Tag: Virgin Media
Not ISPs' job to police the Internet, says CW's Charles Dunstone
Following last week’s news that Virgin Media may be the first ISP to police their customers in a bid to crack down on illegal downloaders, the chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone, has said that it’s not an Internet Service Provider’s job to police the Internet…
JOY Internet stands up for rights of British Internet users
Following yesterday’s news that Virgin Media is planning to crack down on illegal downloaders, new UK startup JOY Internet has vowed to stand up for the rights of UK Internet users.
“We’re totally against this collusion between the British Phonographic Industry [BPI] and Virgin Media,” said JOY’s Managing Director, Ken Jowes. “We don’t advocate the mass illegal downloading of music and film, but we believe that innocent people will have their Internet connections terminated, without recourse. Those downloading small amounts of content for personal use will also be criminalised, when the real problem of organised gangs working from outside the UK is totally ignored. That’s why we’ve set up JOY Internet.”…
Virgin Media may be first UK ISP to ban illegal downloaders
Following last month’s announcement of an official “three strikes and you’re off the Internet” policy, it seems that Virgin Media could be the first UK ISP to implement the scheme.
Though the record labels are pushing for such a scheme, there’s no definitive method for ensuring such measures are legal yet. The Government is expected to consult on this next month…
Nine in ten UK homes now have digital TV
According to last week’s Ofcom report, nearly 90% of British homes now have access to some form of multichannel, digital TV on their main set.
As the digital switchover continues region by region over the next four years, and thanks to the fact that it’s fairly difficult to buy a TV that’s not digital ready now, be it standard definition or HD ready, it seems that most of us have got the message that it’s good to go digital…
Virgin Media speed throttling revisited — FAQ
A consistently popular article on Tech Digest over the past year has been about Virgin Media’s broadband throttling scheme, whereby it slaps a speed limit on the customers it deems to be “heavy users” if they download or upload too much during peak hours.
It’s certainly got you hot under the collar, as most of the 80+ comments — plus the search terms you’re using to find the article in the first place — testify.
Here, as a public service, is Tech Digest’s Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] guide to Virgin Media’s broadband speed throttling.
All-knowing ISPs may start advertising to you based on how you surf
It would be naïve to think that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) doesn’t hold an incredible amount of information about you. Unless you’re incredibly stealthy / geeky, they have access to every web site you view, every email message you send, every instant messaging conversation you hold… well I could go on, but you get the idea.
Now, a formula: ISP with a lot of personal information about you + ISP wanting to make more money = showing you targeted advertising while you use the Internet.
In reality, some ISPs have probably already been sharing bits of your data with other companies, but now a company called Phorm wants to insert relevant ads as you surf.
SlingBox PRO and SlingBox SOLO coming to the UK
Sling Media has announced that two of its products (one of which is brand new) are coming to the UK. The SlingBox PRO has previously only been available in the US and Canada. Featuriing four distinct AV inputs (aerial, S-Video,…
Virgin Media to trial 50Mb broadband in Ashford, Folkestone, and Dover
While many of us hobble along on 8Mb or lower broadband speeds, three towns in Kent are set to experience 50Mb broadband, courtesy of Virgin Media. The pilot scheme has already been running in Ashford, with every resident capable of…
Opinion: Pulling ads from BNP Facebook pages is absurd
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
Just a week ago I called on advertisers to think more deeply about which websites they want their brands to be associated with. It came as a response to the Panorama BBC investigation into violent beatings and fights being filmed by youngsters and posted on the popular websites in the name of entertainment.
And now, it seems the money men are sitting up and taking notice. Obviously, I don’t – and can’t – claim the credit for that but I’m not sure I want to in this case, because on this one, I actually think they’ve got it wrong.
A few days ago Vodafone and First Direct, two of the UK’s leading firms, decided to withdraw their advertising from Facebook because it might end up appearing on pages run by the British National Party. Now we can debate the BNP’s stance all day and night but the fact remains they are a legitimate political party able to stand in council and general elections…
Virgin Media to offer streaming Football League matches via broadband and mobile
Virgin Media has announced that it has struck a deal with the Football League to stream match action via broadband and mobile to its customers.
It seems as if selected matches will be streamed live, while highlights will be available for a week after the transmission. The service will start ahead of the Coca Cola Championship.
