Feb 13 2005
Media regulator Ofcom has finally outlined its schedule for switching off the UK’s analogue TV signal. It said a region-by-region process would start in 2008, with analogue transmitters being gradually turned off. In order to reach its proposed December 31, 2012 deadline for the final switch-over, it is proposing a phased switchover by ITV region […]
Feb 13 2005
The BBC is guaranteed to receive the proceeds of the UK’s TV licence fee for another decade, according to Whitehall sources quoted in The Guardian. However, the government is likely to review the level of the licence fee in five years’ time – amid concerns in some quarters that the BBC is still complacent and […]
Feb 13 2005
The ITV News Channel looks set to reappear on Freeview this Spring. According to a Sky Viewers Enquiries helpline, the channel will resume in the Central region in mid March; Granada, Yorkshire and Tyne Tees in mid April; Meridian, Anglia, HTV West and HTV Wales in mid-May; Scottish and Grampian in late May; Ulster in […]
Feb 13 2005
David Chance, the chairman of Top Up TV, the digital terrestrial pay TV service, has said the service’s acquisition of subscribers is “going according to plan” with around 150,000 customers having signed up. He added: “We said we’d achieve our break-even target of 250,000 within two years and we’re on target.” The comments came amid […]
Feb 13 2005
ITV soap Coronation Street is to add ‘red button interactivity’ to its programme on Sky this summer. Interactive features planned for the soap will include additional sub-plots and background stories, out-takes, behind-the-scenes coverage and competitions.
Feb 13 2005
Stan Richards, who played Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale, has died at the age of 74. The actor passed away peacefully in his sleep, show producers Yorkshire Television said. Richards joined the soap 25 years ago, and was the longest serving soap actor outside of Coronation Street.
Feb 7 2005
New educational channel Teachers TV will launch on Sky Digital and several other digital TV platforms on Tuesday (February 8). Funded by the Department for Education and Skills but editorially independent, the free-to-air channel will be aimed at helping busy teachers with programmes that share ideas and experiences. Teachers TV will be availale on Sky […]
Feb 7 2005
South African entertainment channel NSAT has stopped transmissions on Sky Digital channel 837 amid reports that it had been suffering financial problems. NSAT had hoped to become a subscription channel and begin 24-hour broadcasts later this year, the latest problems mean this now looks unlikely.
Feb 7 2005
A new TV channel aimed at gay viewers is to launch on Sky Digital this week. Called Gay Network, the entertainment channel will launch on Sky channel 688 and give gay and both bi-male and females the chance to communicate with each other.
Feb 6 2005
BBC Prime, the commercial station available to non UK viewers worldwide, has been experiencing severe technical problems today. In some areas a total loss of transmission occurred whilst in others, such as viewers in the area serviced by Hotbird at 13 East received a FTA broadcast of the channel. This means anyone with a digital satellite receiver […]
Feb 2 2005
Satellite pay-TV giant BSkyB today recorded better-than-expected subscriber figures, announcing it had added 192,000 customers in the last three months of 2004. That was ahead of all analyst forecasts, which on average predicted around 150,000 new customers, and took the group’s total subscriber numbers in the UK and Ireland to more than 7.6 million. It […]
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ research
BBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Successful launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite
PBS America has launched on Freeview PlayITV will rebrand main channel as ITV1
Channel 4 HD coming to 104
Feb 13 2005
BBC planning new sports TV channel
The BBC has confirmed it is considering the launch of its own dedicated sports TV channel covering minority sports. Peter Salmon, director of BBC sport, said: “In the course of the next licence period, there should be a really good debate over the BBC and the diversity of its sports provision – including a specialist […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, BBC Sport