May 7 2006
Sky HD will formally start its HD programming line-up on 22 May. Highlights for the day and the rest of the month include live Test match cricket between England and Sri Lanka, and the Guinness Premiership rugby union final. There will also be US drama series 24 and Rescue Me, and a number of recent […]
Apr 10 2006
Sales of Sky’s new high definition (HD) TV boxes will start to the general public from April 12th. A Sky HD box will cost £299 plus a HD subscription of £10 a month in addition to the existing Sky Digital subscription. As an introductory offer, standard installation of Sky HD is free for all new […]
Apr 9 2006
Manchester’s own local TV channel makes its debut on Sky Digital this week. Channel M will launch on channel 203 from April 10th, offering a line-up of news, entertainment and sports features shows with a Manchester theme.
Apr 3 2006
A brand new music TV channel called R Music TV has launched on Sky channel 370. It broadcasts a range of inspirational, positive music 24 hours a day.
Oct 22 2003
Hundreds of thousands of satellite viewers who would have been left with blank screens by the BBC’s decision to break away from BSkyB and broadcast its satellite signal “in the clear” have been saved by a last-minute deal. Sports and tourism minister Richard Caborn announced in parliament yesterday that the commercial broadcasters had “made a […]
Jun 13 2003
BSkyB and the BBC today (Friday 13 June 2003) announced a five year agreement which includes the continued allocation to BBC ONE and BBC TWO of channel numbers 101 and 102 on BSkyB’s Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). Therefore the BBC will withdraw its complaint, made in April 2003, to the Independent Television Commission. From 10 […]
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May 22 2006
Sky to begin HD installations from May
Sky will begin installing its high-definition television boxes in the UK and Ireland on 22 May, after receiving 40,000 advance orders since 13 April when it began taking bookings from the general public. The number of orders for the long-awaited service is higher than the total number of sales of the Sky+ personal video recorder […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BSkyB, Sky HD