Skytext teletext service closes
Sky TVs teletextservice, Skytext, closed today (30th October 2013). The service is no longer available. On Sky boxes you may get an error message, or a “Interactive Services are not available”.
Continue reading →Monthly Archives: October 2013
Channel Five HD – Upgrade message
Channel 5 HD It now looks like this channel is no longer “free to view”. It has now joined the Sky pay service, and requires a Sky subscription to the “Entertainment Extra+” package. “Channel 5’s twitter account says they have … Continue reading →
FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW – 2013/2014
FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW Morecambe v Southend United Walsall v Shrewsbury Town Boreham Wood v Carlisle United St Albans City v Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons v FC Halifax Town Bristol Rovers v York City Tamworth v Cheltenham Town … Continue reading →
BT Sports Free Weekend October 2013
Enjoy a taste of BT Sport this weekend. Feast your eyes on a whole range of great sport headlined by Arsenal’s trip to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace. BT Sport is opening up to non-subscribers, including those with … Continue reading →
BBC Global Iplayer to be dropped
BBC Global Iplayer to be dropped BBC Worldwide chief Tim Davie has revealed his vision for the corporation’s commercial arm – BBC Worldwide. He said plans for a global iPlayer app had been scrapped. The plan for a new standalone … Continue reading →
IsoHunt filesharing torrent site forced to close
Another filesharing torrent site forced to close. Filesharing peer to peer “Piracy” site IsoHunt is to shut down and pay $110m IsoHunt, a popular website offering BitTorrents of mostly pirated material, is to shut down following a court settlement. The … Continue reading →
BBC Sport : Rugby League World Cup 2013
BBC Sport : Rugby League World Cup 2013 Live coverage of all England games on BBC TV and radio. including England v Australia, England v Ireland and England v Fiji Rugby League World Cup Final at Old Trafford on November … Continue reading →
BSkyB profits hit by tussle with BT over Premier League
BSkyB has reported an 8% fall in profits to £285m in the three months to the end of September, as investment in new services and costs incurred in its Premier League battle with pay-TV rival BT took its toll. BSkyB’s … Continue reading →
TVCatchUp to drop ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 services
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have won a high court ruling forcing controversial London-based website TVCatchUp to stop streaming more than 20 of their services. Under the ruling TVCatchUp has been told it cannot stream certain ITV, Channel 4 … Continue reading →
Japanese Grand Prix 2013 – Sky Sports F 1 Trailer
Japanese Grand Prix 2013 – Sky Sports F 1 Race Times Trailer “Bumper” Advert detailing the times of the live TV sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix 2013 Live on Sky Sports Live on Antenna 3 – Spanish TV Live … Continue reading →
Sky Sports confirm live Premier League fixtures for December and the New Year:
Sky Sports confirm live Premier League fixtures for December and the New Year: Sat 7: Sunderland v Tottenham (ko 5.30pm) Sun 8: Fulham v Aston Villa (ko 1.30pm) Sun 8: Arsenal v Everton (ko 4pm) Mon 9: Swansea City v … Continue reading →
Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports
Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports Trailer Heineken Cup starts 11th October 2013 More information https://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/live_rugby_union_heineken_cup_sky_sports_costa_blanca_spain.php
Continue reading →Solar outage time – loss of UK TV channels in the mornings
Reposting this as some people are unaware of this : It is coming to the time of year, when the sun moves directly behind the satellites, and can mean that for a brief period of time (about 10 mins) you … Continue reading →
Japanese Grand Prix 2013 by Sky Sports F1 expert Tony Jardine
A look ahead to this weekends Japanese Grand Prix by Sky Sports F1 expert Tony Jardine. The 2013 Japanese GP in a nutshell Track: Suzuka International Racing Course. Permanent circuit. Race start time: 7am UK time Sunday (3pm local). Laps: … Continue reading →
BBC One to launch new “+1” timeshift channel
BBC Director General Tony Hall has announced plans launch a “+1” timeshift channel of BBC1, Britain’s most-watched channel. “Any plan for channels starts with BBC One,” said Hall. “Above all, BBC One needs to be on top form. It has … Continue reading →