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Rural areas in the UK will soon receive a ‘superfast’ broadband boost after the UK government received approval to pump £530m into its Broadband Development UK (BDUK) upgrade scheme.As the scheme was considered state aid, the plans had been on hold while the UK government waited for approval from Brussels. Upgrade projects in Wales and… Continue reading ‘Superfast’ broadband boost for UK’s rural areas

BT has secured two EPG slots on the Sky platform in preparation for the launch of its sports channels next year. The broadcaster, which has secured rights to air FA Premier League football, international football and Aviva Premiership rugby packages, acquired the placeholders on the pay TV platform, which it has temporarily branded as Sailing… Continue reading BT to launch sports channels on two Sky slots next year

The first large-scale test of EE’s new 4G network has indicated less than half of Manchester city centre is able to take advantage of its high speeds, reports the BBC.Data collected by mobile coverage firm RootMetrics reveals just 40.2% of its test locations had access to the 4G network.Outside the city centre there was no… Continue reading 4G tests reveal patchy urban coverage

Last night saw BBC One bring a little spice to Tuesday’s schedule with sextuagenarian romance Last Tango in Halifax (9pm).

Preliminary skirmishes are hotting up in the battle for the future of press regulation as Lord Justice Leveson prepares to publish his long-awaited report – and the increasingly bitter salvoes are starting to get very ugly.

Dominic Mills is to join MediaTel’s Newsline as a weekly columnist from Monday 26th November.

Jim Hytner, worldwide CEO of Initiative, talks exclusively to Dominic Mills for MediaTel’s Newsline.

What did we learn from Magnus Lindkvist, trendspotter and futurologist, who opened Friday’s MRG conference? With a keynote that was prepared especially for the event, Magnus certainly challenged the way we think about the future.From infobesity to skeumorphs, Magnus gave a powerful talk on why we must work on the creative process and not just… Continue reading @TrendyMagnus, Trendspotter extraordinaire

Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance

A brand new week brought Richard Hammond’s same old face – last night he got all evangelical about nature for the last time on BBC One.The enthusiastic presenter wrapped up his boy’s own escapade in a suitably adventurous fashion – last night he was interacting with whales while sitting inside a submersible vehicle, all in the… Continue reading TV Overnights: Gadgets and adventures fail to free viewers from the jungle