Sky has dropped a bunch of new deals with the chance to save up to £33 a month

Nowadays it’s possible to stream pretty much any sporting event on your PC or laptop if you try hard enough. But trawling the darker corners of the net isn’t for everyone (and often not advisable anyway), 
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Netflix rival Iflix offloads its Africa business to focus on Asia

Iflix, the emerging market Netflix competitor that’s backed by Sky, is leaving Africa to double down on its business in Asia. The Malaysia-based company announced today it has sold the remaining shares in its Africa business — Kwesé Iflix — to Econet Group, the telecom firm that is already an investor in the business. The deal size […]

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Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startup

Called Quibi, short for quick bites, the company is creating content with notable filmmakers Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro and Antoine Fuqua.

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Old media giants turn to VC for their next act

The Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 eras weren’t kind to the world’s largest media conglomerates, throwing their business models into question, creating whole new categories of content consumption, and bringing online competition to subscription and ad pricing. Many of the media giants from the 1990s and early 2000s remain market leaders with multi-billion dollar valuations, […]

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UK media giants call for independent oversight of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter

The UK’s leading broadcasters and ISPs have called for the government to introduce independent regulatory oversight of social media content. The group of media and broadband operators in the tightly regulated industries spans both the state-funded and commercial sector — with the letter to the Sunday Telegraph being inked with signatures from the leaders of the BBC, […]

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You can now get Fab Fibre and Sky Sports for 12 months for only £40 a month

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Picture the scene: you’ve cancelled all your plans, you’ve got your favourite snacks ready to go, and you’re in the best seat in the house. It’s time to finally watch that movie everyone has been raving about — and the stream lags and buffers. Nightmare.

Selecting the right broadband speed is important, especially when you run the risk of ruining that long-awaited movie night.

Fibre Optic broadband provides average download speeds of 36Mbps, allowing you to download music, play online games and stream live TV with minimal disruptions. NOW TV’s 36Mbps product is called Fab Fibre and it should protect against disappointment.  Read more…

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Sky have generously added Broadband Unlimited to their Sky Sports deal

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The Premier League season kicked off this month, meaning small talk with your football-loving colleagues just became a whole lot easier. 

If you desperately need to brush up on your trivia prior to engaging in conversation, then Sky could be offering the package for you. They are showing over 500 live games this season, alongside coverage of Formula 1®, cricket, and the Ryder Cup, if football isn’t really your thing. 

If sport in general isn’t for you, and you’ve no need for awkward conversation starters anyway, then Sky are also including over 300 entertainment channels plus much more — all in HD — as part of their Sky Entertainment and Sky Sports package, available for £40 a month for 18 months. That’s down from £59 a month, meaning you save over £350 over the course of the deal. Read more…

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David Attenborough’s VR project ‘Hold the World’ is absolutely astonishing

You don’t get many people who’ve been at the forefront of innovation in media like Sir David Attenborough.
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