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'X Factor' Star Turns To Laughs

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Former 'X Factor' star Diana Vickers is turning to laughs after signing up to star in a new Sky comedy about a group of promotions girls. Vickers, ...

ESPN to BT - All a Little Bit of History Repeating

Sri Sritharan | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK Sport
Sri Sritharan

As the old adage goes, to never meet your heroes, so it transpires as ESPN sit astride their proverbial horse and ride into the British sporting sunset. They arrived as great American conquerors who would finally give Rupert Murdoch's monopoly a bloody nose and more. As it is, they have conceded to their great rivals and stepped aside for a younger challenger.

Is That Gunfire In North Norfolk?

Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

North Norfolk may be echoing with a resounding volley of bullets over the weekend, as Alan Partridge, one of the East Anglia's most famous fictional r...

Virgin Media To Take On Murdoch

PA | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Tech

Virgin Media vowed to become a "disruptive challenger" in the pay-TV market today after agreeing a £10 billion takeover by US cable giant Liberty Glo...

Why Do BBC, ITV and Sky News Not Report What is Happening In The World?

John Fleming | Posted 18.02.2013 | Home
John Fleming

America is often criticised for being insular. It was said that, in the build-up to the Gulf War, some people in the southern states - genuinely - we...

David And Goliath

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students are celebrating a victory over broadcasting giant Sky after boycotting their television subscriptions in protest at the company's "divide and...

Starbucks Needs to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!

John Carr | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK Tech
John Carr

As you probably already knew, Starbucks provides free access to the internet via WiFi. This is available to anyone who is on (or very near) their premises. In the UK, BT Openzone is the WiFi provider, under contract to Starbucks.

Samuel Luckhurst

Sky Sports Denies That Its Reporters Will Record Fans' Chants

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 23.09.2012 | UK Sport

Sky Sports has strongly denied that it will be placing reporters with listening devices among Liverpool and Manchester United fans during today's Prem...

Hodgson Says Premier League And TV Is Harming England (POLL)

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK Sport

England manager Roy Hodgson has pleaded for understanding from the Premier League and television companies to help him mould a successful national tea...

My Generation Killed TV

Stephen Canning | Posted 10.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Stephen Canning

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the BAFTA Annual Television Lecture. The guest speaker, Armando Iannucci the creator of The Thick Of It and Veep, gave a lecture entilted 'Fight, fight, figt' which I think accurately sums up the situation that broadcasters now find themselves in.

Targeted Advertising Vs. Privacy

Steve Davies | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK Tech
Steve Davies

Sky's announcement of Adserve at The Future of Advertising...In One Afternoon in London, earlier this year, marks the leap of TV advertising into the targeted ad world of the internet and store cards.

Sky's New Remote Control Is... An iPad

The Verge | The Verge | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK Tech

Sky has announced its new remote control will be an iPad app....

Sense of History on Tour de France's Showpiece Stage

Marcus Liddell | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK Sport
Marcus Liddell

There was an unpleasant sense of déjà-vu at the start of stage 16. Frank Schleck's positive drug test continued a dishonourable Tour de France tradition of rest day drug busts. Schleck himself denies taking any banned substance and withdrew from the race awaiting the result of his 'B' sample. But it was a reminder of cycling's darker days ahead of this year's showpiece. A punishing 197 km stage combining four substantial climbs, including the Col du Tourmalet, one of professional cycling's great arenas. If there was ever a stage to truly test Bradley Wiggins this was it.

Brand X : Russell Brand's Career Crossroads

Pete Strauss | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Pete Strauss

You can scarcely look at your computer, pick up a newspaper or turn on your television these days without seeing something about Russell Brand.

Sky Launches 'Now TV' Streaming Rival To Netflix And LoveFilm

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Tech

Sky has announced its long-awaited streaming TV competitor to Netflix and LoveFilm. Now TV will launch on Tuesday, offering on-demand movies and, l...

Next-Gen Freeview Launched In London - But It's Not Free

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.09.2012 | UK Tech

The next generation of freeview has been unveiled - almost two years behind schedule. YouView, an online set-top box which includes apps, catch-up ...

Pirate Bye? O2 Blocks Access To File-Sharing Website

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.08.2012 | UK Tech

O2 Broadband has become the latest ISP to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) after a High Court order banning the site in the UK. The ...

'I'm Leaving You, You Cow!': Alan Partridge Goes To Sky

The Huffington Post UK | Press Association/Huffington Post | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Sky's ever-increasing grip on British TV comedy has tightened even further with the news that Norfolk's finest, Alan Partridge, will be making his nex...

Murdoch Should Have Been A 'Gift' To Clegg, Says Former Scottish Lib Dem Leader

PA | Posted 05.05.2012 | UK

A former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader has criticised Nick Clegg in the aftermath of heavy losses at the local government elections. Tavish Scot...

Jeremy Hunt's Swan Song? Twitter Creates #jeremyhuntsongs As Minister Hangs In The Balance

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK

As Jeremy Hunt's tenure as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is increasingly in doubt Twitter has been keeping up the pressure through a...

Sky News Admits To Hacking Emails

PA/Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK

Sky News has admitted it hacked email accounts belonging to members of the public, but has defended its actions as "responsible journalism", the BBC r...

Couldn't Hack It? Why Did Murdoch Step Down

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK

James Murdoch's decision to step down as the chairman of BSkyB will be seen as yet another sign that the family's grip on UK media is crumbling. An...

Why I'll Miss Analogue Television... And Why You Will Too

Scott Bryan | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK Entertainment
Scott Bryan

The switchover is actually quite monumental when you think about it. Analogue TV has been around since the age when you could only listen to radio via a can of baked beans and some string, has never screwed up or become unfashionable.

Who Said It: Kay Burley Or Ron Burgundy? (QUIZ)

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Comedy

The news that our favourite anchorman is returning has given us not only reason to rejoice - but also reason to reflect on our very own British anchor...

News Corp Firm Accused Of Hacking Digital TV Rival

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK

A News Corporation company allegedly employed a pay-TV piracy website to hack its rival's service and drive them out of business, a BBC Panorama progr...