Freeview is the Free-To-Air digital terrestrial platform in the UK.
Jun 26 2017
Free-to-air sports channel Front Runner TV has ceased broadcasting on Freeview. The service, operated by London-based Information TV, was broadcast on Freeview and YouView channel 91 with coverage extending to around 3/4 of UK households. It was taken off air during the course of Friday 23rd June. The first sign of an irregularity came when […]
Jun 21 2017
Freeview has today announced the launch of Freeview Explore – a new feature to ensure that Freeview Play users get the most out of their TVs. Freeview Explore will demo core functionality, deliver the latest news on the Freeview channel line-up and provide a showcase of the day’s best on-demand programmes from the UK’s leading […]
May 25 2017
Sony Pictures Television and local TV network Made TV have teamed up for a new shared programme block. The new arrangement, which came into force on Thursday 25th May, sees local TV channels that belong to the Made TV network take two four-hour programme blocks from truTV every day, giving truTV prime access to Freeview […]
May 18 2017
Quest+1 was downgraded on Freeview earlier in the year, retaining a three hour slot in the early morning at the bottom of the Entertainment channel listing, in order to keep a basic presence on Freeview, but rendering it useless for most viewers. From 1st June 2017, its broadcast hours on Freeview channel 92 will change […]
Apr 10 2017
Scotland’s brand new TV channel, STV2, will launch on Monday April 24 to viewers across Scotland at 5pm. STV2 will reflect what’s happening across Scotland on screen with an exciting schedule, featuring live events, news and new programming including a soap, drama and movies. On Monday April 24, the existing channels for Glasgow and Edinburgh […]
Apr 3 2017
Following an industry-wide consultation, the Freeview TV guide is set to be updated and expanded on Wednesday, 2 August 2017. This change is designed to increase capacity for the launch of new channels in the future and strengthen consumer protection measures to further minimise risks around minors viewing inappropriate content. Some existing channels will move […]
Mar 15 2017
Viacom18 have launched the first Asian HD channel on the Freeview platform in the UK. Colors HD only recently launched in the UK on the Sky platform, is now expected to extend its reach being on Freeview HD. The general entertainment channel is now available on channel 114, reaching around 3/4 of UK households who […]
Mar 1 2017
Freeview has today announced that sales of Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes have surpassed one million*. Launched in late 2015, Freeview Play brings UK consumers a seamless combination of live, catch-up and on demand content all in one place for no monthly cost. Freeview Play TVs now account for one in three (34%) of […]
Feb 17 2017
Quest Red will target a predominantly female audience and explore real life stories through entertainment, investigative crime stories and thought provoking documentaries. Quest Red will accompany Discovery’s first free-to-air factual entertainment TV channel, Quest, and will launch on Freeview, YouView, BT TV, Talk Talk, Sky and Virgin Media. The channel will premiere UK programmes, including […]
Jan 17 2017
Hindi movie channel Rishtey Cineplex is continuing its expansion plans with the launch of the channel on the digital terrestrial TV service Freeview. First launched in India in March 2016, a UK version of Rishtey Cineplex appeared on Sky at the end of September 2016. Now the channel is being distributed via Freeview, although reception […]
Jan 12 2017
More4+1 has returned to Freeview from today after being removed in 2006 to allow for the launch of Film4 on the terrestrial platform. More4+1 can be found on channel 86, it can only be viewed using DVB-T2 compatible Freeview devices and TVs, or on YouView, EE TV and Now TV boxes. Reception is subject to […]
Jun 26 2017
Bay TV Swansea in trouble
Bay TV Swansea is requesting to have its local programme commitments cut. In July, when the channel turns one, it is due to increase its local hours from 17.5 hours a week to 20 hours a week as part of its original licence commitments. But Bay TV has written to Ofcom requesting that its commitments […]
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By Expat • Local TV, UK Media News • • Tags: Bay TV Swansea, Digital Nation, Local TV, Talking Pictures