Nov 23 2016
YouView has announced that a new software upgrade for the Humax DTR-1000 set-top box will be rolled out to all retail and BT customers over the next two weeks. The software will also be made available for Talk Talk YouView customers shortly afterwards. The automatic software update introduces the following enhancements and new features: An […]
Sep 23 2016
BT is in talks to acquire connected TV joint venture YouView, according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper. According to the Telegraph, BT’s talks with its YouView partners the BBC and TalkTalk have been delayed over differences in valuations of YouView, with BT initially looking to buy out the outfit’s other shareholders for £20 million. […]
Oct 23 2015
Sony is set to become the first TV manufacturer to offer the YouView connected TV service via an integrated TV set, with the launch of the service on Sony Bravia 2015 TVs scheduled for November 4. The YouView service will go live on the current generation of Android-based Sony Bravia TVs via an automatic update, […]
Oct 8 2015
The DTG has published the 6th edition of its free R-Book for aerial system installers fitting Freeview and all other DTT-based platforms, with practical advice on interference mitigation and the latest industry guidelines. R-Book 6 has been produced by the DTG RF Working Group, led by the DTG’s Principal RF Engineer, Alex Buchan, and broadcast […]
Aug 1 2015
Six music channels have been dropped from TalkTalk’s YouView based service this week in what the company called a “review” of its channels. Heat TV, Kiss, The Box, Kerrang, Smash Hits and Magic – music channels operated by The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Bauer Media and Channel 4, have been withdrawn. They […]
May 7 2015
UK ISP Plusnet has revealed details for its connected TV service. The broadband provider has been trialing TV services for several months, and now has followed BT and TalkTalk’s lead by offering a YouView-based platform to its customers. YouView TV from Plusnet is available exclusively to Unlimited Fibre Broadband subscribers who also take a Plusnet […]
Nov 5 2014
Ofcom has today welcomed a court ruling that paves the way for more top sports events to be made available for the first time to viewers of BT’s YouView TV service. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has published an interim ruling that Sky Sports 1 and 2 should be made available on BT’s YouView service, which […]
Mar 27 2014
YouView’s shareholders are set to sign a £100m-plus deal to secure the future of the internet based TV service, with all seven partners remaining on board as equal shareholders in the venture. The seven partners are BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and TalkTalk, who under the terms of the new agreement will […]
Mar 20 2014
CSC Media’s children’s channel POP has launched on Freeview channel 75 in areas where local TV is or will be available. The channel is also be available to YouView viewers on channel 75 in local TV coverage areas. Viewers who can already receive a local TV service on channel 8 or Bonanza Bonanza on channel 64 should […]
Jan 28 2014
ITV has today launched a new primetime window for timeshift channel itv3+1 on Freeview channel 34. Using capacity previously assigned to ITV/JML joint venture The Store, itv3+1 now broadcasts between 6pm and midnight on Freeview. Freeview and YouView viewers will now be able to watch shows including Murder, She Wrote, Poirot and Midsomer Murders an […]
Jan 22 2014
The BBC has commenced testing for a Red Button stream on satellite for the duration of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. As previously announced by the BBC, there will be two Red Button streams available on digital TV platforms. Ofcom approved plans by the BBC and Arqiva to launch a stream to provide extra Winter […]
Mar 15 2017
Quest Red Launches
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 […]
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