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Sky Broadband, Guild launch women’s eSports initiative

A women’s only eSports initiative has launched in the UK, in a bid to improve diversity and inclusion in the gaming world. The series of tournaments, kicking off this April, provide a platform for women gamers to showcase their skills. It is the first women’s eSports tournament to award professional contracts as well as cash […]

April 11, 2024

Sky appoints Pine as MD of Connectivity

Sky has appointed Amber Pine as its Managing Director of Connectivity, expanding her previous role heading up Sky Broadband to include Sky Mobile, under a combined team for the first time. Pine will be responsible for leading the business’ connectivity strategy as it continues to drive innovation as part of Sky’s integrated product portfolio. Pine […]

December 7, 2023

Sky Broadband launches WiFi Max

Sky Broadband has unveiled WiFi Max, labelling it “its most powerful WiFi package yet”. Targetting modern connected homes, it comes with the next generation Max Hub, which uses WiFi 6 technology to provide reliable WiFi that travels faster and further. Available to add now for new and existing Sky Broadband customers from £10 per month, […]

July 11, 2023

Survey: Half women gamers have suffered online abuse

Research reveals that 49 per cent of women gamers in Britain have experienced a level of abuse or harassment when playing or streaming online, rising to 75 per cent amongst those aged 18-24. The findings delve into the differing experiences faced by both men and women gamers when playing video games on the internet, with […]

May 25, 2023

Guild Esports, Sky Broadband partnership

Guild Esports, the UK-based professional eSports company, and Sky have partnered to offer gamers a next generation eSports experience. With over 17 million gamers playing over seven hours a week across the UK, the gaming revolution is set to continue, which is why Sky and Guild haveare committed to supporting and developing the gaming community, […]

September 26, 2022

Sky announces £10m fund to address digital exclusion

Sky has announced a new goal to tackle digital inequality and provide support to a quarter of a million digitally excluded people through a new £10 million (€11.9m) fund. The new programme – Sky Up – aims to support people to succeed in a digital age, ensuring that those who are most at risk of […]

April 11, 2022

Sky Broadband launches Gigafast package

Sky Broadband has launched its new full fibre broadband package, Gigafast – offering speeds of 900 Mb/s. The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is 25x faster than the average speed of Sky’s Superfast 35 package and offers a high-standard Speed Guarantee of 600 Mb/s. Available to new and […]

April 6, 2022

Survey: Brits makes 250min of video calls per week

Two years on since working from home was first introduced, research from Sky Broadband reveals that Brits have reached an era of balance, as the majority of office workers now spend three days a week working in the office, and the other two working remotely. The new ‘3:2 week’ has had a positive impact, with […]

March 22, 2022

Sky Broadband launches Superfast 35 package

Sky Broadband has launched its value fibre broadband package, Superfast 35, with guaranteed speeds of 25 Mb/s – or a month’s moneys back. The service is aimed at smaller households with fewer connected devices, and Sky says it is ideal for streaming, browsing and music downloads. Available to the majority of the UK (96 per cent) […]

February 2, 2022

Sky Broadband launches 500Mb/s Ultrafast Plus

Sky Broadband has launched what it says is its fastest broadband package yet, Ultrafast Plus. The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is more than 10x faster than the UK’s average fibre speed, according to Sky, and offers the UK’s fastest Speed Guarantee on a 500 Mb/s service. Sky […]

July 7, 2021