Apr 20 2017
UKTV has announced 2016 was a record breaking year for the broadcaster in terms of revenue, profit and programme investment. Over the course of three years, revenues have grown by 24.1 per cent (£277.8 million to £344.8 million) and EBITDA is up 35.5 per cent (£67.4 million to £91.3 million). The broadcaster’s increased investment in […]
Jan 5 2017
UKTV, Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, is predicting it will register record-breaking growth in commercial audiences (SOCI) across the last 12 months. UKTV is projecting 7.7% growth of its SOCI to a record year-end high of 9.87%, putting it ahead of Channel 5’s full portfolio and all of Sky’s wholly-owned channels (including movies and sport) for […]
Dec 8 2015
Three new entertainment channels; Drama (Ch. 162), Yesterday (Ch. 163) and Really (Ch. 164) are now available to watch on Freesat. Drama is a channel that is passionate about bringing you Britain’s best-loved dramas. From period through to contemporary and comedy, the channel is a treasure trove of classics, which showcase the greatest stories ever […]
Dec 7 2015
Freesat viewers will be able to enjoy Yesterday, Drama and Really this Christmas. Drama premieres for December include Call the Midwife and Captain Webb. Also featured are The Pinkertons, The Last Detective, Death In Paradise, Garrow’s Law, Moby Dick Louis Theroux: Behind Bars premieres on Really in December. Other highlights include I Survived Evil, High […]
Dec 7 2015
Three of UKTVs channels, Drama, Really and Yesterday, are as of today broadcasting free-to-air on satellite. The channels are shortly to join the Freesat platform. Other UKTV channels including Dave are still encrypted. The channels can be found on: 12.129 Vertical Symbol Rate: 22000, FEC: 2/3 DVB-S, QPSK UK Spotbeam
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
Jul 19 2018
Virgin Media customers risk losing access to UKTV channels
The portfolio of channels owned by UKTV, the commercial broadcaster, will soon cease to be available to customers of Virgin Media, the biggest cable operator in the UK and Ireland, if the two companies fail to reach agreement over a new distribution contract. In discussions over a new contract, the two companies have so far […]
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By Expat • UKTV, Virgin Media • Tags: Alibi, Dave, Drama, Gold, Home, UKTV, Virgin Media, Yesterday