After Eamon Holmes, Gary Lineker and Lorraine Kelly, Sky Sports star Alan Parry hit with £356k tax bill: ‘Who will HMRC target next?’ July 5, 2022 Sky Sports presenter, Alan Parry, has had his appeal against a £356,420.37 IR35 tax bill dismissed at a First-Tier Tax Tribunal hearing. Parry was contesting that the contracts his limited company, Alan Parry Productions Limited, held with BSkyB between tax years 2013/14 to 2018/19 reflected an employment relationship, rather than self-employment. But due to the Judge [...]
Telecom giants agree new cost of living plan amid rocketing prices June 27, 2022 The UK’s biggest broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a raft of new commitments to further help customers with the rising cost of living following a government-led summit at No 10 Downing Street.
Sky brings forward Elstree Studios expansion plans in a vote of confidence for UK film and TV June 22, 2022 Sky has brought forward proposals to expand Sky Studios Elstree with 10 new sound stages, showing its immense vote of confidence in UK film and TV.
Sky Sports teams up with UK broadcasters to make World Cup qualifier available to all May 27, 2022 Sky has confirmed that the World Cup Play-Off Final next Sunday will be available free to air thanks to agreements with UK broadcasters ITV, STV and S4C.
Sky Stream puck remote incoming as broadcaster pushes into streaming sphere April 12, 2022 As the streaming wars continue, Sky is aiming to get its own slice of the action with the new ‘puck’. Coming later this year, Sky puck is a streaming box offering access to all Sky channels and apps over an internet connection. According to reports from the Telegraph, the puck will allow Sky to fight [...]
Sky launches discount broadband following Ofcom pressure April 12, 2022 Sky is the one of the latest broadband providers to launch a discounted rates for low-income customers, following ongoing pressure from Ofcom.
Mixed reviews for Sky Glass as high-tech TV suffers recording issues March 29, 2022 Sky Glass continues to have a rather rocky rollout, with users complaining that the flashy new TV’s playback feature is faulty. Problems were first reported back in November, with UK early adopters recording screen flickering and recording problems on their devices. “When watching anything I keep getting distracted by the occasional flash/blink in the top [...]
UK broadband and pay TV complaints at an ‘all-time low’ says Ofcom February 8, 2022 Ofcom has revealed that the number of complaints received between July and September last year across broadband, landline and pay TV companies were at an all-time low. From its latest league table, TalkTalk and Shell Energy had the most broadband complaints, primarily due to faults and service issues. With the industry average being 10 complaints per every 100,000 [...]
Exclusive: Sky Connect’s boss on why half of all SMEs may ditch their broadband provider November 25, 2021 Three quarters of UK small businesses have invested in business broadband during the pandemic, or at least adapted their company to deliver services that can be experienced both in person and online. But despite this, over half are likely to leave their current business broadband provider, Kevin O’Toole, managing director at Sky Connect, the B2B [...]
Six million homes potentially impacted by Sky router hack November 19, 2021 Around million homes networks were under threat after Sky routers had a significant software bug that allowed hackers to break into personal data.