Freeview is the Free-To-Air digital terrestrial platform in the UK.
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 […]
Mar 1 2018
The timeshift version of Sky’s free-to-air channel Pick is now available on Freeview channel 97. Pick+1 is carried on Freeview multiplex COM7, which uses DVB-T2, you will need to have a Freeview HD compatible receiver or TV to receive the channel. Pick is carried on Freeview channel 11. A retune may be required to receive […]
Jan 4 2018
Made TV has launched a single generic service on satellite replacing the existing regionalised service on Sky channel 117 for viewers who could previously see the Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Tyne & Wear channels. The channel is carried on Sky channel 134 in Wales, replacing Made in Cardiff. The new national channel carries a […]
Dec 13 2017
Sony Pictures Television has launched a timeshift of its movie channel on Freeview. The channel is available on the multiplex that delivers local TV channels across 34 different areas of the UK, Sony Movie Channel +1 is available on channel 50, wherever viewers can receive a local TV channel on either 7 or 8. The […]
Dec 13 2017
PBS America, the British TV channel from America’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) today launches on Freeview channel 94. The announcements marks Freeview’s 12th and final channel launch of 2017. Since launching in the UK, PBS America has carved out a niche in quality, factual programming, including showcasing the American public service broadcaster’s multi-award-winning NOVA, FRONTLINE […]
Dec 11 2017
The digital wires around Swansea have been buzzing with the news that That’s TV is set to take over Bay TV. That’s TV is a local television network in the United Kingdom, and is owned by That’s Media Ltd, which is based at The Flint Glass Works in the Ancoats suburb of Manchester The company […]
Dec 6 2017
Quest Red+1 has changed Freeview multiplexes, allowing some viewers to access the timeshift channel on 24 hours a day. Quest Red+1 was previously only available for a few hours every morning, its main purpose to secure a Freeview channel number for when it was able to go full-time. The new frequency allows Quest Red+1 to […]
Nov 24 2017
Please find below a list of upcoming 700MHz clearance events in Q1 2018. Detailed technical information for installers and industry, including UHF channel changes, is available in regional documents following this table. These will be updated as further information is released. Some transmitter groups will have multiple retunes between now and mid-2020 as airwaves are […]
Nov 21 2017
Arqiva, the leading UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has today announced that British vintage film channel, Talking Pictures TV, is moving to one of its main standard definition (SD) multiplexes at the end of November – expanding the channel’s reach to around 19 million homes across the UK. To date, Talking Pictures TV […]
Sep 13 2017
Prepare yourself for some pretty epic news that was probably the reason behind this 80’s thumbs up by Michael Knight himself, David Hasselhoff*. On 16 October Forces TV will be launching on Freeview Channel 96, with a mix of brand new factual military programmes and classic entertainment shows. There will be powerful documentaries that go […]
Aug 31 2017
Norwich based Mustard TV is to close on Thursday 31st August, with a special programme to mark the occasion. The channel is being sold to local TV group That’s TV. At 6pm, a final edition of The Mustard Show will say goodbye to the channel, which launched in March 2014 as part of the first […]
Jun 21 2018
Guy North to step down as Managing Director of Freeview
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 […]
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