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| Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse deal not to be referred to CC The UK merger of Carphone Warehouse and US retail giant Best Buy will not be referred to the Competition Commission, the Office of Fair Trading has announced. | |
| Broadcasters to compete for HD on Freeview Regulator Ofcom has invited applications from public service broadcasters who want to provide high-definition services on Freeview. | |
| Most Sony products to be networked? Sony plans to make 90 per cent of its products networkable by 2010, according to reports from a meeting between Sony's president of consumer sales Stan Glasgow and journalists in San Francisco. | |
| Blockbuster pulls out of Circuit City deal Video chain Blockbuster has pulled out of its bid to acquire US electrical retail giant Circuit City. | |
| Sales slump at M&S Britain's high street troubles will be "more of a two-year problem than a two-month one", warned Marks and Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose. | |
| Sir Alan Sugar steps down from Amstrad Sir Alan Sugar has stepped down as chairman of Amstrad, the company he founded in 1968 and sold to BSkyB in 2007. | |
| Freeview boxes stop working From today, some older digital terrestrial set-top boxes will not work in the STV Central (Scottish), STV North (Grampian), Ulster, Tyne Tees and Border TV regions because of transmitter changes. | |
| West Country switchover dates announced Next year's digital switchover dates for the West Country have been announced by Digital UK. | |
| Kangaroo video-on-demand venture referred to Competition Commission Kangaroo, the proposed video-on-demand service backed by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to the Competition Commission. | |
| Humax releases update for Freesat HD box Humax has reportedly released an update for its high definition Freesat box, the Foxsat-HD. | |
| Shaun takes on a new Channel Following his 1100 mile cycle ride to Rome last year, Canterbury retailer Shaun Barrett is to embark on another charity marathon. | |
| BBC starts DVB-T2 test transmissions for Freeview HD The BBC has begun DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for high definition services on digital terrestrial TV platform Freeview. | |
| MP angry that Sky is chief supplier to Borders switchover help scheme A Borders MP has reacted angrily to news that the Digital Switchover Help Scheme has made Sky the main equipment provider in the region. | |
| Digital tick logo a mystery says MP Awareness of the digital tick label – the logo that indicates a product is ready for digital TV switchover – has been slammed by a powerful committee of MPs. | |
| BBC plans to put iPlayer on TV screens The BBC is looking at ways to bring internet-based TV catch-up services such as its iPlayer on to TV screens. | |
| DSGi profits slump 30 per cent A 30 per cent drop in pre-tax profits has been reported by DSGi international, the parent company of Currys, PC World and Dixons. | |
| Sony said its TV and games businesses will be profitable this year Japanese brown goods giant Sony said it intends to make its TV and games businesses profitable by the end of this financial year, which closes on March 31, 2009. | |
| Roberts launches the world's first solar-powered DAB radio Roberts has launched what it claims is the world’s first portable solar-powered DAB radio. | |
| Petition calls on Government to help smallest firms A petition urging the Government to put the country's smallest businesses at the heart of decision-making has been posted on the 10 Downing Street website. | |
| BBC unveils new-generation iPlayer The BBC will tomorrow launch its next-generation iPlayer allowing users to access all its TV and radio shows for the week. | |
| LG to focus on Europe Europe is to play the central role in the global ambitions of LG Electronics | |
| Top Up TV adds Warner Bros VOD
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| Slight rise in Comet sales and profits Sales at Comet grew by 2.9 per cent (up 0.3 per cent like-for-like) to £1.7 billion in the 12 months to April 30. | |
| Retra chief executive speaks to ERTV In an exclusive ERTV Talking Shop interview, Retra’s chief executive, Bryan Lovewell, has outlined the work of his organisation and explained how it assists independent retailers. | |
| Digital radio group calls for all major radio stations to switch to DAB by 2020 The Digital Radio Working Group (DWRG) has urged larger FM stations to begin to migrate to DAB with total migration completed by 2020. | |
| Weekly sales at John Lewis down 4% Sales at John Lewis were down by 4 per cent year-on-year last week (14 June 2007-2008), continuing the trend for retail gloom. | |
| Online shopping across EU borders to be made easier The European Union's consumer chief is considering new rules to help Europe's online consumers shop across borders. | |
| Dixons launches Facebook group DSGi has launched a sponsored Dixons.co.uk group on Facebook - the social networking site. | |
| Demand for online video booming says ITV ITV has had a four-fold increase in video views on its main website since the sites were relaunched last August. | |
| Sony screams about Bravia To celebrate the launch of the Bravia E4000 series of TVs, Sony has announced a creative partnership with the acclaimed London gallery Scream, which is owned by rock musician Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones. | |
| Slow broadband holds back Web TV progress The internet TV revolution will only become a reality when the UK’s | |
| Cold calling The fridge is the most popular tool to send messages between family members. | |
