Jan 24 2005
Five million British homes now have Freeview, according to official figures from the BBC, Sky and Crown Castle – its joint owners. The jump in figures come after approximately 190,000 set-top boxes were sold in each of the two weeks before Christmas.
Jan 24 2005
The European Commission has called in UK media and competition regulators to help its investigation into the way the Premier League sells its rights, including its exclusive £1bn pay-TV deal with BSkyB. The communications regulator Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading – which have joint responsibility for competition regulation of the British media sector […]
Jan 24 2005
ITV, Channel 4, Channel Five and Disney are among the broadcasters vying to launch a new channel this Spring on Freeview. Crown Castle, one of the three partners in the digital terrestrial service, is freeing up some of its multiplex space to enable a new channel to launch as soon as April. Crown owns two […]
Jan 24 2005
Sky is to introduce a credit card ‘within weeks’ that can be used via the second card slot in its digital boxes, according to media press reports. Three other broadcasters are also planning to use the card slot to launch loyalty-card schemes and offer high-street discounts to viewers. The Sky credit card will be marketed […]
Jan 24 2005
A new dating channel called Look4Love TV will launch on Sky Digital channel 685 on Monday January 24. The Hampshire-based channel was recently granted a broadcast license and has already begun test transmissions at 11.623GHz/H.
Jan 17 2005
ITV News have moved to the Astra 2D satellite, fueling speculation that ITV will soon be broadcasting in the clear and abandoning Sky’s Videoguard encryption. ITV News is now available on: Transponder 49 10.832 Horizontal Symbol Rate (SR) 22000 Forward Error Correction (FEC) 5/6.
Jan 17 2005
Government regulators at Ofcom have launched their first investigation into Sky after ITV complained about the charges to be part of its platform. Talks between the two over the amount ITV pays to have its channels encrypted and included on Sky Digital’s EPG recently broke down and Ofcom has confirmed that it has launched a […]
Jan 17 2005
Five is planning to launch its own childrens TV channel. The new station is being masterminded by Five’s controller of children’s programming, Nick Wilson, who plans to use the Five’s existing ‘Milkshake’ kids TV brand to create a daytime station. The proposed channel is one of several options being considered, although no final decision has […]
Jan 17 2005
ITV is reported to be considering a bid for UKTV’s portfolio of digital TV channels which include UKTV Gold, Drama, History, People, Style and Documentary. The channels are currently run through a joint venture deal between the BBC and Flextech, but such a buy-out would strengthen ITV’s digital presence against fierce competition from BBC, Channel […]
Jan 17 2005
A new channel for green-fingered viewers is to launch in March. Called UKTV Style Gardens, the channel will be the UK’s first dedicated gardening channel and it’s expected to include shows like Ground Force, Garden Invaders and Gardeners’ World in its schedule.
Jan 17 2005
Teachers’ TV, a new channel for teachers, is to launch on February 8. Run by the Department for Education and Skills, the channel will provide advice, news and information to a range of teachers – including head teachers, newly qualified teachers, governors and support staff. Teachers’ TV will be on air 24 hours a day […]
New Broadcast 2040+ research
BBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Successful launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite
PBS America has launched on Freeview PlayITV will rebrand main channel as ITV1
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
Jan 31 2005
Channel 4 may start new games channel
Channel 4 is reported to be considering the launch of a new gaming channel on Freeview. The station could be an offshoot of the popular 9 Live Quiz TV show which was trialled on E4 last year.
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Channel 4