Feb 21 2006
Four more HD channels have joined the Sky EPG line-up in recent days. They are Artsworld HD on channel 158, Sky One HD on channel 291, Discovery HD on channel 557 and Sky Box Office HD on channel 757. The launches come after the addition of National Geographic HD, Sky Sports HD, Sky Box Office […]
Feb 20 2006
The BBC intends to make high-definition TV available through its online media player and free satellite platforms. Ashley Highfield, the BBC’s director of new media and technology, said: “We want to be ready to move with HD on to Freesat and I’m also very interested in getting HD on to the interactive media player.” The […]
Feb 9 2006
Channel 4 has confirmed plans to relaunch FilmFour as a free-to-view channel in July. The move, which will give Freeview, the UK’s free-to-view digital terrestrial platform, its first movie channel, follows negotiations with BSkyB. FilmFour will also become a free channel on Sky’s digital satellite platform, and on cable. Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan is […]
Feb 6 2006
Nearly 500,000 digital radios were sold in the UK in December, putting cumulative sales at 2.7m by the end of 2005, according to market research for the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). The DRDB said 1.5m DAB receivers were sold in 2005, and 5.4m people were now listening to digital radio. DRDB chief executive Ian […]
Jan 22 2006
Owners of the Sky+ personal video recorder will soon be able to record programmes by simply sending a text message to Sky. The new ‘SMS record’ facility is scheduled to be launched this Spring. No pricing details have yet been released. Meanwhile, Sky has also said that Sky+ customers will be able to add programmes […]
Jan 22 2006
A brand new TV channel dedicated to Australian TV shows is on track to be launched this summer. Called ‘Down Under TV’, the channel from Thomas Cook TV and Enteraction is making preparations for its debut on Sky Digital. It is in talks with several TV producers and distributors about airing Aussie shows including Home […]
Jan 22 2006
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has asked the government to give the broadcaster free space on Freeview to allow it to launch more channels, rather than a lump cash sum. The Times reports that Channel 4 is concerned that it will struggle to make a profit in the digital age unless the government steps […]
Jan 21 2006
In a surprise move, Channel 4 has removed all its red button interactive services. It comes after Chief Executive Andy Duncan described the services as “clunky and inefficient.” He added that the broadcaster is spending several million pounds a year on the services and that the money could be put to better use providing Web […]
Jan 21 2006
Discovery has confirmed that its high-definition channel Discovery HD will launch early this year as part of Sky’s inaugural HDTV service. Discovery HD was rolled out in South Korea, Japan and Canada in 2005 and is in the process of launching in Germany and Austria. The channel offers more than 1,000 hours from Discovery’s library […]
Jan 16 2006
Ofcom engineers are investigating how a faulty Freeview set-top box could have triggered an RAF air-sea rescue mission. The set-top box in Portsmouth apparently generated a Mayday signal identical to that used by emergency beacons, and was picked up on January 5 by satellite and forwarded to RAF Kinloss in Scotland. From there coastguards on […]
Jan 15 2006
Sky is to begin uploading a brand new version of its Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) software to Digiboxes this week. The broadcaster is reported to have said version 4 of the EPG will start to be deployed into some boxes this week and in other boxes during the next fortnight. Some channels are also to […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
Feb 28 2006
CITV Channel Will Be Most Watched in UK
The new CITV Channel will be the most watched kids television station in the UK within 18 months ITV have said. The new station will be launching on Saturday March 11th and will broadcast many kids favourites old or new and delving deep into the ITV archive for some historical kids shows. It will broadcast […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: CITV, ITV