A Sky discount could be on the cards following a ruling from the media regulator Ofcom that Sky’s parent company BSkyB must reduce the price it charges rivals for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2. That could mean firms such as Virgin Media and BT will be able to discount Sky Sports in their packages or even offer them free as part of TV and broadband bundles.
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Freeview HD has confirmed its channel line-up at last, and while we’ve heard for months that the BBC and ITV had grabbed spaces in the HD-through-an-aerial service’s spectrum, along with Channel 4, the final details might pack a few surprises yet.
You could soon be using your Freeview set top box to pipe Sky Player through to your TV. IP Vision has given us a first glimpse and a launch windows for Sky TV running on its free to air FetchTV box, and it’s shaping up nicely. Fancy paying for Sky Sports only on the crunch match months? Here’s how.
Freeview HD boss Ilse Howling has predicted that 50% of all UK homes will be able to watch this summer’s FIFA World Cup in HD when it kicks off in June. Are you gagging to see John Terry in frighteningly sharp detail with Freeview HD?
With Freeview HD hitting the airwaves in certain parts of the country you can be doubly sure you’ll be able to pick it up once compatible boxes hit the shelves if you’ve got one of One For All’s new HD compatible aerials.
Freeview HD goes live in the UK today – brilliant, you might think, but don’t get too carried away just yet. At the moment you can’t buy a Freeview HD receiver, so no-one can watch it – not so brilliant after all.
Don’t feel too disheartened though. It won’t be long before your basking in all the free HD programming that your heart could possibly desire. Well, BBC and ITV HD at least, thanks to HD tuners just around the corner.
Morning all! How are we this fine AM? Whatever mood you’re in, you’ll be in a good one after you catch up with all the latest gadget gossip. We’ve got all the breaking stories squeezed in to one post for you right here in your techie breakie!
Humax has pledged to fix faulty Freeview boxes effected by the recent retune, as long as they’re within their two year warranty and can’t be brought back to life by their own telephone support staff.
Speaking to us after we reported faults which were still occurring a month after the retune, Humax said customers with boxes that aren’t working should contact them for guidance.