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No Mans Skys gorgeous procedural worlds will give your PS4 a workout

2016-08-09 20:33:52| Extremetech

Ever since we got our first peek back at VGX 2013, No Man's Sky has been one of our most hotly anticipated releases. Now that the game is on store shelves, it's time to see just how well it holds up.

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Sky's 9-mth operating profit up 12% to GBP 1.14 bln

2016-04-21 09:35:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) European pay-TV provider Sky reported operating profit for the nine months to March up 12 percent year-on-year to GBP 1.14 billion after experiencing "good trading" across all its markets. Group revenues grew by 5 percent to GBP 8.72 billion, with a 6 percent increase in UK and Ireland and a 10 percent growth in Germany and Austria offsetting a 2 percent fall in sales in Italy. Overall Sky said 177,000 new customers joined in the quarter to the end of March to reach a total of 21.7 million across its European operations.

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BT defends Openreach, attacks Sky's pay-TV dominance

2015-10-09 10:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) BT has made its final submission to Ofcom's Digital Communications Review. BT argues that it is vital for the digital future of the UK that Openreach remains part of the wider BT Group as this will enable it to continue to benefit from BT's capital as well as the around GBP 500 million a year BT spends on R&D. BT wants Openreach to continue providing regulated services to all companies on an equal basis as this model has served the UK very well over the past decade. BT insists that rivals have failed to make a convincing and evidence based case for change. It cites independent data that shows the UK currently leads the EU 'big five' for superfast broadband coverage, take up and competition. BT's submission outlines the regulatory changes needed for the UK, including long-term commitments from Ofcom to provide certainty and clarity; support for consolidation when it benefits competition and brings investment; a better regulatory balance between service quality and price; a level playing field particularly with regard to pay-TV; and simplification of current regulations with duplication removed where possible.

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Sky's the limit: offshore workers lose home comforts as oil price pinches pockets

2015-06-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

North Sea operator Talisman Sinopec Energy has cancelled its Sky subscription and removed the service from its offshore operations in a move it says will save 600,000 a year. With a low oil price weighing heavy on companies' costs, Adam Leach looks

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