Sky Q – Bundle and equipment details
Sky’s next generation TV service, Sky Q, will start taking orders from 9th February 2016, with installations starting a few weeks later. Sky Q will launch with two brand new bundles.
Continue reading →Monthly Archives: January 2016
Sky Q launching in February 2016 – dates and costs revealed
Sky Q launching in February – dates and costs revealed. Sky’s next generation TV service, Sky Q, will start taking orders from 9th February 2016, with installations starting a few weeks later. As part of the Sky Q service, customers … Continue reading →
No more Sky Software Updates for Pace TDS850NB, Samsung HDSKY & Amstrad DRX780 Sky+HD digiboxes
No more Sky Software Updates for Pace TDS850NB, Samsung HDSKY & Amstrad DRX780 Sky+HD digiboxes Sky will no longer be providing software updated for some of the older Sky+HD digiboxes. There will be no more Sky software updates for Pace … Continue reading →
Are Irish Channel 4 about to move to UK Sat beam?
Are the Irish Channel 4’s on frequency 12480 about to move to the UK beam? Channel 4 operate Irish variations of their Channel 4, E4, More 4 channels. This is probably down to rights issues, where Irish broadcaster have the … Continue reading →
Six Nation’s Coverage 2016
The BBC and ITV have today confirmed details of their Rugby Six Nations Coverage. The 2016 Six Nations championship marks the start of a six-year deal between the BBC and ITV following BBC Sport budget cuts that will see the … Continue reading →
Sky Go gets a redesign
Sky has revealed the biggest ever redesign of Sky Go. From this week in the UK and Ireland, Sky will start rolling out the new design, beginning with a new home page for the mobile app and web service. Later … Continue reading →
Channel 4 announce 2016 Grands Prix coverage details
Channel 4 has announced details of which Formula One Grand Prix races it will broadcast live. Channel 4 recently took over Formula 1’s UK terrestrial television rights from the BBC, who was forced to pull out with immediate effect in … Continue reading →
Rogue satellite may cause problems for UK TV in the next few months
A lost satellite is starting to cause headaches for satellites operators, which may impact TV viewing across Europe. Amos 5 has been declared as “dead” after suffering a major electrical problem in November just after launch. All attempts to recover … Continue reading →
Eurovision 2016 – coverage on BBC Four and BBC One
The UKs entry for Eurovision 2016 will be decided on BBC Four. BBC Four will also cover the semi-finals of the contest. The move to BBC FOur follows the closure of BBC Three, where the coverage used to be. Eurovision: … Continue reading →
iVue TV Guide no longer available on Android Kodi boxes
Many users of Android TV boxes, (Brit TV boxes, Costa Smart TV Boxes) that use XBMC / Kodi, will have noticed that their iVue TV guide is no longer working. This is because the developer has pulled it from service, … Continue reading →
Australian Open 2016 – Broadcasters
Australian Open 2016 starts on January 18th 2016. Australian Open 2016 place at Melbourne Park between 18–31 January 2016 UK coverage of the Australian Open 2016 will be shown live on British Eurosport. The BBC gave up its rights to … Continue reading →
David Haye v Mark de Mori on TV
David Haye v Mark de Mori will take place at The O2in London on 16th January 2016. The fight will be available LIVE on UK TV channel DAVE. DAVE is available for free on Freeview. DAVE is available as part … Continue reading →
Will Netflix block VPN users?
Netflix says it is taking steps to ensure its users are only able to access the service in the country where they currently are. Following Netflix announcement its services would be available almost worldwide, and the reaction of VPN providers … Continue reading →
“Watch” to rebrand to “w”
Pay TV channel Watch is to rebrand to “w”. And as part of the channel rebrand, it will also show “Same-day repeats” of Eastenders. This is due to the closure of BBC Three, which currently shows the same day repeats … Continue reading →
UK Satellite Frequency Changes
Some UK satellite channels have changed their frequency settings. Most of the channels affected are HD channels, and Sky HD (pay) channels. The changes are mainly FEC changes, with many now moving to an FEC of 8/9. Changing the FEV … Continue reading →