Category: TV
Adults spend 6 hours watching TV and video, claims Ofcom report
Adults in the UK spent a third of their time watching TV and online video, according to Ofcom’s annual study of the nation’s media habits. With people across the UK under some form of lockdown restrictions for most of last year, more than 2,000 hours of it were spent watching TV and online video. That’s…
BT TV Box Pro offers 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos
BT has unveiled the BT TV Box Pro which it claims is its most advanced set-top box to date. The new box is designed to support the next generation of TV viewing, with features including 4K HDR viewing and Dolby Atmos. BT has also rolled out a new user interface to new and existing BT…
Sky needs to issue ‘end of contract notifications’, claims Ofcom
An initial investigation by telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today found “reasonable grounds to believe” that Sky UK (Sky TV, Sky Broadband) may have broken consumer protection rules over its apparent refusal to issue end-of-contract notifications to Pay TV customers. The regulator’s End-of-Contract Notifications (ECN) system requires all fixed broadband, mobile, home phone and pay TV providers to…
Android TV adds new Discover tab for personalised recommendations
Android TV has rolled out home screen updates to its interface for UK viewers on Freeview Play models. It claims the new Android TV interface makes it easier for viewers to explore the full range of content available and discover new favourites. A new Discover tab features personalised recommendations based on viewing history and interests,…
Line of Duty tops list of Top 50 most re-watched box sets
Line of Duty, Friends and Only Fools and Horses are among the most re-watched box sets of the last 12 months. The top 50 binge-watched TV series during lockdown also included Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey, according to a study of 2,000 adults. Breaking Bad, Killing Eve and The Crown also proved…
1 in 3 streamed TV online over last year to feel ‘less lonely’
New research from price comparison site Uswitch.com has revealed that a third (33%) have streamed online TV to feel less lonely over the past year, with 43% saying they’ve binged an entire series in a single day. A quarter (26%) said they now exclusively stream TV online and almost half (49%) say they’re watching more…
Freeview Play now available on LG Smart TVs
Freeview Play is now available on all 2021 LG Smart TVs allowing users to access the free digital TV network through their aerial and broadband network. As well as offering over 85 live channels, Freeview Play on LG's Smart TVs provides nine on-demand players; BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, UKTV Play, CBS CatchUp…
9 in 10 Brits are ‘second screeners’ – watching TV and using phone at same time
Nine in 10 Brits are avid ‘second screeners’ - using a phone or tablet while also watching TV. A study of 2,000 adults found that of those who are glued to another screen while watching a film or TV show, more than a quarter like to message others about what they are viewing. Almost one…
Virgin TV adds Sky shows and movies in Ultra High Definition
Sky's Seal Team is now available in Ultra High Definition on Virgin Virgin TV is adding thousands of hours of Sky TV shows and films in Ultra High Definition (UHD), which it claims boasts four times the clarity of standard HD content. From today (Thursday 25 February), all Virgin TV customers…
Disney + introduces Star for ‘grown ups’
Launching today is a new service from Disney+ aimed at adults. Called Star, it brings in films and series from Disney’s creative studios, including FX’s Atlanta and Fox’s 24, as well as Star originals such as Big Sky - a new thriller from Big Little Lies and The Undoing’s David E. Kelley. The idea is…
