British Media News
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 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 18 2018
Vintage TV has left the Freesat platform, the channel was removed from the service on Thursday, with Vintage TV blaming Freesat’s new charging structure and urging viewers to contact the UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom to complain. However, Freesat says the fees have been lowered. From Thursday 17th May, Vintage TV will no longer be available […]
May 9 2018
The English Football League and Quest are at the start of a beautiful friendship! From August 2018, we will be the new home of the EFL highlights featuring the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy. The partnership between the EFL and Quest will guarantee FREE […]
May 2 2018
UTV+1 has begun testing on satellite, allowing viewers in Northern Ireland to timeshift Northern Ireland’s main commercial channel UTV. Tests began today following the closure of ITV Encore+1, which previously used the bandwidth. ITV plc purchaised UTV in 2017. No date h as yet been announced for the official launch of the UTV timeshift channel, however […]
Mar 22 2018
Travel channel Travelxp is apparently planning a UK launch in May. The channel which first launched in India, has rapidly expanded around the world, with a European service on-air since 2016. The channel offers a HD and 4K UHD option in some countries. Travelxp now holds Ofcom licences covering all digital TV platforms in the […]
Mar 3 2018
The UK’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, has confirmed in a much anticipated speech today that the UK will be leaving the EU’s Digital Single Market – but has called for a free trade agreement that covers most sectors of the British economy and for a strong data relationship with the trading bloc. Negotiations between the […]
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 […]
Feb 23 2018
Radioplayer, the official pan-industry radio platform, today (Feb 22nd) launches a redesigned app and a new brand, with a consumer advertising campaign across radio and outdoor. The app design, based on months of user-testing and prototyping, features: A cleaner interface with the new Radioplayer branding Faster start-up and streaming, plus a new ‘high quality’ mode […]
Feb 20 2018
21st Century Fox has increased its assurance over the future of Sky News and the channels independence. The company has doubled the period of time it is prepared to continue running the loss-making news channel, from five to ten years, as long as it is allowed to take over control of Sky. A takeover of […]
Feb 15 2018
Losing access to EU markets from Brexit could jeopardize up to £1 billion in annual investment from international broadcasters to the U.K.’s television sector, according to a new report from the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA). Research commissioned by COBA, the industry body for multichannel broadcasters, from analysis firm Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates reveals that international […]
Jun 21 2018
Wimbledon tennis to be screened in 4K HDR by BBC
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 […]
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By Expat • Sky Q, Sport, UHD/4K, UK Media News • • Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, Sky Q, Wimbledon