Monthly Archives: August 2009

The 2009 National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) Survey has just been released and (believe it or not), it makes for interesting reading. Approximately 18.3 million UK homes which amount to 70% of total UK homes now have internet access, but only 16.5 million have broadband access – so 1.8 million UK… Read the rest...

Simplifydigital has just gained its accreditation from Ofcom for the second year running.  The Ofcom PAS (Price Assurance Scheme) accreditation ensures that Simplifydigital’s price comparison calculator is: comprehensive, transparent, accurate and accessible. In short it gives our customers the peace of mind that they are getting the very best… Read the rest...

According to reports on Digital Spy, BBC programme director for IPTV, Richard Halton has revealed that the IPTV joint venture Project Canvas is aiming for a 2010 launch date. Project Canvas, which is being strongly resisted by Sky, is the BBC, BT, ITV and Five-led project which aims to… Read the rest...

Whilst Sky leads the way in high definition TV (HDTV) in the UK with a line up of 34 HD TV channels, Virgin Media are the sure leaders in on-demand TV content.  They offer the largest library of on-demand digital… Read the rest...

MSN Video Player has only just launched earlier this month, but already the competition in the “video on demand” or (catch up TV) category is hotting up online.  Hulu, the US online TV company owned by News Corp and NBC Universal, has been rumoured to be entering the UK… Read the rest...