Freeview is the Free-To-Air digital terrestrial platform in the UK.
Sep 28 2016
Digital UK has today published an updated technical specification for Freeview Play, setting out new features and requirements for products developed during 2017. Freeview Play combines live television with catch-up TV and on-demand services from the BBC, ITV, STV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and UKTV, making it easy for viewers to watch what they want, […]
Sep 26 2016
New 2017 specifications for Freeview’s connected TV platform Freeview Play will force manufacturers to include HEVC compatibility and enhanced subtitling support. Freeview Play products developed using the new 2017 specification will also include enhanced search functionality, allowing viewers to find their favourite shows across on-demand players. In addition to mandatory support for the decoding of […]
Sep 14 2016
ESTV Limited currently operates a local television service in the London area known as ‘London Live’. It has requested that Ofcom change some of the programming commitments for that service. Broadly speaking, these describe the type and volume of locally-relevant programming which ESTV Limited is required to provide and form part of its local TV […]
Aug 25 2016
Liverpool’s local TV channel Bay TV has gone into administration, less than two years after launching a service on Freeview and Virgin Media for viewers across the Merseyside area. Reports from local media confirm the 16 staff working for the channel will attempt to keep the channel on air, despite the financial troubles affecting the […]
Aug 24 2016
A buyer is being sought for Cambridge’s one year old local TV station to enable the current owner to fulfill his political ambitions. Cambridge TV owner Dr Peter Dawes OBE told Cambridge News that “several potential bidders” had been identified for the channel, which is broadcast on Freeview channel 7 and Virgin channel 159 across […]
Aug 14 2016
London Live, the capital’s TV channel, is delighted to announce that it will be partnering with Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app, for its live traffic update service which will be launching mid-August 2016. Waze is the free crowd-sourced navigation app that is powered by 50 million monthly users from around the […]
Aug 3 2016
A number of commercial radio stations on Freeview have moved to Com6 operated by Arqiva. After retuning, the affected stations will continue to be available on their usual Freeview channel numbers (Kiss Fresh 712, Kiss 713, Kisstory 714, Magic 715, Kerrang 717, Classic FM 731 & LBC 732). Without retuning, a caption should appear advising listeners […]
Jul 25 2016
The BBC has begun re-configuring its services on Freeview ahead of the 2016 Olympics, which start in Rio next week. Ahead of changes to three of its regular HD channels, which are due to occur on 27th July, additional Red Button streams are now available to around 70-75% of UK households and found between channels […]
Jun 23 2016
The BBC has announced it intends to speed up the adoption of the interactive TV standard HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) in the UK, moving away from the MHEG-based system that’s powered its digital text and traditional red button services since the launch of digital terrestrial TV. As part of its plan, it intends to […]
May 30 2016
Country music channel Keep It Country has announced it will be joining on Freeview from the June 1st, marking a further expansion for the channel which first launched on Sky in January, followed by Freesat at the beginning of March. The channel has been allocated Freeview channel 87, with transmissions due to start on Wednesday, […]
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, […]
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Oct 18 2016
Freeview frequency changes starting July 2017
Freeview channels will begin changing frequencies in July 2017, ahead of a full-scale clearance of services from the 700MHz frequency band by 1st May 2020. Regulator Ofcom has confirmed that following a consultation earlier this year, it will press ahead with plans to accelerate clearance of the 700MHz frequency band, to enable mobile network operators […]
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By Expat • Freeview • Tags: 600MHz, 700MHz, DTT