Monthly Archives: October 2008

Sky passes the 9m subscriber mark

BSkyB has passed the 9m subscriber mark after it added more than 400,000 taking Sky+ and a record number signing up to Sky+ HD service. Sky has finished the quarter ended September 30 with 9,067,000 customers. Sky+ HD subscribers grew by 93,000 to 591,000. The company credited growing awareness of HD… Read the rest...

Technology making United States families more united

Technology helping families stay in touch like never before. Instead of pushing people apart, mobile phones and the internet are bringing families together says the Pew Internet report. 51% of American parents say they browsed the web with their children. “Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt family togetherness, but we… Read the rest...

Save on broadband, digital TV & home phone

Simplifydigital commissioned a YouGov poll earlier this year and found that over one in three adults (39%) are not making the most of the huge money savings that are available if they choose to bundle.  On average £160 could be saved per year from taking the bundling route. Charlie… Read the rest...

Get HD Ready!

There could be more good news on the way for TV viewers who want to watch their favourite shows in High Definition (HD). Last week Ofcom announced that they are reserving two Freeview slots for new HD services. One of those slots is for ITV while the other has… Read the rest...