British Media News
Nov 7 2019
London 7th November – BritBox, the streaming service created by BBC and ITV, today opened for business, bringing the greatest collection of British boxsets with the finest homegrown talent to viewers for £5.99 a month in HD and across multiple devices. BritBox has signed a partnership deal with Channel 4 for British TV boxsets from […]
Nov 5 2019
The Communications and Digital Committee warns that public service broadcasters (PSBs) need to be better supported to ensure that they can continue to produce high-quality drama and documentaries which reflect and examine UK culture. In return, the broadcasters need to adapt to ensure that they serve and reflect all audiences. Background In its report ‘Public […]
Nov 4 2019
LONDON, MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2019: The DTG has released the latest version of the D-Book, the only universally deployed technical standard for TV and digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the UK. The D-Book is updated annually with the collaboration of industry, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. Requirements that are […]
Nov 1 2019
The STV Player service has launched on Sky, giving viewers access to STV content across all major TV platforms for the first time. Sky customers will now be able to catch up with STV programmes including Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity, which starts next month, as well as viewing all of STV’s local programming. […]
Sep 27 2019
BritBox, the ITV and BBC owned streaming service, has confirmed it will be available on Samsung TVs, Freeview Play set-top boxes and TVs and YouView set-top boxes in a move giving it access to millions of homes across the UK. The service is focussed on the UK made content and is coming to the UK […]
Sep 26 2019
UK-based OTT provider TVPlayer has been acquired by Alchimie. According to Alchimie, which is an international content aggregation and dynamic digital distribution company, the deal will accelerate its move into the UK SVoD market. TVPlayer has 2.6 million registered users in the UK, and 50,000 subscribers, who can watch more than 100 free and pay-TV […]
Sep 26 2019
London, UK, 26 September 2019: Arqiva, one of the UK’s leading communications infrastructure and media services providers with significant investments in essential communications infrastructure, announces its results for the year ended 30 June 2019. Robust results reflect a strong performance delivered across Arqiva’s core business in a year of major project delivery. Highlights Revenue growth […]
Sep 24 2019
ShortsTV, the pioneer platform dedicated to providing high-quality, short entertainment to global audiences, announced a broad expansion into India’s major DTH (Direct-to-Home) platforms with new partners Dish TV, d2h and Airtel Digital TV. Combined with its existing distribution in the US, Europe and Latin America, ShortsTV will now be available in more than 100 million […]
Sep 4 2019
Arqiva today [Wednesday, 04 September 2019] announces that Sean West has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer on a permanent basis, he has also been appointed to our Board of Directors. Sean was appointed on an interim basis earlier this year having previously held the role of Director of Treasury & Corporate […]
Aug 1 2019
Age UK delivers 634,334 strong petition to the new prime minister at no 10 Downing Street. Yesterday, Age UK along with older people over 75, delivered its 634,334 strong #Switched Off petition to No 10 Downing Street and urged the new Prime Minister to intervene and take back responsibility for funding free TV licences for […]
Jun 6 2019
UKTV has announced that its on-demand app, UKTV Play, is now available on Apple TV where its vast catalogue of shows can be easily discovered. The service is also integrated with the all-new Apple TV app which brings together different ways to watch TV, as well as universal search and Siri, so users can easily […]
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
Freesports to leave Freeview
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Plan to deliver a digital-first BBC
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Sky UK Renews Capacity with SES
Broadcasting reforms to create new golden age of British TV
Nov 11 2019
Sky and BBC partner on tech and content
Sky and the BBC have announced a new partnership which will see the two UK broadcasters collaborate on content and technology. The partnership means the BBC iPlayer OTT platform will be made available on the Sky Q service, giving Sky customers access to both iPlayer and the BBC’s red-button options. The BBC already offers its […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC iPlayer, OTT, Sky Q