Sep 5 2018
The Swiss government has given the country’s public broadcaster approval to turn off its digital terrestrial TV (known as over-the-air to most people) by the end of 2019. It will be the first nation in Europe to do so. Most Swiss have high speed broadband internet connections and cable networks in their homes, so the […]
Nov 1 2017
All Italians will have to switch to the new DVB-T2 standard by 01 July 2022, according to the timetable included in the government’s latest budget law. The switchover date is in line with the European Union’s plans to free up frequency space in the 700 MHz band for 5G mobile communications by moving digital TV […]
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 […]
Dec 22 2016
London, Thursday 22nd December 2016; High definition TV will become the norm in the UK from 1st January 2017 as the Freeview logo is withdrawn from new SD TVs and set-top boxes. Freeview Managing Director, Guy North, said it was a ‘landmark moment’ in the evolution of UK television and would pave the way for […]
Jan 28 2014
ITV has today launched a new primetime window for timeshift channel itv3+1 on Freeview channel 34. Using capacity previously assigned to ITV/JML joint venture The Store, itv3+1 now broadcasts between 6pm and midnight on Freeview. Freeview and YouView viewers will now be able to watch shows including Murder, She Wrote, Poirot and Midsomer Murders an […]
Mar 26 2008
The commercial digital terrestrial multiplexes will cover about 90% of UK homes after switchover, Ofcom said today. SDN and National Grid Wireless, who run multiplexes one and two respectively, are aiming to increase their reach from about 73%. Channels including Dave, Virgin 1, The Hits and Five US, along with subscription-based services Setanta Sports and […]
Sep 13 2007
Ofcom has revised its reference parameters for digital terrestrial TV transmissions by permitting the use of the 8k transmission mode, which is more robust against localised interference from household appliances. The regulator indicated back in 2005 that some regions – including Anglia and Meridian – would have to switch from the current 2k mode to […]
Feb 8 2007
Sky plans to launch a four-channel subscription TV service on digital terrestrial TV this summer. Announced – coincidentally? – on the same day as Virgin Media’s big launch, the service will provide some of Sky’s most popular sports, entertainment and movies through your aerial. Sky said the line-up will include live Barclays Premiership matches and […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Dec 30 2019
Freeview Reception problems
Freeview viewers have been venting their frustration after the digital TV platform said it was experiencing reception problems due to high-pressure weather conditions. The website Downdetector has received nearly 5,000 comments from viewers reporting that they are experiencing issues with the picture or accessing Freeview channels. Freeview s free-to-air channels include those from the BBC, […]
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By Expat • Freeview • Tags: Digital Terrestrial, DTT, Freeview, High-pressure