Jul 8 2016
The most complained-about pay TV provider between January and March of this year was BT with 20 complaints per 100,000 customers compared to 15 the previous quarter according to an Ofcom report. Complaints about TalkTalk fell from 14 to nine, while complaints about Virgin Media increased slightly and was the same as the industry average […]
Jun 29 2016
Now TV has launched what it claims is the UK’s first contract-free triple play bundle – offering TV, broadband and call bundles. The Now TV Combo is due to launch next month alongside the latest generation of the Roku-powered Now TV Smart Box – which includes a new homepage and frequently updated editorial recommendations. Announced […]
Jun 16 2016
Sky and ITV have joined forces with videogaming TV channel specialist Ginx TV to launch the UK and Ireland’s only 24-hour eSports TV channel, GINX eSports TV, with ITV and Sky expected to take minority stakes in the business to support its growth. Aiming to bring the very best of eSports to videogaming fans, the […]
May 21 2016
S4C HD will launch on satellite on Tuesday 7th June, and will be available on Sky and Freesat following several weeks of test transmissions. The HD channel will take the slot of the current standard definition service for viewers with HD receivers. S4C HD will be available across the UK: On Sky and Freesat 104 […]
Apr 21 2016
A test service for Sky’s forthcoming UHD service has started. Sky UHD will, when launched, only be available on Sky Q equipment. Unfortunately the test service is encrypted, so it will only be watchable by the few Sky customers who already have a Sky Q receiver. The Sky UHD test can be found on: Frequency: […]
Apr 21 2016
A test service for Sky’s forthcoming UHD service has started. Sky UHD will, when launched, only be available on Sky Q equipment. Unfortunately the test service is encrypted, so it will only be watchable by the few Sky customers who already have a Sky Q receiver. The Sky UHD test can be found on: Frequency: […]
Mar 23 2016
Formula 1 races will not be broadcast live on free-to-air television in the UK from the start of the 2019 season after Sky Sports secured an exclusive deal to show events on its subscription channels. The new agreement between Sky and Formula One means Sky Sports will be the home of Formula 1 in the […]
Mar 22 2016
True Crime has launched on Freeview, Sky and Freesat. True Crime and True Crime+1 have replaced More>Movies and More>Movies+1 on Sky and Freesat. You can find True Crime and +1 on Sky channels 185 and 186 and Freesat channels 143 and 156. More>Movies is now no longer available on satellite, it was a simulcast of the […]
Mar 21 2016
Sky has confirmed details of its latest price rises, due 1st June 2016, which will see many packages going up by £2 a month. Subscribers with the Original TV bundle will see a rise of between £1 and £2.50 per month, or £24 and £30 per year (dependent on the amount they currently pay), while […]
Feb 22 2016
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has urged Ofcom to call for BT and its infrastructure arm Openreach to separate, as the regulator prepares to publish the conclusions of its digital communications review. In an open letter, published in the Times newspaper today, Darroch said that ultrafast broadband is “critical to Britain’s future economic and social welfare”, […]
Jan 29 2016
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman in a move that many believe could presage a renewed attempt by 21st Century Fox to consolidate the pay TV giant by acquiring the 60.4% of the organisation that it does not already own. Current chairman Nicholas Ferguson will step down at the end of April […]
Jul 14 2016
BT doubles its share of pay-TV market
Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and pay-TV – reveals strong gains for the major players amid further turmoil for TalkTalk. BT, Sky and Virgin Media have all seen year-on-year customer growth, with BT’s share up by 7.8 percentage points on last year thanks to strong […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • • Tags: BT TV, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media