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
Dec 3 2015
UKTV will launch three channels on Freesat, marking the next step in its platform growth strategy. Yesterday, Drama and Really will be available to users of the subscription-free satellite TV service. UKTV’s CEO Darren Childs said “We work hard to secure platform deals that give more people our channels, and ultimately grow UKTV’s footprint. Freesat […]
Dec 2 2015
Freesat programme data has now appeared alongside the new streams for Drama, Really and Yesterday, as part of the move of UKTV channels on satellite to a new transponder. The data streams show that Drama has been assigned Freesat channel 162, Yesterday channel 163 and Really channel 164. All channels are still encrypted at present […]
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
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
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