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UK Regulator Lets Sky Off the Hook Over Movie Subscription Service

UK regulator, the Competition Commission (CC) has published revised findings [PDF] today as part of its Movies on Pay TV investigation. It now finds that Sky Movies no longer provides Sky…

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The Guardian's n0tice launches an Open Journalism Toolkit

The Guardian‘s n0tice project launched last year as an experimental new way of sharing local news and community events. Now the platform behind it is being opened up as a…

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Digital Shoreditch Kicks Off Festival of London Innovation

We’re not sure how they did it, but it seems that the organisers of the Digital Shoreditch Festival have managed to bring some sunshine to the capital along with two…

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LeWeb London Startup Competition Semi-Finalists Announced

As you may have heard, the French are coming to take over in June as LeWeb London 2012 conference arrives to celebrate and explore digital advances. The theme for the…

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Smithfield Case Secures £650k to Change Clothing E-commerce for Men

Online clothes shopping in the UK is a growth market, but so far, there is very little that caters to the tastes of the fashionable male. With the completion of…

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AlertMe Partners with British Gas to Provide Smart Meters

AlertMe, the smart home tech company has sealed a deal with British Gas to provide a personalised energy efficiency advice service to UK customers with smart meters. So, The Jetsons‘…

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Twitter Releases Small Business Guide for the UK

Twitter has just celebrated its first year anniversary for its London office with impressive stats including 10m active users in the UK. To further support for its British users, the…

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Northern Ireland Assembly Opens Up Its Data

The Northern Ireland Assembly is opening up for data fans and developers to take a closer look at its work and consider how this information can be translated for apps…

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London NHS Trust Fined £90,000 For Data Breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced today that the Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 ($142k) following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act…

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Tears, Tantrums & Tech 5: Reality Sets In [Video]

In part five of our video series following three startups taking part in the Springboard accelerator in London, it’s time to take a look at how the teams are getting…

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Waterstones Partners With Amazon To Sell Kindle In The UK

If you can’t beat them, join them. UK bookseller Waterstones (previously known as Waterstone’s) has inked a deal with Amazon that will see it sell Kindle devices and ‘e-reading services’…

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This Week in Media: From IWNY to YouTube's 7th Birthday

With the Internet Week taking New York by storm for the last few days, it has been yet another busy week in the media world. Here’s our selection of news and…

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A Round Up of the First Music Tech Fest in London

The first Music Tech Fest took place through the end of last week and part of the weekend at Ravensbourne in London. The event gathered artists, performers and technologists who gave…

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London Fashion: Meet 5 Startups Re-Shaping the Industry

London has always been a massive contributor to the international fashion scene. From world-famous designers like Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and the late Alexander McQueen to the bevy…

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Crazy About Custom: 5 Fashion Startups Made Just for You

In the U.S., a standard for men’s clothing sizes was established during the Civil War when the government had to buy uniforms for soldiers in the North. Women’s sizing standards…