Jul 19 2018
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 […]
Aug 1 2017
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has announced that UKTV’s Dave and Home have launched on the platform effective immediately. Dave is available on channel number 157, with Home on channel number 166. Dave is one of the UK’s most-watched non-PSB channels and hosts a mix of comedy and reality shows, including new and […]
Jul 18 2017
Dave and Home, two of the UK’s best-known and most popular TV channels, will be available to all Freesat viewers from the 1st August 2017. Dave will be on Freesat channel 157 and Home on 166. Loads of the most loved programmes like Taskmaster, Red Dwarf XI, and Dara O’Brain’s Go 8 Bit will be […]
Feb 18 2016
UKTV is moving its Home channel from pay to free TV, replacing Dave Ja Vu (the Dave +1 channel) on the UK digital terrestrial platform, which will move to a new, as yet unspecified, free TV slot. The Scripps Networks Interactive and BBC Worldwide owned channels group said the homes and garden service will launch […]
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
Jun 27 2019
Discovery U.K. to Rebrand Home as HGTV
Discovery on Wednesday announced that it would rebrand the U.K. channel Home as HGTV and revive former Channel 4 series How to Look Good Naked, hosted by U.K. fashion consultant Gok Wan, for its Really network in Britain. Production firm Maverick TV will revive the hit series for six hourlong episodes in which the host […]
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By Expat • Discovery • Tags: HGTV, Home, Really, Scripps Networks