Nov 9 2018
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Wright QC, MP and UK Government Minister for Wales Lord Bourne officially opened S4C’s new headquarters in Carmarthen yesterday, Thursday (Nov 8). Both Ministers were given a tour of the new, state of the art centre. Yr Egin is the result of four years of […]
Nov 1 2018
Dynasties, BBC One’s upcoming series with Sir David Attenborough, will be shown in Ultra HD (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) on BBC iPlayer later this month. It is the latest series on the BBC’s Ultra HD trials, following other series and events like Blue Planet II, the FIFA World Cup and the Wimbledon Championships. […]
Oct 31 2018
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that leading UK music channel broadcaster The Box Plus Network has signed a multi-year UK DTH distribution deal. The Box Plus Network, a Bauer Media/Channel 4 joint venture, broadcasts music and entertainment channel 4Music and six music TV channels: The Box, Box Upfront, Box Hits, Kiss, […]
Oct 31 2018
The DTG has published the latest version of the D-Book, the only universally deployed technical standards for TV and digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the UK. The D-Book is updated annually with the collaboration of industry, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. D-Book 11 changes and updates include: RF test […]
Oct 31 2018
Channel 4’s Chief Executive, Alex Mahon and the Channel 4 Board have today confirmed that that Leeds will be the location of its new National HQ and Bristol and Glasgow will be the locations of its two new Creative Hubs. Channel 4 announced its 4 All the UK strategy in March 2018, the biggest change […]
Oct 30 2018
WorldDAB has published its latest market report, which illustrates that by the end of Q2 2018, more than 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific. This, says WorldDAB, is up from 58 million in Q2 2017. According to the organization, the new study, which covers Australia, Belgium, […]
Oct 29 2018
Four million more listeners across the UK can now receive 19 further radio stations on DAB digital radio for the first time following the launch of new transmitters covering parts of East Anglia, the South West, Kent, South Wales and North East Scotland. The new transmitters have expanded the coverage of Sound Digital, the national […]
Oct 19 2018
Sky Ireland has sent letters to broadcasters about their post-Brexit plans in case of a no-deal scenario – to ensure they retain licences to broadcast in both the UK and EU markets. According to The Guardian, Sky UK contacted US broadcasters like Disney and Discovery amid concerns that they would not have a licence to […]
Oct 16 2018
I gave my last update on our HD services here in May 2015. Since then, we have continued to try to find ways to address gaps in the HD portfolio. I’m pleased now to be able to follow up with some news on our progress towards an all-HD future. We in the Distribution & Business […]
Oct 15 2018
BBC to extend FM coverage to additional 400,000 people across Wales. From Wednesday 24 October, BBC Radio Wales will be available across 91% of Wales, thanks to a major boost to its FM signal. Wales’s national radio station – which currently reaches 79% of households in Wales – will be available to more listeners than […]
Oct 11 2018
Capital TV and Hear TV have ceased broadcasting on Sky/Freesat after six years on air. They launched as music channels in 2012 and also carried special programmes such as coverage of the Jingle Bell Ball and Global Awards. They were on Sky 387 and 388, Freesat 516 and 517, and inside the Global Player apps. […]
Nov 9 2018
BBC News Russian TV programme comes to OstWest channel
The BBC News Russian TV programme, News From The BBC, is now part of the prime-time offer of the Berlin-based Russian-language TV channel, OstWest. The 26-minute Monday to Friday global news programme will air at 17:00 Berlin Time (18:00 during summer time). News from the BBC opens OstWest’s Monday to Friday prime-time slot, bringing latest […]
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By Expat • BBC Worldwide • • Tags: News From The BBC, OstWest