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May 13 2016
The UK Government has outlined its position on what role the BBC will play when and if a digital radio switchover date is announced. Stressing that a decision on that switchover is not going to be made now, it says it’s “likely to be taken by the Government at some point during the next Charter […]
May 12 2016
The Royal Charter forms the constitutional basis of the BBC and its current Charter is due to expire at the end of 2016. Following evidence gathering, which has included a public consultation, 16 focus groups, 12 in-depth interviews, two independent reports, and engagement with 300 stakeholders, the Government is publishing a white paper detailing its […]
May 6 2016
The BBC says it’s found a solution to the sound problem that has been affecting some Freeview HD users. There have been reports by some Freeview HD viewers of sound dropouts on certain Freeview HD channels. Devices from Samsung and Toshiba were prone to the sound problem, this affected most of the PSB HD channels, […]
Apr 18 2016
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV, which has been a vital cash cow for the BBC’s commercial operation. The culture department of the Conservative government has considered forcing a sale various times in the past two years, and according to The Telegraph, it has now revisited […]
Apr 15 2016
The BBC Red Button team have launched a survey to gauge opinions from those who listen to BBC Radio via their TV (Freeview, Freesat & Sky). The survey aims to find out how often listeners listen to BBC Radio stations on their TV and whether they use the Red Button service to access additional information, […]
Mar 16 2016
BBC Worldwide will expand the reach of CBeebies by launching the UK preschool channel in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) next month. The 24-hour linear channel will be available in English exclusively to subscribers of pay TV operator BeIN’s DTH service from April 1. It marks the first time CBeebies has entered the […]
Mar 10 2016
The BBC has commissioned a season of sitcom programming that will air across its channels BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four this summer. The season, first mooted last year, is designed to mark 60 years of comedy programming at the BBC and will see a number of classic sitcoms, including Keeping Up Appearances, revived […]
Mar 8 2016
Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, has suggested a fourth element be added to the Reithian vision for the Corporation, telling delegates at the Media & Telecoms Conference 2016 in London that ‘to inspire’ join ‘inform, educate and entertain’. “It is something that the BBC can uniquely do,” he suggested, noting that “overwhelmingly” respondents to […]
Mar 8 2016
Charlotte Moore, Controller, BBC TV Channels and iPlayer, has delivered a strong defence of the Corporation’s programme making and dismissed a suggestion by Culture, Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale that it had become less distinctive. Speaking at an event hosted by BBC Director-General Tony Hall and Charlotte Moore for writers, actors, industry and media, […]
Oct 17 2015
BBC Northern Ireland has officially announced BBC Radio Foyle’s availability on satellite and cable television. The station is now permanently available on this platform to listeners across Northern Ireland with access to these services. BBC Radio Foyle can now be listened to via Sky channel 0152 (Northern Ireland), Freesat channel 717 (UK wide) and Virgin […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
May 16 2016
BBC & ITV SVoD Service
The BBC’s plans launch a Netflix rival have gained significant momentum after proposals in the UK Government’s White Paper on the future of the BBC included provisions for the Corporation to launch a new paid-for subscription service. BBC chiefs are understood to have held talks with potential partners, including ITV and NBCUniversal, about launching such […]
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By Expat • BBC, ITV, Online, UK Media News • Tags: BBC, BBC SVoD, ITV, White Paper