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The Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Major sports app lands on more TV screens showing FREE football for millions in ‘game changer'
A MAJOR sports app is launching on more TV screens, meaning millions will get access to the FIFA Club World Cup for free. The Club World Cup began this weekend and will see 32 teams from all six FIFA confederations compete for the cup in the USA. 3 3 Channel 5 will be showing 23 of the matches for free in the UK, however, all of the matches will be shown by DAZN, which has the main rights to the tournament. And although you may think that you don't have access to DAZN, it has just launched across Netgem devices across the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar. Many internet service providers such as BRSK, Community Fibre, WightFibre and TalkTalk TV offer Netgem TV as part of a TV bundle. This means that if you are with one of these providers, you should be able to watch all the the Club World Cup games for free. Thanks to the deal, Netgem TV users now have access to every premium football game via Prime Video, DAZN, Discovery+ (TNT Sports) and NOW (Sky Sports). DAZN also gives users access to NFL Game Pass, National League TV, FIBA Courtside 1891, major boxing events, MMA, darts, golf, motorsports, and tennis. 'This is a game-changer for sports fans", said Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem Pleio, Streaming services for Operators. "Partnering with DAZN catapults our entertainment offering to a new level for both our customers and telecom operator partners across Europe. "Access to world-class sporting events like this will undoubtedly drive massive customer engagement and satisfaction.' Peter Parmenter, EVP Business Development at DAZN, said: 'This is great news for sports fans in the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar, who will be able to enjoy DAZN's extensive selection of premium sports content in even more ways. Chelsea launch Club World Cup campaign with 2-0 victory over LAFC in Atlanta "We are excited to enter this partnership with Netgem, as we continue to set the standard in digital sports entertainment experiences.' DAZN Club World Cup games will be commentated by pundits including Luke Wileman, Tony Husband, Andres Cantor and Kevin Egan. Alex Scott, Lauren Jbara and Katie Witham will host programmes on the network. Studio analysis and co-commentary will come from the likes of Steve McManaman, Juan Pablo Angel, Brian Dunseth, Mo Adams, Conor Coady and Brad Guzan. 3 Gary Lineker has now agreed a deal with DAZN after stepping down as presenter from BBC's Match of the Day that will see his The Rest Is Football Podcast broadcast highlights of the Club World Cup. The show, which features Alan Shearer and Micah Richards as co-hosts, will show the best bits from matches in the video version of the podcast. The FIFA Club World Cup began on June 14, with the final taking place on July 13. It is being held in 12 cities across the US and teams such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Man City are all in the tournament.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Millions of mobile phone customers offered better coverage at ‘no extra cost'
The biggest mobile phone network in the UK has promised its 27 million customers better coverage 'at no extra cost' within months. VodafoneThree – created following the completion of the £15 billion mega-merger between Vodafone and Three just last week – said customers will experience better signal with shared access across both networks at no extra cost. Voxi, Smarty and Talkmobile – which use the Three and Vodafone networks – are also set to benefit. VodafoneThree said within two weeks, seven million Three and Smarty customers will receive an improvement in 4G data speed of up to 20 per cent, while 27 million Vodafone and Three customers will start to benefit from 'unrivalled' access to roam on each other's networks at no extra cost with a few months. It said the changes would happen automatically, with customers' phones simply connecting to the best coverage available. By the end of the year, this would remove a total of 16,500 sq/km of 'not spots' – equivalent to 10 times the size of London – with the first sites already having been turned on. It has also announced plans to launch trials of a 'first of its kind' space-based satellite mobile network coverage by this time next year to eliminate more 'not spots'. VodafoneThree said it aimed to challenge the broadband market by aiming to cover all homes with fibre or 'fibre-like' speeds, starting with a new partnership with Community Fibre on top of existing partnerships with CityFibre and Openreach. Two additional customer care centres in Belfast and Sheffield would bring 400 jobs back to the UK, with no planned retail redundancies, it added. VodafoneThree chief executive Max Taylor said that a 'new era of connectivity has begun'. 'We will connect every nation, every community, in every corner of the UK. We will build the UK's best 5G network with an unprecedented £11 billion privately-funded infrastructure project, laying the digital foundation for our country's growth ambitions. 'Benefits for our 27 million mobile customers will start within months, with access to roam across both networks at no extra cost. From big cities to small towns, and everywhere in between, our mission is to build the UK's best network.'
Business Mayor
08-05-2025
- Business Mayor
Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism'
The charity that hosts Wikipedia is challenging the UK's online safety legislation in the high court, saying some of its regulations would expose the site to 'manipulation and vandalism'. In what could be the first judicial review related to the Online Safety Act, Wikimedia Foundation claims it is at risk of being subjected to the act's toughest category 1 duties, which impose additional requirements on the biggest sites and apps. The foundation said if category 1 duties were imposed on it, the safety and privacy of Wikipedia's army of volunteer editors would be undermined, its entries could be manipulated and vandalised, and resources would be diverted from protecting and improving the site. Announcing that it was seeking a judicial review of the categorisation regulations, the foundation's lead counsel, Phil Bradley-Schmieg, said: 'We are taking action now to protect Wikipedia's volunteer users, as well as the global accessibility and integrity of free knowledge.' The foundation said it was not challenging the act as a whole, nor the existence of the requirements themselves, but the rules that decide how a category 1 platform is designated. Those rules were set in secondary legislation by the technology secretary, Peter Kyle. The foundation is challenging Kyle's decision to proceed with that statutory instrument, via a judicial review, where a judge reviews the legality of a decision made by a public body, at the high court of England and Wales. Under an interpretation of one of the category 1 duties, the foundation said, if it chose not to verify Wikipedia users and editors, it would have to allow anonymous users to block other posters from fixing or removing any content, under the act's measures to tackle online trolls. Read More Community Fibre faces internet outage across London - As a consequence, thousands of volunteer editors on the site would need to undergo identity verification, which breaches the foundation's commitment to collecting minimal data about readers and contributors. Punishments for breaching the act include fines of either £18m or 10% of a company's global turnover and, in extreme cases, access to a service being blocked in the UK. Bradley-Schmieg said volunteer communities working in more than 300 languages could be exposed to 'data breaches, stalking, vexatious lawsuits or even imprisonment by authoritarian regimes'. 'Privacy is central to how we keep users safe and empowered. Designed for social media, this is just one of several category 1 duties that could seriously harm Wikipedia,' he said. The foundation argues that the definitions of a category 1 service are too broad and vague, including: having an algorithm that effects what content people view; having content sharing or viewing features; and what defines a 'popular' site, which focuses on how many users visit a platform and not how they use it. 'We regret that circumstances have forced us to seek judicial review of the OSA's categorisation regulations,' said Bradley-Schmieg. 'Given that the OSA intends to make the UK a safer place to be online, it is particularly unfortunate that we must now defend the privacy and safety of Wikipedia's volunteer editors from flawed legislation.' A UK government spokesperson said: 'We are committed to implementing the Online Safety Act to create a safer online world for everyone. We cannot comment on ongoing legal proceedings.'
The Independent
17-02-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Community Fibre broadband service restored after outage
Service has been restored to all customers of broadband provider Community Fibre following an outage on Monday, the company said. The firm was hit by a problem late on Monday morning, with thousands of customers reporting being unable to access the internet. At the time, the internet provider said it was 'working on a solution' and apologised to customers for the disruption. Early on Monday evening, the company said it had now solved the issue and service had been restored to all its customers. 'The outage that affected many customers today has now been resolved,' a company spokesperson told the PA news agency. 'We apologise to all the customers that suffered a loss of service this afternoon.' The company had previously confirmed engineers were continuing to work on the issue, but did not specify what had caused it. Service status website Downdetector said Community Fibre users began reporting issues with internet access late on Monday morning, with the number of reports of an issue quickly spiking to over 10,000. In a full statement published on its website, Community Fibre confirmed 'network issues' were 'affecting multiple customers'. 'Some customers may be experiencing disruption to their service,' the statement said. 'Our engineers are aware of this issue and working on a solution as their top priority. 'We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience.' The broadband provider has more than 300,000 customers, mainly across London and the surrounding areas. Many customers took to social media to report issues with the firm's service, with Community Fibre replying to some that it was working on a 'fix' as a 'top priority'.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Community Fibre broadband service restored after outage
Service has been restored to all customers of broadband provider Community Fibre following an outage on Monday, the company said. The firm was hit by a problem late on Monday morning, with thousands of customers reporting being unable to access the internet. At the time, the internet provider said it was 'working on a solution' and apologised to customers for the disruption. Early on Monday evening, the company said it had now solved the issue and service had been restored to all its customers. 'The outage that affected many customers today has now been resolved,' a company spokesperson told the PA news agency. 'We apologise to all the customers that suffered a loss of service this afternoon.' The company had previously confirmed engineers were continuing to work on the issue, but did not specify what had caused it. Service status website Downdetector said Community Fibre users began reporting issues with internet access late on Monday morning, with the number of reports of an issue quickly spiking to over 10,000. In a full statement published on its website, Community Fibre confirmed 'network issues' were 'affecting multiple customers'. 'Some customers may be experiencing disruption to their service,' the statement said. 'Our engineers are aware of this issue and working on a solution as their top priority. 'We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience.' The broadband provider has more than 300,000 customers, mainly across London and the surrounding areas. Many customers took to social media to report issues with the firm's service, with Community Fibre replying to some that it was working on a 'fix' as a 'top priority'.
