Welcome to the TalkTalk blog. Here you'll find regular entries from our Chairman Charles Dunstone, our CEO Dido Harding and members of the TalkTalk team.
From the launch of free broadband in 2006 to the release of our innovative new myTalkTalk package, we're always thinking of ways to change the phone and broadband market for the better. Through the blog you'll be the first to hear any news.
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We'll also be letting you know about the issues shaping the industry and any new technology that gets us excited. Hope you enjoy it - we look forward to reading your comments.
| Title and summary | Date/time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TalkTalk Tales: And the winner is…
The entries have been judged - but who did Bernard Cribbins crown the UK's best amateur storyteller? |
06-Apr-2011 09:39 |
| 2 |
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s Family Concerts
I’m really excited about our final two family concerts of the year here at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic: Pirates and Big Bear’s Band . I think what’s unique about these events is seeing adults and children enjoying LIVE music together, many for the first time. The atmosphere is great as over 1000 children and their [...] |
04-Apr-2011 10:25 |
| 3 |
Reading bedtime stories from a parent’s perspective
Research suggests that the age-old ritual of the bedtime story is in danger of becoming extinct. It’s usually attributed to a combination of factors: tired parents, kids who watch TV in their bedrooms, and the tendency to allow kids to wind down in front of Iggle Piggle rather than immersed in the pages of a book. [...] |
23-Feb-2011 16:08 |
| 4 |
And the nation’s favourite bedtime story is…
TalkTalk Tales, our search for the country’s best amateur storyteller, seems to have sparked a national debate about parents reading to their kids – are we doing it enough, and just why is it so good for your children? Children’s authors Julia Donaldson, who wrote The Gruffalo, and Charlie Higson, who writes stories about the young [...] |
10-Feb-2011 12:26 |
| 5 |
Bernard Cribbins backs hunt for Britain’s best storyteller
Memories of bedtime stories are one of those things that people hold dear to them. Whether it’s the Famous Five series or The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, we’ve all got our favourites. But it turns out that reading aloud to our kids is in peril. We’ve done some research into bedtime stories and found [...] |
31-Jan-2011 08:55 |
| 6 |
Giving you more for less with our new taxi campaign
At TalkTalk we believe that no one gives you more for less – and today we’re launching a new advertising campaign to highlight that fact. As part of the campaign we’re running ads on the sides of hundreds of taxis in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We’re also trialing free MiFi – or mobile WiFi hotspots [...] |
17-Jan-2011 09:56 |
| 7 |
We’re giving away 24 Spotify Premium accounts, with TalkTalk Pro
To celebrate TalkTalk Pro, our broadband service with unlimited downloads, we’ve decided to give away 24 Spotify Premium accounts worth £120 each, every day. |
23-Feb-2010 18:11 |
| 8 |
Bored of Christmas? Sing Our Petition instead!
Christmas has come and gone. You’re sick of turkey sandwiches and you’re bored of the telly. So why not get your creative juices flowing by entering our Sing Our Petition competition, campaigning against the government’s misguided “three strikes” proposals? |
28-Dec-2009 09:51 |
| 9 |
Get voting – just one week to go!
There’s just one week to go until votes close for the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards. We’ve had a fantastic response so far, with more than 20,000 votes from people all over the UK. |
16-Oct-2009 08:43 |
| 10 |
Digital Heroes – deadline extended
Entries for our Digital Heroes Awards have been flowing in since the end of July and to balance the competition we're calling for more entries particularly from Scotland, Northern Ireland and East Anglia. |
09-Sep-2009 10:23 |
| 11 |
Do you know a Digital Hero?
Today we’re launching the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards to reward those doing outstanding work using digital technology to improve the lives of people in their communities. |
27-Jul-2009 09:55 |
| 12 |
Play our online game for a chance to win £1,000 of prizes
Here’s a bit of Tuesday fun – the chance to win £1,000 worth of shopping vouchers for having a bash at our online game to celebrate free local calls, as part of TalkTalk’s Essentials home phone and broadband package. |
23-Jun-2009 11:19 |