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BT, BBC zero rate mobile lockdown learning

BT and the BBC have announced plans to zero rate the hugely-popular online education strand BBC Bitesize for all EE, BT Mobile, and Plusnet Mobile customers, while UK schools remain closed. The first of its kind agreement means that from the end of January 2021, customers of EE, BT Mobile and Plusnet Mobile accessing BBC […]

January 11, 2021By Colin Mann

BT announces ‘Lockdown Learning’ support scheme

BT is increasing its effort to enable school kids to better connect with teachers and online learning, while schools remain closed, with the launch of its ‘Lockdown Learning’ support scheme. Unlimited free mobile data will be made available to those EE and BT Mobile customers eligible for the Department for Education’s Get Help with Technology […]

January 8, 2021

Research: 5m UK homes paying too much for broadband

Five million UK households who are out of contract with their broadband supplier have been put off switching as they don’t have confidence in the process, which has seen them over pay by £804 million, according to research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Households whose broadband deals

January 7, 2021

Virgin Media raising sub prices by 4%

Virgin Media is preparing to raise the subscription price for its broadband, TV and phone services by an average of 4 per cent – some 13 times higher than the current CPI (Inflation) rate. BT has already stated it will be raising broadband prices by CPI + 3.9% this year. The telco said it plans […]

January 5, 2021

BT claims ‘best ever deals’

BT claims best January broadband and TV deals which include 6-months half price on BT Sport packages: Customers can save up to £67.99 on offers available across BT’s most popular Fibre Broadband packages until 21st January BT TV offering half price BT Sport and BT Big Sport packages for 6 months, in a deal which […]

December 30, 2020

BT Sport extends Vanarama National League rights

BT Sport has renewed its exclusive rights to broadcast the Vanarama National League for a further three years, until the end of season 2023/24. BT Sport has been broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of English football’s fifth tier since 2013. The new deal will see more matches broadcast live each week, in a regular Saturday […]

December 22, 2020

BT retains Premiership Rugby rights

Despite suggestions that the multiplay telco was set to lose its rights amid rumours of disagreement over price, BT Sport and Premiership Rugby have renewed their longstanding broadcast partnership and BT Sport will continue as the home of Gallagher Premiership Rugby in the UK for the next four years. BT Sport subscribers will continue to […]

December 21, 2020By Colin Mann

Gary Barlow and Rio Ferdinand join BT’s +1 movement

BT has teamed up with Gary Barlow, Rio Ferdinand, Rylan Clark-Neal and Clare Balding for its +1 campaign movement which aims to beat loneliness by encouraging the nation to reconnect with a loved one they’ve lost touch with. Kicking off the +1 movement: Barlow spoke to his musical mentor and man who taught him ‘everything’, […]

December 15, 2020

College students takeover BT Sport for Boxing Day

BT Sport will premiere a thought-provoking short film created by students from Newham Sixth Form College, as BT Sport Takeover returns on Boxing Day at 18:45 on BT Sport.  With no prior experience, twelve students took part in a 8-week course to create the show, run by BT Sport and hosted by Plexal, an innovation […]

December 15, 2020

BT Birmingham hub opens early 2021

BT Group has unveiled its new regional office hub at Three Snowhill – as it announced the first colleagues will move into the brand-new building in the New Year. Around 200 people will begin working from the site early in 2021, following the latest public health guidelines, with more arriving in phases over the following […]

December 10, 2020