Oct 2 2018
VOD 365, a leading provider of branded OTT TV channels via Freeview, Freesat, mobile and smart TV devices will debut their pre-school on demand channel, Ketchup TV, on YouView, it was announced today. The new Ketchup TV Player will launch on YouView on the 2nd October 2018. Ketchup TV is a VOD 365 owned service […]
Mar 15 2017
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 […]
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Magic – music channels operated by The Box Plus Network, a joint venture between Bauer Media and Channel 4, have been withdrawn.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 […]
Channel 4 HD coming to 104
ITV Hub will soon no longer be available on some Freesat devices
Freeview channel changes & closures
“Protect traditional TV & radio” say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches
Freesports to leave Freeview
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Plan to deliver a digital-first BBC
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Sky UK Renews Capacity with SES
Broadcasting reforms to create new golden age of British TV
Sep 27 2019
BritBox is coming to Samsung TVs, Freeview Play and YouView
BritBox, the ITV and BBC owned streaming service, has confirmed it will be available on Samsung TVs, Freeview Play set-top boxes and TVs and YouView set-top boxes in a move giving it access to millions of homes across the UK. The service is focussed on the UK made content and is coming to the UK […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BritBox, Freeview Play, Samsung, YouView