Sep 14 2017
Pay-TV service TVPlayer has launched on Freesat, the BBC and ITV backed satellite TV service, allowing the platform’s users to add popular subscription channels to their viewing. For £5.99 a month users with a compatible Freesat set top box can watch a bundle of 26 pay channels including Eurosport, Comedy Central, MTV, Lifetime, and Discovery […]
Apr 26 2016
Viacom has witnessed double-digit viewer growth across two of its UK platforms – MTV.co.uk and My5 – and announced plans for further digital expansion as part of its ‘always on’ strategy. Speaking at TV Connect in London this morning, James Currell, chief operating officer of Viacom International Media Networks, UK, Austalia, Russia and Eastern Europe […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Feb 1 2018
VIVA has closed down
Viva ceased broadcasting on all platforms at 0600 on Wednesday 31 January 2018. Ahead of the closure, the channel was removed from Freesat 511 on 30 January. On 31 January, the Viva channel on Sky was replaced by pop-up channel MTV Love, a service encrypted as part of the suite of MTV-branded music channels. On […]
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By Expat • Music • Tags: MTV, Viacom, VIVA