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Sky accquires Virgin Media Television

Sky accquires Virgin Media Television

Sky Digital Sky’s parent company British Sky Broadcasting (commonly abbreviated to BSkyB)  has announced the acquisition of Virgin Media Television or VMtv for 160 million pounds in an all cash deal, both companies have also  entered into a number of agreements providing for the broadcasting of certain Sky standard and high-definition channels on VMtv. BSkyB will initiall  pay 105 million [...]
Skype on TV

Skype on TV

Image via CrunchBase Yes. You read it right. Skype might have so far refused to grace Microsoft’s Mobile OS, however, it did not resist capturing screen on the most popular entertainment device. According to their website LG and Panasonic’s HDTVs with internet connectivity are been  embedded with Skype  which has  been tested in Skype’s labs in Tallinn, Estonia. To start [...]
£52 Billion Down the Drain on Unused Gadgets?

£52 Billion Down the Drain on Unused Gadgets?

Image by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML via Flickr Recent research conducted by Sky HD reveals that the British have wasted nearly £52 Billion on gadgets which they do not know how to use or fully operate. It is astonishing that nearly 50% of the poll audience did not know that in order to get HD video on your HDTV, you need a HD device such as a Blu-ray DVD player. What’s even more surprising is [...]
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