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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
UK RAF using lasers, jammers to temporarily blind enemy satellites as government says GPS loss could cost UK economy £10 billion a week www.techradar.com/pro/uk-raf-u...
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Hostile satellites could track Britain's nuclear submarines; the UK is fighting back
Losing GPS would cost Britain £1.4 billion a day, so the RAF just built a new squadron to guard satellites
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
Spain: Mediapro shuts Gol, launches Replay www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Spain: Mediapro shuts Gol, launches Replay | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
BBC prepares for fewer linear channels as Brittin backs iPlayer investment www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/30/b...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
Satellite broadband connections surge tenfold in Spain www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
Broadband ISP TalkTalk exits controlling UK stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
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Broadband ISP TalkTalk exits controlling UK stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd
The TalkTalk Group has this week relinquished its controlling stake in the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a numb
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 5h
Study: UK digital adspend up 13% in H1 2026 www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Study: UK digital adspend up 13% in H1 2026 | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Sports streaming costs rise 26% in five years www.csimagazine.com/csi/Sports-s...
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Sports streaming costs rise 26% in five years
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Telekom Slovenije selects Synamedia Iris www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Telekom Slovenije selects Synamedia Iris | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Sky extends SES satellite capacity deal www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Sky extends SES satellite capacity deal | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
EC consults on technology’s effect on copyright www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/e...
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EC consults on technology’s effect on copyright | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
EU proposes data centre rating scheme www.csimagazine.com/csi/EU-propo...
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EU proposes data centre rating scheme
The European Commission has proposed a common rating scheme for data centres to improve transparency around their energy and water use and support their integration into Europe’s energy system.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Comcast and Fastly team up to deliver Peacock live sports from the edge www.decodetv.com/2026/09/29/c...
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Comcast and Fastly team up to deliver Peacock live sports from the edge
Discover how Comcast and Fastly team up to deliver Peacock live sports with enhanced efficiency and capacity.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Teleste debuts Luminato receiver for OTT www.decodetv.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Teleste debuts Luminato receiver for OTT
Teleste debuts the Luminato receiver for OTT, enabling seamless TV services for hotels, hospitals, and more.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
DOCSIS 4.0 extends downstream spectrum to 3 GHz www.csimagazine.com/csi/DOCSIS4-...
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DOCSIS 4.0 extends downstream spectrum to 3 GHz
CableLabs has completed an optional annex to the DOCSIS 4.0 Physical Layer Specification that extends downstream operation from 1.8 GHz to 3 GHz, giving cable operators a route to increase capacity ac...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Report: CTV accounts for 53% of ad views across Europe www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Report: CTV accounts for 53% of ad views across Europe | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Prime Video’s UK investment exceeds £5bn www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Prime Video’s UK investment exceeds £5bn | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Vodafone UK launch new 8Gbps speed Pro 4 broadband plans and 5G service www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
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Vodafone UK launch new 8Gbps speed Pro 4 broadband plans and 5G service
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 6h
Sky launches Full Fibre 1.6 Gbps www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/s...
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Sky launches Full Fibre 1.6 Gbps | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 8h
RTL AdAlliance launches in Spain www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 8h
Amazon Prime Video calls for industry‑wide optimism and action www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion www.theverge.com/tech/1001749...
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AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
Another big AI acquisition.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
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Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034
Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/g...
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Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of 'skills' | TechCrunch
As all-in-one AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature that built task-specific agents.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Apple Releases iOS 27.0.1 With Face ID Bug Fix www.macrumors.com/2026/09/28/a...
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Apple Releases iOS 27.0.1 With Face ID Bug Fix
Apple today released iOS 27.0.1, the first update for the iOS 27 update that came out two weeks ago. iOS 27.0.1 can be downloaded over the air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple h...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Next-gen Kindle leak shows off colors and a possible new size www.androidauthority.com/kindle-color...
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Next-gen Kindle leak shows off colors and a possible new size
Newly leaked images of an unannounced Kindle device show multiple colors and two hardware variants, though we don't know all the differences.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Research: Brits among least likely to hand data to AI www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Research: Brits among least likely to hand data to AI | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Hitron Technologies, Airties form strategic relationship www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/h...
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Hitron Technologies, Airties form strategic relationship | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Adeia appoints former Arm executive as CEO, with licensing into new verticals at the top of her to-do list ipfray.com/adeia-appoin...
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Adeia appoints former Arm executive as CEO, with licensing into new verticals at the top of her to-do list – ip fray
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Barb launches third phase of its API www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/29/b...
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Barb launches third phase of its API | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Indonesia begins testing direct TV broadcasts to phones via 5G Broadcast www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/28/i...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
BBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC Sounds thedesk.net/2026/09/bbc-...
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BBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC Sounds
The staffers will receive pink slips in the coming weeks; another 35 vacancies will go unfilled, the organization said.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Paramount announces $44.4bn Notes offering www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Paramount announces $44.4bn Notes offering | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Sony ends participation in Consumer Electronics Show thedesk.net/2026/09/sony...
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Sony ends participation in Consumer Electronics Show
It marks the first time in six decades that Sony has declined to exhibit at the large electronics conference in Las Vegas.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Ziggo deploys DOCSIS 4.0 at scale in Europe-first live network rollout www.csimagazine.com/csi/Ziggo-de...
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Ziggo deploys DOCSIS 4.0 at scale in Europe-first live network rollout
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
CVC takes stake in CDN77 www.decodetv.com/2026/09/28/c...
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CVC takes stake in CDN77
CVC takes stake in CDN77, valuing the company at US$1.9bn and enhancing its content delivery services and infrastructure.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Ireland: Consultation launched on new Broadcasting Services Strategy www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/28/i...
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Ireland: Consultation launched on new Broadcasting Services Strategy | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Report: Sky Italia bets connectivity over content alone www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Report: Sky Italia bets connectivity over content alone | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Arqiva recommends UK’s DTT switch-off be held until 2044 www.tvbeurope.com/media-delive...
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Arqiva recommends UK's DTT switch-off be held until 2044 - TVBEurope
Waiting until 2044 would "reduce broadcaster transmission costs by up to 50 per cent, cut energy consumption by around 40 per cent, and still enable the release of valuable spectrum by 2034," said the...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
CANAL+ CTO Stéphane Baumier named Irdeto chairman www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Survey: 80% of UK TV owners use their TV to stream www.advanced-television.com/2026/09/28/s...
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Survey: 80% of UK TV owners use their TV to stream | Advanced Television
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Things I find really irritating... People asking on social media that which is easily accessible on a web page found via Google.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
EBU position on spectrum policy informitv.com/2026/09/21/e...
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EBU position on spectrum policy | informitv
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Bango narrows loss, increases revenue during first half of 2026 thedesk.net/2026/09/bang...
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Bango narrows loss, increases revenue during first half of 2026
Bango increased its overall revenue by 3 percent whiel narrowing its net loss below $1 million during the first six months of the year.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Apple Just Lost the Biggest Patent Case in U.S. History & Must Pay $5.7 Billion cordcuttersnews.com/apple-just-l...
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Apple Just Lost the Biggest Patent Case in U.S. History & Must Pay $5.7 Billion | Cord Cutters News
A federal jury in San Diego has awarded Taction Technology Inc. $5.7 billion after finding that Apple Inc. infringed two patents covering vibration technology used in iPhones and Apple Watches. The ve...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Bedrock: scaling a stronger streaming platform while lowering costs www.tvbeurope.com/media-consum...
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Bedrock: scaling a stronger streaming platform while lowering costs - TVBEurope
Bedrock CEO Jonas Engwall explains how the company is offering customers a shared core platform that allows capabilities such as podcasts and vertical video to be enabled market by market
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
EIT Culture & Creativity opens €10.5m innovation fund www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/09/25/e...
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Microsoft 365 Companion Apps Are Being Retired www.thurrott.com/windows/wind...
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Microsoft 365 Companion Apps Are Being Retired
Microsoft revealed that the Microsoft 365 companion apps for Windows 11 that it introduced last year will be retired by December 16.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Received another scam call purporting to be from O2. What is it about O2 that makes them want to misrepresent themselves as that?
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Let me fix that headline... Unnamed individuals used software tool to hack an unknown number of websites and have not been arrested despite what the law says... OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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OpenAI bots meddled with US government agencies, including SEC and Census
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.
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Ian Nock @ian.nock.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Host Broadcast Services announces new CEO www.tvbeurope.com/business/hos...
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Host Broadcast Services announces new CEO - TVBEurope
Ronald den Hollander has been with the company for over 20 years, working on areas such as broadcaster infrastucture and the design, delivery and operation of international broadcast centres and facil...
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