The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday, March 27, that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Europe can legally block piracy sites that illegally distribute copyright-protected material. The European court ruled on a case brought back … Continue reading →
Sky HD channels move to the UK beam – some areas of Spain may have lost these channels… Four Sky HD channels have this week moved satellites. The four Sky HD channels have moved to the UK beam of the … Continue reading →
Game of Thrones season 4’s first episode will be simulcast in the UK and US. The news was confirmed by Sky at the launch of the new run, with the broadcaster revealing that the show will be screened in the … Continue reading →
The chief executive of Discovery has held talks with potential partners about launching joint bids for premium sports such as the Premier League TV rights. The owner of the Discovery factual channel, the new majority shareholder in Eurosport, is aggressively … Continue reading →
ITV has rolled-out two further HD regions on Freesat. ITV1 HD Central (West) and ITV1 HD Meridian (SE) variants will be available on Freesat channel 119. There are now four ITV 1 HD regions available: •Border, Granada, Tyne Tees and … Continue reading →
Central and northern Scotland’s STV has confirmed it will be launching its HD channel on Sky and Freesat on 28th April 2014. Freesat HD viewers will be able to tune in to STV HD on Freesat channel 119. Sky viewers … Continue reading →
Manhattan Plaza HDR-S Software v1.2.6 released Manhattan have released a software update for their Manhattan Plaza HDR-S Freesat+HD model. The update is recommended for all and includes assorted core stability and recording fixes as well as a number of software … Continue reading →
On 24th March, the BBC will be performing some channel number changes for their HD channels on Sky HD and Freesat HD. These are the details for Sky HD users (non subscriber and subscribers) EPG No. England Scotland Northern Ireland … Continue reading →
The BBC is making changes to its channel numbering on Sky and Freesat on Monday 24th March 2014, according to an announcement made today. Following the change, Sky HD users will be able to watch HD versions of the four … Continue reading →
The BBC plans to increase the seven-day viewing period for iPlayer to 30 days as standard, according to Dan Taylor, head of iPlayer. It also plans to introduce new channels and a Radio 1 video version and is looking to … Continue reading →
Google has rolled out its Chromecast media streaming dongle to Europe (including the UK). The device is now available in eleven countries outside the US: in Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Chromescast … Continue reading →
BBC2 is marking its 50th anniversary next month with a satirical look at its history through the eyes of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, a special episode of the ground-breaking comedy Goodness Gracious Me and a tribute show featuring Ricky … Continue reading →
As we mentioned back in January (https://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2014/01/new-look-sky-guide-launched-later-year/) Sky will be introducing a new look Sky Guide for their HD boxes. Sky has overhauled its Sky+ electronic programme guide (Sky Guide) in the biggest shake up of its EPG since 1998. … Continue reading →
Sky has announced to all broadcasters thatthey intend to have slight changes to the Sky Guide EPG channel listings . This will involve changes to the channel lineup to squeeze out the gaps between channels, and the eventual removal of … Continue reading →
U.K.’s Horror Channel Gets Classic ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes Britain’s Horror Channel, part of the CBS Chello Zone channels partnership, is set to become a new destination for Doctor Who fans here. The channel has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide, … Continue reading →