Tech & Communications

The annual cost of a standard colour TV licence will rise to £169.50 from 1 April 2024 – an increase of £10.50 on the current price of £159 a year – the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced. It's the first increase to the fee since April 2021.

Virgin Media is offering automated discounts to cable customers put on hold who call up seeking a price cut, MoneySavingExpert.com has learned, although we've also heard of users securing far better deals if they stay on the line and haggle in person.

Tesco Mobile customers will be charged more than double what they currently pay if they exceed their pay-monthly calls allowance from 9 February. Meanwhile, charges for out-of-bundle services, such as to send picture messages and to make international calls, will also rise for both pay-monthly and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) users.

From the reintroduction of costly European roaming charges to new rules around car and home insurance - here's a quick breakdown of five key events and changes that are set to impact your finances in early 2022 and, more importantly, what to do about them.

From next week, adverts from broadband providers will all have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer - but the actual speed you get now won't change.

TV and movie streaming giant Netflix is increasing the price of some of its subscription packages, with users to be charged an extra 50p or £1 per month.

Broadband firms will be forced to repair faults quickly, speed up installation, improve reliability and pay out automatic compensation to customers hit by service outages under far-reaching plans announced today by the UK telecoms regulator.

More than five million BT Sport customers have either been automatically opted into paying up to £141/year when they previously got it 'free', or they face a steep price rise. We explain how you can beat the hikes.

New sign-ups to the online TV and movie streaming service Netflix will pay more for their monthly membership from today.

If you're thinking of joining online TV and movie streaming service Netflix, sign up now as it's increasing the monthly membership price for new customers later today.