Jan 7 2019
STV and Sky have today announced a five-year strategic partnership, which will give Sky customers in Scotland access to STV’s regional variants in full HD, as well as STV’s leading VOD service – STV Player – on their set top boxes for the first time. Sky customers in STV’s broadcast licence areas will be able […]
Jun 26 2018
The BBC is to set up a new design and engineering hub in Glasgow, investing £4m and recruiting an additional 60 people into technology and design-led roles over the next three years. The new facility will join the existing hubs in London and Salford. The new hub of more than 110 people – which will […]
Aug 14 2017
STV has appointed ITV’s managing director, online, pay TV, interactive and technology, Simon Pitts, as its next CEO. Pitts, who has worked at ITV for 17 years in various senior roles, is due to join the Scottish broadcaster’s board as chief executive on January 3, 2018. His appointment comes after STV’s current CEO, Rob Woodward, […]
May 18 2017
The new BBC Scotland TV channel is seeking partnerships with BBC Three and BBC Four in order to maximise its £30m budget. BBC Scotland chief Donalda MacKinnon told Broadcast that has already held “constructive conversations” with BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh and BBC Four channel editor Cassian Harrison about how the services can work together. […]
Oct 18 2016
Freesat, the UK’s subscription free satellite TV service, has announced the addition of STV Player to its On Demand line up. Freesat viewers will be able to catch up on their favourite TV shows such as Taggart and Rebus as well as STV’s flagship programmes, including STV News at six and Scotland Tonight. Available to […]
Mar 26 2014
STV has confirmed it will launch STV HD on satellite at the end of April. From Monday April 28, 2014, the new service will be available for Sky HD subscribers in Glasgow and the west on channel 103, and Sky channel 178 in other areas. Freesat viewers will be able to access STV HD on […]
Jan 6 2011
The BBC national stations for Wales and Scotland will be off-air on Freeview for about one hour on January 10th 2011 This will happen during the “small hours” of next Monday, January 10th, 2011. Only the Freeview services are part of this test. This is to allow the BBC to test the critical infrastructure. Analogue […]
Jun 2 2010
STV is to launch its first High Definition service, STVHD, bringing viewers Scotland’s most popular peak time TV schedule in crystal clear clarity, making programmes brighter and sharper than ever before. STVHD will be a completely separate channel on Digital Terrestrial Television/Freeview on channel 51 and on Virgin Media on channel 113. It will be […]
Dec 11 2008
The timetable for Scotland to make the switch to digital TV has been announced by Digital UK. Scottish Borders became the first region to complete the change last month. Switchover will now progress to south-west Scotland next year, continuing throughout 2010 and finishing in Lothian, parts of Edinburgh and Fife by June 2011. Switchover will […]
Oct 29 2007
Scotland’s Selkirk TV antenna will start its switch to digital-only TV on November 6, 2008, says Digital UK. A new antenna has been built at Selkirk to cover part of the Border area, and in just over a year will start switching local viewers to digital-only TV. The rest of the Border region, including the […]
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
Nov 1 2019
STV Player catch-up service launches on Sky
The STV Player service has launched on Sky, giving viewers access to STV content across all major TV platforms for the first time. Sky customers will now be able to catch up with STV programmes including Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity, which starts next month, as well as viewing all of STV’s local programming. […]
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By Expat • SKY, STV, UK Media News • Tags: Scotland, Sky, STV Player, VOD