Jan 25 2018
Now TV has confirmed it will be upgrading its streams to full HD later this year. As part of wider infrastructure changes within Sky that will enabling viewers to access the full Sky TV service without a satellite dish, Now TV will offer users the option to access Full HD streams from later this year. […]
Oct 10 2017
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out more detail about what it intends to examine in its investigation into the proposed takeover of Sky Plc by 21st Century Fox. On 20 September, Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport referred Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky to the […]
Sep 1 2017
Freesat viewers will need to wait until the second week in September to gain access to Freesports. On Twitter a spokesperson said “We’re launching on Freesat on the 12th September. Not the 11th September as we originally thought.” The channel launched on Thursday morning on Freeview channel 95, 75% of the UK can receive Freesports […]
Aug 31 2017
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has launched Pop Max – a new dedicated kids channel, on 30th August. Pop Max, which will be available across Freeview, Sky and Freesat, is a rebrand of current channel Kix, designed to “evolve” SPTN’s kids channel portfolio. According to SPTN, Pop Max will be a “cheeky comedy channel” targeting […]
Jul 24 2017
ITV will reshuffle some of its channels on the Sky platform on 1st August 2017, the changes will see ITVBe move to CBS Drama’s current EPG slot in many areas of the UK. The move on August 1st by ITVBe to channel 149, will also see many of ITV’s +1 channels move up the Sky […]
May 25 2017
Test transmissions containing extra Red Button video streams that will become available to Sky and Freesat viewers during Wimbledon and Glastonbury have now commenced on satellite. The BBC has not confirmed the extent of its Red Button service for this summer, though the tests show five additional standard definition streams and one HD stream on […]
Mar 27 2017
Entertainment channel ShowBiz TV has closed after selling its EPG slot slot on Sky. The channel, which was born out of the classic TV channel ‘Bonanza Bonanza’ and broadcast on Sky channel 266 and available free-to-air on digital satellite was also distributed in the Greater Manchester area on Freeview channel 80.
Mar 16 2017
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is to refer 21st Century Fox’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of pay-TV operator Sky it does not already own to the European Commission on grounds of media plurality and adherence to broadcasting standards. In a formal Intervention Notice, Bradley said […]
Mar 15 2017
Quest Red launches today on Freeview channel 38, think of it as the home of “Irresistibly Real TV”. Take Quest, the channel where fact is bigger than fiction, add a dash of red, the colour that stirs emotion and together you get Quest Red. With a predominantly female audience, Quest Red hits TV screens with […]
Mar 14 2017
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay TV operator’s home markets, is now live in the UK, Germany and Italy. The app-based streaming service is currently available on the Apple TV platform. It can be downloaded via the app store on Apple TV4, or by searching for […]
Mar 1 2017
Global business channel Bloomberg TV has launched in high definition on Sky following several weeks of tests. It is the first high definition version of Bloomberg Television being distributed via satellite in Europe. Sky HD viewers will now see Bloomberg HD on channel 502, replacing the standard definition channel. For HD viewers, the standard definition […]
Oct 19 2018
Sky prepares for no-deal Brexit
Sky Ireland has sent letters to broadcasters about their post-Brexit plans in case of a no-deal scenario – to ensure they retain licences to broadcast in both the UK and EU markets. According to The Guardian, Sky UK contacted US broadcasters like Disney and Discovery amid concerns that they would not have a licence to […]
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By Expat • Ireland • • Tags: Brexit, Ireland, Sky