Jan 15 2006
Sky is to begin uploading a brand new version of its Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) software to Digiboxes this week. The broadcaster is reported to have said version 4 of the EPG will start to be deployed into some boxes this week and in other boxes during the next fortnight. Some channels are also to […]
Dec 30 2005
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared NTL’s $6bn (£3.4bn) takeover of rival cable TV operator Telewest. It said in a statement that there was justification in referring the deal to the Competition Commission. The OFT also rubber-stamped satellite broadcaster BSkyB’s £211m purchase of internet company Easynet. The combined NTL and Telewest will have customers […]
Mar 7 2005
Radio London has confirmed that it plans to launch on Sky Digital on March 21 on channel 940. The free-to-air station will broadcast a mix of popular, rock and R ‘n’ B music with regular news and weather bulletins.
Mar 7 2005
Sky Interactive, the interactive arm of Sky Digital, has launched a Web site to help educate the TV industry about the opportunities for interactive TV services and drive further growth of the Sky Digital platform. Click here to visit the new site.
Feb 27 2005
Sky has announced plans to launch its own credit card which will be able to be inserted into Digiboxes to reward subscribers for remaining with the servivce. Viewers will be able to earn reward points on purchases made using their remote controls. Sky has signed a deal with Barclaycard to launch ‘SkyCard’, which subscribers will […]
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 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 […]
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 24 2005
The European Commission has called in UK media and competition regulators to help its investigation into the way the Premier League sells its rights, including its exclusive £1bn pay-TV deal with BSkyB. The communications regulator Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading – which have joint responsibility for competition regulation of the British media sector […]
Jan 24 2005
Sky is to introduce a credit card ‘within weeks’ that can be used via the second card slot in its digital boxes, according to media press reports. Three other broadcasters are also planning to use the card slot to launch loyalty-card schemes and offer high-street discounts to viewers. The Sky credit card will be marketed […]
New Broadcast 2040+ research
BBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Successful launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite
PBS America has launched on Freeview PlayITV will rebrand main channel as ITV1
Channel 4 HD coming to 104
ITV Hub will soon no longer be available on some Freesat devices
Freeview channel changes & closures“Protect traditional TV & radio” say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches
Jan 22 2006
New SMS recording facility for Sky+ boxes
Owners of the Sky+ personal video recorder will soon be able to record programmes by simply sending a text message to Sky. The new ‘SMS record’ facility is scheduled to be launched this Spring. No pricing details have yet been released. Meanwhile, Sky has also said that Sky+ customers will be able to add programmes […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Recording, Sky, SMS