So, you woke up yesterday and Sky One was gone from your channel line-up. Did you weep for the loss of Lost, or blubber over Battlestar Galactica? If you did, I understand, it’s hard having to rely on Rupert Murdoch for your entertainment needs: just ask football fans. What makes the loss of Sky One so painful is the fact …

Virgin Media users may be browned off with Murdoch now that Sky channels have vanished from their line-up, but I couldn’t be happier. As a Sky HD user, I’m over the moon that Sky has finally launched the killer app I’ve been waiting for since I played with my first Tivo — online remote record. It gives you the ability …

Last night Virgin’s carriage deal with Sky ended with a bump. Rather than stump up the extra money Sky demanded — rumoured to be nearly double the amount Virgin was previously paying — the cable company decided to ditch Sky’s non-premium channels, yanking them from its programme listings. While we have no doubt this is a stunt by Virgin to …