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TalkTV to launch on Monday 25th April 2022

Mar 28 2022

TalkTV to launch on Monday 25th April 2022

TalkTV to launch in the UK on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and Freesat as well as via connected TV services and smart devices Piers Morgan Uncensored to launch globally on weeknights via TalkTV in the UK, FOX Nation in the US and on Sky News Australia Piers Morgan Uncensored, the new global show fronted by […]

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UKTV’s W gets rebrand

Mar 21 2022

UKTV’s W gets rebrand

Award-winning commercial broadcaster UKTV today unveiled a new on and off-air identity for its popular premium entertainment channel W. Coinciding with W launching free-to-air, the channel’s new look and feel positions it as the home of genuine human moments, leading with the tagline, “Life Unfiltered”. W’s Head of Marketing, Nick Gilmer, said, “W prides itself […]

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By Expat • UKTV • Tags: UKTV, W

UKTV takes W free-to-air

Mar 21 2022

UKTV takes W free-to-air

Award-winning commercial broadcaster UKTV today announced that it is taking its premium entertainment channel W free-to-air and making it available on its direct-to-consumer video on demand service UKTV Play, in a move that will significantly increase the footprint of W and its programme offering. Launching on Monday 28th March in Freeview slot 25, viewers will […]

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By Expat • UKTV • Tags: Freesat, Freeview, Sky

Ofcom revokes RT’s broadcast licence

Mar 18 2022

Ofcom revokes RT’s broadcast licence

Ofcom has today revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK, with immediate effect. We have done so on the basis that we do not consider RT’s licensee, ANO TV Novosti, fit and proper to hold a UK broadcast licence. Today’s decision comes amid 29 ongoing investigations by Ofcom into the due impartiality of RT’s […]

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By Expat • News Channels • Tags: Ofcom, RT

Freeview Play and LG agree a new five-year partnership

Mar 18 2022

Freeview Play and LG agree a new five-year partnership

Freeview Play and LG have strengthened their partnership with a new five-year agreement, announced today. This means that all new LG TVs will come with Freeview Play built in as standard. Freeview and LG will also work together on future product updates to continue to innovate the user experience. Freeview Play is the UK’s fastest […]

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By Expat • Freeview, UK Media News • Tags: Freeview Play, LG

W receives Ofcom licence to broadcast on Freeview

Mar 14 2022

W receives Ofcom licence to broadcast on Freeview

UKTV’s female-orientated entertainment channel W has received an Ofcom licence to broadcast on Freeview, confirming reports in February that the channel will soon go free-to-air. W has just received a DTPS licence from Ofcom. The licence effectively provides regulatory clearance to launch a service on digital terrestrial TV (Freeview). W already holds a TLCS licence […]

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By Expat • Freeview, UKTV • Tags: Freeview, UKTV, W

Ukrainian TV FTA on Hotbird

Mar 8 2022

Ukrainian TV FTA on Hotbird

Ukrainian channels are broadcasting free-to-air across Europe via the Hot Bird satellite as pay TV operator Xtra TV unlocks some of Ukraine’s main TV channels. Channels include Ukraine’s biggest commercial channel 1+1 as well as RADA, INTER, ICTV plus Discovery (with Russian or English soundtrack) Fox (with Russian and English soundtrack), National Geographic (Ukrainian and […]

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By Expat • Ukraine • Tags: Ukrainian TV

BBC increases access to news on Ukraine and Russia

Mar 7 2022

BBC increases access to news on Ukraine and Russia

BBC News is increasing access to its independent journalism on the invasion of Ukraine. From today it will make a daily half-hour news bulletin (broadcast at 2000 GMT) available free of charge to other broadcasters who are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Audiences will get the chance to watch Outside Source, normally presented […]

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By Expat • BBC, NEWS, UK Media News • Tags: BBC News, OUtside Source

Introducing ITVX – Britain’s Freshest New Free Streaming Service launching later this year

Mar 3 2022

Introducing ITVX – Britain’s Freshest New Free Streaming Service launching later this year

Britain’s freshest new streaming service launching later this year Exclusive new series launching online every week, including Spy Among Friends The nation’s biggest events streamed live An ever-changing library of blockbuster movies Exclusive themed channels Thousands of box sets PLUS an upgrade option to a premium ad-free subscription tier, with access to partner content and […]

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By Expat • ITV • Tags: ITVX

Russian State Media Move to Alternative Video Streaming Site After Several Bans

Mar 3 2022

Russian State Media Move to Alternative Video Streaming Site After Several Bans

Following moves by tech companies and the EU to reduce the visibility of Russian state media site RT, the network says it will begin streaming its content on a YouTube-like platform called Rumble. “RT gets ready to… Rumble: After a multitude of platforms have moved to knock out our broadcast and limit social media…,” RT […]

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By Expat • Russia • Tags: RT, Rumble

TalkTV Testing

Mar 3 2022

TalkTV Testing

Test transmissions for News UK’s new news and current affairs channel have begun on the Astra 2E satellite, prior to the channels launch this spring. During the test period, talkRADIO TV is being carried on the frequency. When talkTV is not on air, talkRADIO  will be available on the channel. TalkTV will be available on […]

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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: News UK, talkTV

EU bans RT & Sputnik

Mar 2 2022

EU bans RT & Sputnik

Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik are officially banned in the EU as of Wednesday morning, in a move meant to crack down on Russian disinformation amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions against the news groups were published in the EU’s Official Journal, effectively providing legal grounds to implement the Commission and EU governments’ […]

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By Expat • NEWS • Tags: RT, Russia, Ukraine War

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