT

    Sky News is to begin its HD service at 9pm 6 May to coincide with the forthcoming general election. The high definition channel, which had a solid trial with The Sky News Debate last week, will feature on Sky channel 517 and be simulcast alongside...

  • Sky 3DTV - your questions answered

    Sky 3DTV - your questions answered

    How the UK's first 3D platform will roll out 28 January 2010 14:26 GMT

    Sky is bringing 3DTV to the UK for the very first time this Sunday as a one off and then for good from April. We know you'll be able to get it if you have a Sky +HD box and it'll even be free if you happen to already have the top package but what about...

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