Mar 15 2017
Quest Red launches today on Freeview channel 38, think of it as the home of “Irresistibly Real TV”. Take Quest, the channel where fact is bigger than fiction, add a dash of red, the colour that stirs emotion and together you get Quest Red. With a predominantly female audience, Quest Red hits TV screens with […]
Jan 10 2017
Sony Pictures Television Networks hugely-popular portfolio of kids channels will come together as a new 7 day, catch-up service launching on YouView today. Top shows from SPTN’s kids channels, POP, Tiny Pop and KIX – ranging from Angry Birds to Lego Friends – will be housed in a new dedicated player, offering seven day catch-up […]
Nov 11 2016
BT today announced plans to transform its BT TV service over the coming months, introducing a new, image-rich user experience with easy access to channels and on demand content, and a new BT TV App. The ‘next-generation’ service will enable customers to manage their recordings and stream live and on demand programmes on mobile devices, […]
Oct 27 2016
BT has added 63,000 TV customers in Q2, bringing its total to 1.7 million. The telco says that at BT Sport, it is benefiting from a new Saturday early evening slot for Premier League matches, with better viewing figures than last year. BT Sport programme rights charges were up 54 per cent mainly as a […]
Jul 14 2016
Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and pay-TV – reveals strong gains for the major players amid further turmoil for TalkTalk. BT, Sky and Virgin Media have all seen year-on-year customer growth, with BT’s share up by 7.8 percentage points on last year thanks to strong […]
Dec 21 2015
BT TV has today officially confirmed the arrival of Netflix in 4k for users of its Ultra HD YouView service. Ultra HD BT TV customers will now be able to view some of the world’s biggest TV shows via BT’s Ultra HD YouView+ set-top box and adding Netflix’s Ultra HD plan, currently £8.99 a month. […]
Dec 15 2015
BT TV became the most complained about pay TV service in the third quarter of 2015, with Ofcom complaints stats showing a sharp rise in complaints. According to Ofcom data covering July to September 2015, BT’s complaints volume increased significantly to 25 per 100,000 customers, compared to 11 per 100,000 in the second quarter of […]
Aug 13 2015
BT has extended its agreement with UKTV, making its full portfolio of channels available to BT customers for the first time. From this month, UKTV channels Eden, Good Food and Home, will be available via BT set top boxes, joining Gold, Alibi, Watch, Dave, Really, Yesterday and Drama already on the service. In addition, BT […]
Jul 30 2015
In reporting its Q1 results, BT has revealed that it added 60,000 TV customers in the quarter, bringing its total to 1.2 million. BT Sport average daily audience figures increased 51 per cent, which the telco said was its best performance since launch, reflecting the improvements it had made to the BT TV offering. Adjusted […]
Jul 29 2015
BT TV’s subscriptions are increasing from 20th September, in line with wider price changes for BT customers, which will also affect the cost of line rental, inclusive call packages and importantly, the broadband service required for BT TV. Customers who signed up to BT TV on or before 24th July, perhaps to benefit from free […]
Jun 16 2015
AMC Networks International is launching flagship channel AMC in the UK for the first time, and will launch upcoming series Fear the Walking Dead exclusively on the network. AMCNI has signed an exclusive carriage deal with telco BT’s service, BT TV, to debut AMC in September. The AMC channel in the US is home to […]
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
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
Feb 14 2018
YouView Reaches Three Million Milestone
YouView, the hybrid digital television platform, is powering more than three million set-top boxes and digital devices across the UK. The threshold was broken last week just seven months after the successful roll-out of YouView’s software upgrade across its entire set top box device base, earning the company Advanced TV Innovation of the Year at […]
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By Expat • YouView • Tags: BT TV, DTT, Plusnet TV, Richard Halton, TalkTalk TV