BT Sport will broadcast tonight’s finale of the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe, live on BT Sport Extra 4 from 18:00, as the stage is set for one of the tightest finishes in the race’s history. As of 3pm this afternoon, Charlie Dalin holds a narrow lead over his compatriot Louis Burton with just over 60 nautical […]
Barratt Developments, Britain’s biggest house builder, has partnered with digital infrastructure provider Openreach to ensure that its ultrafast ‘Full Fibre’ broadband is installed as standard across all of its new build developments. The move means that all of the c.15,000 new homes that Barratt builds every year will now provide access to a Full Fibre […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has outlined its concerns on the proposed merger of Liberty Global’s Virgin Media and Telefónica’s O2. Its focus is on the possible impact of the merger on the supply of wholesale mobile services to MVNOs and other MNOs. The CMA is worried that the combined company could potentially […]
BT Sport will show a total of 26 Premier League games over 30 days – including every team playng twice over the next 10 days – and football fans can catch all the action for £25 with the BT Sport Monthly Pass. Standout fixtures include Spurs v Liverpool on January 28th, Spurs v Chelsea on […]
BT has signed a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide communication services to their embassies and consulates in 120 countries using the latest software defined networking technology. The contract is valued at 33 million euros over the initial period of four years, with an option to be extended to a total […]
BT has announced it will increase support for families learning from home by adding zero rating of Oak National Academy content to its ‘Lockdown Learning’ support scheme by the end of January. The content will be free for all EE, BT Mobile, and Plusnet Mobile customers, while face to face teaching is paused. The partnership […]
EE has switched on 5G in a further 13 towns across the UK, including Leamington Spa – home of the Silicon Spa Gaming Cluster. The new locations are: Burton-upon-Trent Cannock Grimsby Halifax Ipswich Leamington Spa Middlesbrough Neath Portishead St Albans Stockport Swinton Tamworth Additionally, EE has been named the UK’s No.1 network for gaming. According […]
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in over a year on January 23rd to take on No.2 ranked lightweight, Dustin Poirier. The event will air live from Fight Island exclusively on BT Sport Box Office in the UK. McGregor and Poirier previously fought at UFC 178 in 2014 at the MGM […]
BT has announced the creation of a new technology unit – Digital – to lead its digital innovation agenda, effective from April 1st. The new unit will focus on the development and rapid delivery of innovative products, platforms and services in key areas such as healthcare and data. To lead the new unit, BT has […]
Netflix has announced that it will be improving its ISP Speed Index – a regular update on which providers around the globe provide the best streaming experience for its service. In a blog post, the company explained: “At Netflix, we put our members in control: great entertainment through our service is available whenever they want […]