Feb 20 2018
21st Century Fox has increased its assurance over the future of Sky News and the channels independence. The company has doubled the period of time it is prepared to continue running the loss-making news channel, from five to ten years, as long as it is allowed to take over control of Sky. A takeover of […]
Jul 4 2016
Staff at BBC World News are planning a walkout as part of a 24-hour strike on Thursday 7 July over rota changes which require them to work significantly more hours. They will leave their central London newsroom building at noon. NUJ members voted by 96.5 per cent, on a strong turnout, for the action. Many […]
Jul 3 2016
Al Jazeera English HD is now available on the Astra 1 satellite position at 19.2 degrees East, which reaches over 40 million households in Europe. Earlier this year, Al Jazeera HD was launched on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird (13 degrees East), covering Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Hot Bird is primarily used in Eastern and […]
Jun 28 2016
CNN International is from today available on Sky in high definition. Viewers with Sky can now watch the new in HD on channel 506. CNN SD moves to channel 579 for Sky HD users. The channel is currently not listed on Freesat’s EPG, no launch date has yet been announced. The channel can be can […]
Mar 13 2018
UK TV regulator writes to RT
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom says it will “consider the implications for RT’s broadcast licenses” if it’s determined there was “an unlawful use of force by the Russian state against the UK” in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. In a statement, Ofcom said: “As the independent UK broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has an ongoing duty to be […]
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By Expat • NEWS, Russia, United Kingdom • • Tags: ANO TV Novosti, Ofcom, RT