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sky

Mar 7 2005

New Sky interactive website

Sky Interactive, the interactive arm of Sky Digital, has launched a Web site to help educate the TV industry about the opportunities for interactive TV services and drive further growth of the Sky Digital platform. Click here to visit the new site. 

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Sky, Sky Interactive

freeview

Mar 7 2005

New channel on Freeview

Broadcaster Crown Castle has found room on one of its multiplexes to allow the launch of a further new channel on Freeview. The same compression techniques as used onm multiplex D will be applied to multiplex C to make way for a new 18-hour channel. ITV and Channel 4 are among the front-runners bidding to […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Crown Castle, Freeview

Top Up TV misleading the public

Mar 7 2005

Top Up TV misleading the public

Top Up TV, the pay-TV service for digital terrestrial viewers, has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for trying to pass off five channels as 10 in its promotions.Top Up TV, the pay-TV service for digital terrestrial viewers, has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for trying to pass off five […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Advertising Standards Authority, Top Up TV

itv-98-2006

Feb 27 2005

ITV to cut Kids programmes

Ofcom has given the green light to controversial plans for ITV to cut its religious and children’s programming by as much as a half. Weeks after the broadcaster was given the OK to halve its non-news regional television output, Ofcom said the commercial broadcaster could slash its commitment to religious programming by 50% and cut […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: CITV, ITV

c4

Feb 27 2005

Channel 4 reveals launch date for new channel

Channel 4 has announced that its planned free-to-air factual channel More4 will launch in October. It will be targeted at ABC1 viewers over 35 and will have a huge £30m annual programme budget. It will focus mainly on documentaries with daily news programmes and current affairs shows which, according to Channel 4’s director of TV […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Channel 4, More4

sky

Feb 27 2005

Sky confirms launch of second slot SkyCard

Sky has announced plans to launch its own credit card which will be able to be inserted into Digiboxes to reward subscribers for remaining with the servivce. Viewers will be able to earn reward points on purchases made using their remote controls. Sky has signed a deal with Barclaycard to launch ‘SkyCard’, which subscribers will […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Sky, SkyCard

bbc

Feb 27 2005

EastEnders goes interactive

The BBC is adding interactivity to EastEnders for the first time on Monday February 28th, while ITV is preparing the launch of its own Coronation Street service this summer. EastEnders Xtra will be available to digital viewers immediately after the show goes out on Monday nights and will provide 15-minute behind-the-scenes shows with more in-depth […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, EastEnders, Interactive

itv-98-2006

Feb 25 2005

ITV1 FTA

ITV1 currently FTA on 10.758 Vertical, 22000 5/6, Channel ID ITV5-Test1. It appears to be a simucast of ITV1 Meridian. All other regions are still encrypted. This channel keeps switching between ITV1 and ITV News Channel. Presently showing “William Road” Testcard.

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Astra 2D, FTA, ITV, ITV1

Feb 20 2005

UKTV channels reshuffled in Sky line-up

Three UKTV channels have moved within Sky’s onscreen programme guide. UKTV Food is on channel 145 (previously 144), while UKTV Food +1 is now on channel 146 (previously 145), and UKTV Drama has switched to channel 147 (previously 146). The changes will allow UKTV Style Gardens to launch on channel 144, as reported in our […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Sky line-up, UKTV, UKTV Drama, UKTV Food

bbc

Feb 13 2005

BBC planning new sports TV channel

The BBC has confirmed it is considering the launch of its own dedicated sports TV channel covering minority sports. Peter Salmon, director of BBC sport, said: “In the course of the next licence period, there should be a really good debate over the BBC and the diversity of its sports provision – including a specialist […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, BBC Sport

ofcom

Feb 13 2005

Ofcom outlines digital switch-off schedule

Media regulator Ofcom has finally outlined its schedule for switching off the UK’s analogue TV signal. It said a region-by-region process would start in 2008, with analogue transmitters being gradually turned off. In order to reach its proposed December 31, 2012 deadline for the final switch-over, it is proposing a phased switchover by ITV region […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Digital Switchover, DSO, Ofcom

bbc

Feb 13 2005

BBC is ‘guaranteed licence fee for 10 years’

The BBC is guaranteed to receive the proceeds of the UK’s TV licence fee for another decade, according to Whitehall sources quoted in The Guardian. However, the government is likely to review the level of the licence fee in five years’ time – amid concerns in some quarters that the BBC is still complacent and […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BBC, Licence Fee

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