British Media News
Aug 12 2020
Arianespace Flight VA253 – which will utilize an increased-lift Ariane 5 version – is a “go” for launch on August 14 following an additional Launch Readiness Review (LRR) performed today in French Guiana. This approval clears the way for Ariane 5’s return to the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone tomorrow, followed by the final countdown leading […]
Apr 16 2020
Virgin Media TV V6 subscribers will be able to tune-in until May 16, 2020 without costing them an extra penny on their monthly bill. This time around, Virgin Media has focused on bringing some of the best documentary, nature and historical content to its viewers. Customers can now enjoy popular programmes from Alibi, Animal Planet, […]
Mar 25 2020
The UK’s PSB broadcasters call on Government to work with them to support freelancers The UK’s public service broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C) have today come together to ask the Government to work with them to support freelancers working in the broadcasting industry during this unprecedented period. In a joint letter to […]
Nov 28 2019
Ofcom issued a draft notice to suspend the broadcasting licence of Club TV Limited after its channel Peace TV Urdu repeatedly rebroadcast material that we had previously found incited murder. Ofcom has a duty to suspend a broadcast licence if we are satisfied that the licensee has broadcast a programme likely to encourage or to […]
Nov 11 2019
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 […]
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 […]
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
Nov 17 2020
POP Player launches on Freeview Play
We’re excited to announce the launch of the new POP Player on Freeview Play. The new player makes the best shows from Tiny Pop, POP, and Pop Max available on-demand to kids across the UK. The player will be free to watch on all Freeview connected devices and will feature a wide number of popular […]
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By Expat • Freeview, UK Media News • Tags: Freeview Play, POP Player