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 […]
Jan 17 2014
Channel 5+24, Channel 5’s new +24 hour catch-up channel, will launch on the 4th February 2014. Between 7pm and midnight, the channel will broadcast whatever Channel 5 was showing 24 hours ago. For the remainder of its broadcast hours, the channel will broadcast teleshopping, except on Freeview where the channel will close down overnight, and […]
Dec 4 2013
YouView has released the first of series of updates, aimed at improved accessibility for blind and partially sighted viewers as well as viewers with impaired motor and cognitive skills. The initial update includes the option of changing the blue and black guide into high-contrast black and white, making it easier for visually impaired users to […]
May 30 2013
Today YouView announced today that it is on its way to reaching 400,000 homes across the UK. On demand viewing statistics released for the first also revealed that over 2.2 million videos get played on demand each week, with around 60% of YouView consumers viewing VOD programmes every week with an average of 7 programmes […]
Apr 23 2013
Freeview/IPTV hybrid TV platform YouView is rolling out a new software update for its boxes. Beginning from today and over the next two weeks with Humax boxes bought in shops and with BT YouView boxes, the update seeks to rectify issues with the previous software and add enhancements such as an improved search function for […]
Mar 1 2013
YouView announced today that Lord Sugar will step down from his role as non-executive chairman in the next few weeks. Lord Sugar said, “When I joined YouView in 2011, my brief from the shareholders was to use my experience in the electronics industry to get the product to market and into the homes of consumers. […]
Nov 14 2012
YouView, the Freeview set top box software venture chaired by Lord Alan Sugar, has lost a trademark battle at the High Court over its branding. Justice Floyd dismissed an appeal last Friday (November 9) from YouView Ltd against an earlier finding by the UK Trade Marks Registry. This said that the name of its new […]
Aug 14 2012
YouView has confirmed that Now TV, the new internet TV service powered by Sky, is now available on the platform. Now TV is the first content provider to go live on YouView since its launch in July. The service will offer access to Sky programming including Sky Movies, with sport and entertainment content to be […]
Apr 2 2012
New functionality has been incorporated into Freeview product technical standards, including Remote Record and backwards scrolling EPGs, ahead of the expected launch of YouView this summer. The Digital TV Group has today published the latest technical specification enhancements for Freeview and Freeview HD set top boxes and connected TVs under its D-Book technical standard. New […]
Sep 8 2011
Internet providers BT and TalkTalk could sell set-top boxes for the YouView broadband TV service for as little as £80. YouView, which will mix Freeview HD and Freesat HD PVRs with free and paid-for video-on-demand services, is planning to launch in early 2012. BT and TalkTalk are partners in the service, along with the BBC, […]
May 13 2011
Technicolor has ruled out producing set top box products for YouView, the BBC backed IPTV platform launching next year. Broadband TV News reported today that the French manufacturer was out of the running to offer YouView-branded devices, despite being one of the original manufacturers attached the venture. No reason has been supplied for the move. […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
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
Jan 28 2014
ITV3+1 & ITV4+1 join Freeview
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 […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Digital Terrestrial, Freeview, ITV, ITV3, ITV4, YouView