Lockdown gamers have seen the UK’s internet providers experience record broadband usage as a result of new Xbox consoles hitting the market and a new title in the Call of Duty games franchise. BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Vodafone, City Fibre and Zen Internet said they had all coped with the huge spike in demand on […]
BT Group has announced the appointment of Bridget Lea as Managing Director of Commercial for its Consumer division, following the departure of Ettienne Brandt. Lea joins the business from Sainsbury’s and Argos, prior to which she led Stores, Online and Omnichannel at O2 for almost six years. She is also on the Board of Governors […]
BT Group has revealed that it plans to move into its new office in the centre of Bristol in early 2022. Bristol has been announced as one of BT’s key locations in the UK, with the new office acting as a hub for more than 2,000 colleagues in the city and wider region. Construction of […]
Bango, a global platform for data-driven commerce, is powering bundled subscription services for BT. The UK telco has selected the Bango Platform as a key integration point to deliver a range of third-party products and services to its customers. The partnership between Bango and BT aims to open-up greater entertainment and commerce opportunities for BTs […]
The DTG has released the latest version of the D-Book, the only standard universally deployed in around 6 million TV receivers each year. Created with industry and updated annually, it sets out the technical interoperability requirements for digital terrestrial television in the UK, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. Each […]
BT has published its results for the half year to September 30th. The telco described its revenue as being “relatively resilient” at £10.59 billion (€11.74bn), down 8 per cent – largely attributed to the impact of Covid-19 including reduced BT Sport revenue and a reduction in business activity in its enterprise units, and declines in […]
Around a third of adults in the UK think more should be done to improve people’s ability to use online technology, a BT survey suggests. The impact of coronavirus pandemic risks worsening the digital divide, with some, particularly younger people, saying a lack of digital skills has impacted their mental health and wellbeing during the […]
BT Sport will premiere the first episode of ‘Ultimate Goal’ on November 3rd at 10.30pm on BT Sport 3. Episodes will air every Tuesday over a six-week run. Ultimate Goal sees 31 women from across Europe live and train like professional footballers as the hopefuls take centre stage at the home of English Football, St George’s […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s hugely anticipated return to the Octagon on Fight Island, will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office on October 24th. The unbeaten UFC lightweight champion will defend his belt for the first time since September 2019 against interim champion Justin Gaethje. In Gaethje, Khabib will face an opponent whose fights have […]
EE has announced Match Day Experience features on the BT Sport app, which will be inclusive for new customers taking the Full Works iPhone plan with the new 5G iPhone. Through a set of new BT Sport App features that make the most of the UK’s number one 5G network, and optimised for the iPhone […]