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 […]
Feb 2 2005
ITV2 and ITV3 have performed better than expected on Freeview and, in terms of audience share, the platform has been better for them than either satellite or cable television.
Feb 2 2005
Several bidders, understood to include Walt Disney, ITV and Channel 4, submitted offers for a new slot on Freeview yesterday which is likely to value it at £4m-£5m a year. Crown Castle, which owns the new free-to-air slot, said the auction had attracted a “good response”. Executives were last night locked in meetings to discuss […]
Jan 31 2005
ITV has signed another temporary renewal to its carriage contract with Sky as the dispute between the two broadcasters rumbles on. The extension will run through April, when independent regulator Ofcom is expected to report back on the situation. ITV asked Ofcom to investigate what it called “unfair, unreasonable and unduly discriminatory” terms offered by […]
Jan 31 2005
Channel 4 is reported to be considering the launch of a new gaming channel on Freeview. The station could be an offshoot of the popular 9 Live Quiz TV show which was trialled on E4 last year.
Jan 24 2005
Five million British homes now have Freeview, according to official figures from the BBC, Sky and Crown Castle – its joint owners. The jump in figures come after approximately 190,000 set-top boxes were sold in each of the two weeks before Christmas.
Feb 13 2005
Coronation Street to go interactive
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.
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By Expat • UK Media News • • Tags: Coronation Street, Interactive, ITV