Jun 21 2018
Guy North has announced he is to step down as Managing Director of Freeview in October. Having secured a new five-year funding settlement with Freeview’s shareholders, Guy leaves the UK’s most watched TV platform in excellent health. Freeview Play is set to become the chosen TV platform in more homes and a new mobile app […]
Jun 21 2018
The Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament is to be streamed in 4K resolution and high dynamic range colour (HDR) to UK viewers by the BBC. It will follow a current trial in which World Cup football matches are being shown via iPlayer using the next-generation TV technologies. However, this time the BBC also plans to make […]
Jun 19 2018
WASHINGTON — Fleet operators SES and Intelsat asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend the deadline for their customers to register C-band dishes before the commission decides on the band’s future use. The two companies said they are “gravely concerned” that the commission’s current rules for registration remain too cumbersome for most customers to […]
Jun 14 2018
Multi-lingual audio rights agreement covers all countries outside UK and Ireland Official coverage available to talkSPORT’s international streaming, broadcast and brand partners Wireless Group is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement for talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, to be appointed as global audio partner of the Premier League for an […]
Jun 12 2018
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to eliminate the U.S. government’s net neutrality rules, opening the door for telecom giants like AT&T, Charter, Comcast* and Verizon to block or slow down access to websites and prioritize their own music, movies and other content offerings over their competitors. Under the leadership of Chairman Ajit Pai […]
Jun 8 2018
BBC Two Wales will launch in HD later this year – enabling BBC Wales to deliver all its programming in HD for the first time. BBC Two Wales HD will be available on Freeview HD, Youview, BBC iPlayer and other DTT HD platforms. The precise launch dates will be confirmed shortly. BBC Cymru Wales Director […]
Jun 7 2018
Media regulator Ofcom has proposed scrapping the further roll-out of local TV channels across the UK, citing concerns over “economic viability”. More than 30 local TV stations have already been set up in the UK as part of a plan laid out in 2011 by then culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. But several of the channels […]
Jun 7 2018
ITV will continue to show exclusive free to air coverage of Roland Garros until 2021, in a new rights deal announced today. The broadcaster, which has held the rights to show the tennis Grand Slam tournament since 2012, will now take its coverage into the next decade under the agreement, which encompasses the showpiece event […]
Jun 7 2018
London – 7 June, 2018 – Amazon and the Premier League today announces that from 2019, live and exclusive Premier League matches, and weekly highlights packages, will be available on Prime Video in the UK at no extra cost to a Prime membership. The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, and […]
Jun 4 2018
The new radio station is the only national commercial radio station to be broadcast out of Manchester, from the regions to the rest of the UK. Hits Radio opened with a brand new national Breakfast Show hosted by Gethin Jones, who is best known for his TV work including Blue Peter, Actress and Strictly star […]
May 30 2018
Channel 4 has today announced the shortlist of cities and regions which have been selected to participate in the second stage of the pitch process for the new National HQ and two new Creative Hubs, as part of its 4 All the UK strategy. The first round pitch process was launched by Chief Executive, Alex […]
Jun 22 2018
BBC’s Global audience rises to 376m
The BBC is reaching a record weekly audience of 376m people, new figures published today reveal. The figures – the Global Audience Measure (GAM) – show how many adults the BBC reached weekly with its news and entertainment content in the year 2017/18. The BBC World Service, which has just undertaken its biggest expansion since […]
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