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Sky Sports coverage of Premier League 3pm kick-offs – for Irish viewers only

Posted on 30 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy30 July 2016

Sky Sports coverage of Premier League 3pm kick-offs – for Irish viewers only Former Ireland international Niall Quinn and Sky Sports News presenter Hayley McQueen will front Sky Sports’ exclusive Premier League coverage of Saturday 3pm kick-offs. This will be the first season that these games will be aired for Sky Sports customers in Ireland. […]

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FGV agrees to suspend service between Calpe and Denia TRAM to improve safety

Posted on 28 July 2016 by VCB Team28 July 2016

The Board of Directors of Railways of the Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) has agreed to temporarily suspend rail service on the stretch between Calpe and Denia Line 9 TRAM of Alicante until the works of modernization and refurbishment which has provided … Continue reading →

Sky UK want to reduce number of SD boxes in use

Posted on 28 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy28 July 2016

Sky is planning to further reduce the number of standard definition only set top boxes as part of an efficiency drive. The move, outlined in the company’s latest annual report, will enable Sky to move forward in utilsing newer broadcast technologies, including the more efficient DVB-S2 and MPEG4. A similar move has already been completed […]

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BBC Olympic Channel Numbers announced for Sky and Freesat

Posted on 22 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy22 July 2016

BBC Olympic Channel Numbers announced for Sky and Freesat The BBC is offering extra coverage of the Olympics via additional streams on all major TV platforms in the UK. You can find additional coverage in the following places during the Rio Olympics. The extra channels will be configured at the end of July and you’ll […]

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KickassTorrents website shut down by U.S. Government

Posted on 21 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy21 July 2016

The U.S. Government has arrested the alleged owner of KickassTorrents, the world’s largest torrent site. And as a consequence the site is no longer accessible. A 30-year-old Ukrainian was arrested in Poland today and is charged with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering. In addition, a federal court in Chicago has ordered the seizure of […]

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BT Sport Europe channel to be renamed

Posted on 19 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy19 July 2016

BT Sport has confirmed that its BT Sport Europe channel will be renamed ahead of the new football season. The channel, which largely shows UEFA Champions League and Europa League football, will be known as BT Sport 3 from Thursday 4th August 2016. The …

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Cardsharing in the UK….

Posted on 17 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy17 July 2016

Criminal gangs are selling hacked pay television services at a fraction of their true cost, a BBC investigation has revealed. Subscribers to satellite or cable TV can pay more than £80 a month to legitimately receive premium packages. But fraudsters were caught on camera selling set-top boxes which access equivalent packages for £10 per month. […]

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TV Licence and BBC iPlayer loophole to be closed in September.

Posted on 17 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy17 July 2016

New UK TV licencing laws will come into effect on the 1st September 2016, closing the so called “BBC iPlayer loophole”. Current UK TV licencing laws require you to have a UK TV Licence to watch any live TV channels on any device within the UK. But these law did not apply to catch up […]

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700 hours of coverage on C4 for Rio Paralympics

Posted on 15 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy15 July 2016

700 hours of coverage on C4 for Rio Paralympics Channel 4 has outlined its coverage of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. The 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio takes place between 7th and 18th September 2016. Clare Balding will be joined by the Last Leg’s Adam Hills, F1 presenter Lee McKenzie and former Olympic champion […]

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Sky’s Ultra HD service will be available from 13th August 2016

Posted on 14 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy14 July 2016

Sky’s Ultra HD service will be available from 13th August 2016. Ultra HD offers picture quality that can be up to four times that of High Definition (HD). Sky’s Ultra HD service will be launching with a line-up of Premier League football, blockbuster movies, natural history documentaries and dramas. Sky’s Ultra HD service will be […]

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Olympics on the BBC – Rio 2016

Posted on 10 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy10 July 2016

Olympics on the BBC – Rio 2016 Olympics 2016 on the BBC The Greatest Show on Earth BBC Sport Watch live coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games from Rio across the BBC from 5th August 2016. The BBC’s trail is set in Rio’s Tijuca Forest with music from British artist Jamie N Commons with a […]

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Sky Sports changes order of Sports channels from July 11

Posted on 9 July 2016 by Sat and PC Guy9 July 2016

On Monday July 11, when Sky Sports 1 becomes ‘Sky Sports The Open’, Sky will also be changing the order in which your sports channels appear. From 6am on Monday, Sky Sports News HQ will be moving to channel number 406 on your Sky electronic programme guide (EPG) with Sky Sports The Open on channel […]

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