Sky intends to use the information obtained from a court case to take legal actions against the resellers and some of the end users, marking the first time end users could face legal action.
The UK digital entertainment sector hit £13.5 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting a 7.1% year-over-year growth, significantly outpacing the general economy's growth rate of 1.3%.
Project Spark is designed to fundamentally reshape how high-capacity services in the UK are built, priced and delivered, supporting the next wave of digital infrastructure expansion.
Rise Internet represents who we are today and where we're headed. We believe great internet service isn't just about speed or technology. It's about responsiveness, local customer service, honest pricing and a promise to keep improving. Strong internet isn't a luxury utility confined to big city living, it's an essential service that supports work, education, health care and daily life.
"The most important aspect of pricing for consumers is knowing their total price rather than an advertised price that comes with hidden fees: 88% of respondents believe all fees should be included in advertised pricing."
Sky broadband customers are set for a £36 annual bill increase from 1 April, unless they leave their contract early. You can do this without paying early termination fees, because Sky doesn't lay out its pricing upfront. Under Ofcom rules, this gives you the right to leave penalty-free.
Island communities have long experienced mobile coverage challenges, and addressing total not-spots is a key focus of the £1.3bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. Launched in 2020, the SRN is a joint initiative between the government and the UK's mobile network operators - EE and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), as well as Three and Vodafone before their merger - to extend 4G connectivity to 95% of the UK's landmass by the end of 2025.
Openreach has constructed a digital twin of the UK's transportation corridors, integrating data for 35 million homes and businesses with national road, rail and waterway networks and its existing fibre infrastructure.
GFiber has always been about pushing the boundaries of what's possible for internet speed and service. This partnership with Astound and Stonepeak is the next step in our decade-long mission to redefine what customers can expect from their internet provider. It's a strategic opportunity to scale our customer-focused approach to connect more households to a truly different type of internet service.
The defining feature of today's digital entertainment market is not content alone, but distribution. Successful platforms shape how users discover products, pay for them, return them, and interact with services. UK online casinos now operate on the same logic. User acquisition is driven by performance marketing and partnerships. Retention depends on product design, personalisation and frictionless payments.
The service is the result of a UK-first partnership with SpaceX, using Starlink's low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver connectivity direct to mobile devices using O2's licensed mobile spectrum transmitted from space. The switch-on also follows recent approval by UK regulator Ofcom of the UK's first licence for satellite-to-smartphone services.
Step 1 Building a content framework with actual, useful content Not to bang a familiar Earnest drum, but these days far too much content doesn't have any actual... content. So for Vodafone we concentrated on creating an integrated digital campaign built on a foundation of engaging and useful information that demonstrated Vodafone's grasp of the issues facing executives today. This earned Vodafone executive attention and allowed them to build relationships based on real empathy.
In its strategy to maintain acceptable performance levels for mobile users, VMO2 has expanded its relationship with infrastructure modernisation firm Zinkworks. VMO2) added that it is building on two years of experience monitoring its fixed broadband network, where the technology is said to have reduced repair times by more than a third, cutting the need for engineer visits by 12%.
The UK government claims a new Telecoms Consumer Charter will stop customers being hit by unexpected bill increases and offer clearer pricing when signing up to deals. Britain's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) says major telco providers - BT, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), the newly conjoined VodafoneThree, Sky, and TalkTalk - have signed up to new commitments under the charter. The charter, however, appears to be nothing more than a voluntary code of conduct with no legal enforcement.
Liberty Global and Telefónica, alongside InfraVia Capital through their Nexfibre joint venture, will acquire Netomnia, currently the UK's second-largest alternative network provider. The deal will expand Nexfibre's footprint to around 8 million households by the end of next year. Combined with Virgin Media O2's existing infrastructure, the enlarged network will cover approximately 20 million premises and serve about 6.2 million customers.
Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink has begun undercutting traditional broadband providers in the UK after rolling out aggressive price cuts, intensifying competition in Britain's fixed-line market. Starlink is now offering high-speed broadband for as little as £35 a month in selected parts of the UK, down from a previous entry-level price of £55. The move places the satellite service below comparable packages from BT, which charges around £40 a month, and Virgin Media O2, whose equivalent service is priced at £36.
The toolkit's creative intelligence component, which helps maximise creative effectiveness, has been created in partnership with creative data provider DAIVID. At its core is Waymark, an AI creative studio that can produce TV ads in seconds. By using content from a brand's website, Waymark can instantly create 10-, 15-, or 30-second ads with scripts and multiple versions tailored to different audiences or locations.
The UK's telecoms regulator has named and shamed the companies it receives the most customer complaints about, with certain brands cropping up more than others. EE, TalkTalk, and Vodafone generated the most vitriol about fixed broadband, according to Ofcom. For landlines it was TalkTalk, Sky Mobile got the most for pay-monthly mobile, and EE again topped pay TV. This covers complaints to the authority during the quarter from July to September last year (Q3 2025), relative to the size of the telecom operators' customer bases.
A reliable phone system is essential for talking to customers and partners. Many businesses still use traditional landline phones. However, modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems offer a powerful alternative. This new technology uses your internet connection to make calls. Understanding the key differences helps you choose the best option for your company's needs today and tomorrow. How modern VoIP technology works A VoIP telephone system operates differently from a regular phone line.
Vodafone Group's Travel eSIM platform is supported by 700 partner networks worldwide, and is designed to meet the needs of modern, always-connected travellers, including digital nomads, business professionals and tourists. With their project, Netcompany and Vodafone claim to have eliminated one of the most persistent frustrations of international travelling: staying connected abroad without the hassle, cost or complexity of roaming. The platform allows travellers to activate a data-only eSIM in seconds and connect seamlessly across more than 200 destinations, supported by 700 partner networks.
In order to 'modernise' what we have seen is the TV industry has taken its content, stuck it on a server, and, well, that's it. There's no masking the obvious - It looks like it wishes it didn't have to change. What else could they have done? Have any large TV companies embraced the world outside their own nation? Have any got stuck into interactive formats? Embraced shorter content? New types of ads or funding?