BT in talks to buy mobile networks EE or O2
BT is in talks to buy either EE or 02, as UK telecom firm looks to move into quad-play as consumers seek to buy all four services – home broadband, home phone, mobile and pay-TV – from one provider.
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Netflix accounts for third of traffic in North America
Netflix accounts for about a third of Internet traffic in North America on “fixed” connections, but the video streaming service also accounts for a tenth of all uploaded traffic too, second only to BitTorrent, according to new research.
Top tips: What content marketers need to know about SEO
In an ever-evolving search landscape, dominated by Google, SEO success rests on pursuing a content-centric approach. Sure, most will agree that non-content approaches/bad links still work, but for how long? Is it right to pursue a strategy that is unlikely to deliver future success or, even worse, have a negative impact on the good work … [Read more…]
CBS debuts video streaming service ahead of HBO
CBS has launched its own subscription video-on-demand effort for $5.99 a month, as the broadcaster looks to beat rival HBO to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon in the video-on-demand arena.
Top tips: Can any business afford to wait for Digital Britain?
If the Government’s statements about Digital Britain could be believed, even the most rural outpost should be enjoying high speed broadband. The reality is that even those operating in towns and cities are struggling to get any kind of decent broadband speed via ageing copper networks. So called Digital Britain is fast becoming Divided Britain; … [Read more…]
EE expands into TV with set top box
UK 4G mobile operator EE is to launch a fixed-line TV service, competing with BT, Sky, YouView, Virgin Media and TalkTalk.
Bigger than Heartbleed? New Shellshock bug poses global hacking threat
A newly discovered bug, dubbed Shellshock, could pose an even greater hacking threat than the Heartbleed bug earlier this year- but this one doesn’t require users to change their passwords.
Forget bankers, UK parents want kids to have digital careers
While doctors remain the most desirable profession for parents to aspire for their kids, digital carers in app development and tech entrepreneurship are now more popular than bankers, according tpo a new UK survey.
Most UK web users ‘opt in to see porn’
The vast majority of new broadband customers in the UK are opting out of porn filters when prompted to install them by service providers, according to new research from Ofcom.
Insurance companies miss a trick by failing to capitalise on loyalty schemes to retain customers
Insurance companies could be losing precious business by underutilising loyalty schemes to reward and retain existing customers, according to a new survey of over 2,500 UK consumers.