May 23 2019
The FA Cup will be shown exclusively on free-to-air television from 2021 after ITV joined the BBC in winning rights to broadcast the competition. The four-year deal means ITV will replace BT Sport in sharing rights with the BBC from the 2021-22 season. ITV will show more than 20 matches a season and the deal […]
Aug 15 2017
Viacom International Media Networks announced that MTV Germany will become a free-to-air channel in Germany and Austria from January 2018. After the start of the free Livestream service on MTV.de, the broadcaster said it’s taking the next step to expand its audience by making the linear channel available unencrypted. Since March this year, MTV has […]
May 18 2016
A+E Networks UK (a joint venture between A+E Networks and Sky) is to launch a new FTA entertainment channel in the UK this autumn on Freeview, following a long-term DTT capacity deal with UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplex operator SDN. The channel name and content line-up will be revealed later this summer. This deal […]
May 2 2016
Sky have announced that Channel 5 HD (171/105) will be going free-to-air tomorrow May 3rd 2016. Once encryption has been removed, Channel 5 HD will no longer be part of Sky’s entertainment pack and will be available to all Sky HD viewers in the UK. Viewers in the Republic of Ireland will be able to […]
Jan 19 2016
Channel 4 has confirmed the ten Formula 1 Grands Prix it will broadcast live in 2016, which will include the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix on July 10th. Channel 4 took over the UK free-to-air rights from the BBC as the Corporation withdrew from its contract as part of its cost-cutting drive. Sky Sports […]
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
Sep 18 2015
Following confirmation of a live FTA deal with Eurosport, Formula E – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – will continue to be televised live and free-to-air on ITV in the UK for the second season of the FIA Formula E Championship. All 11 rounds will be broadcast live on […]
Jan 24 2014
ITV will be moving its ITV HD variations to a dedicated DVB-S2 transponder soon. The move from Astra 1N to Astra 2F, will leave some viewers outside the UK with no ITV HD channels. Viewer will of course be able to see SD regional variations until these move to Astra 2E during February of 2014. […]
Apr 2 2013
Television channels from Bauer Media’s family of radio stations have today appeared free-to-air on satellite alongside long- running music TV channel The Box. The Box, alongside Heat, Kiss, Kerrang, Magic and Smash Hits are currently available without a Sky subscription. There has been no indication so far as to whether the Bauer Media channels are […]
Dec 1 2011
Channel 5 regional variations along with 5USA, 5USA+1, 5* and 5*+1 are all now broadcasting free-to-air (FTA) on the Astra 1N satellite at 28.2° east. Channel 5’s sister channels will be joining the Freesat platform on December 6, 2011. Freesat users will have to view the channels in non Freesat mode until then. The move […]
Aug 21 2009
Speaking with Channel 4 today, Joinfreesat have found out that C4HD is free of its original contract with Sky but lack of space on the appropriate satellite beam is the cause for the high-definition service not being available on the Freesat platform at this time. As a UK broadcaster, restrictions mean that Channel 4, along […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
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
Sep 17 2020
Sky Arts goes Free-To-Air
Sky Arts is now available to watch for free-to-air on satellite and is also available ob Freeview. Sky have said the launch will “supercharge its mission to increase access to and drive participation in the arts, at a vital time for the cultural sector,” according to a press release. Philip Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts, […]
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By Expat • Freesat, Freeview • Tags: FTA, Sky Arts