Motorsport.tv going free to air on satellite soon? Motorsport.tv, formally Motors TV, has been under the “free to view” system for a while now. Free to view means that the channel is encrypted and needs a viewing card, but requires … Continue reading →
BBC adding a new selection of Box Sets on iPlayer from December 2017 The BBC will be adding a raft of box sets and classic episodes on iPlayer over Christmas to compete with Netflix and Amazon. Releases will include the … Continue reading →
World Darts Championship to be shown on dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel Sky Sports is to launch a dedicated darts channel in December as it celebrates 25 years of broadcasting the World Darts Championship. Sky Sports Arena will become Sky … Continue reading →
ITV’s New Three-Year Deal for PDC Darts THE Professional Darts Corporation and ITV have signed a new broadcast contract to continue their coverage of five of the sport’s biggest tournaments from 2018-2020. ITV4 have secured a new three-year deal to … Continue reading →
Geoblocking to stay for streaming and on demand service within the EU EU legislators have bowed to pressure from broadcasters on the geoblocking of streaming services after a late-night session. MEPs had wanted rules that will force e-commerce businesses to … Continue reading →
Sky channel number changes in May 2018 Sky has confirmed that it will be making changes to its channel list in May 2018. The changes will make a tidier list for +1 channels and enforced HD channel swaps. The changes … Continue reading →
Premier League to offer more games? For more Money ? For more broadcasters? Following the decision by Premier League club chairmen on Thursday to increase the number of games as part of the next round of television rights, up to … Continue reading →
Amazon is understood to have snapped up the UK TV rights to the US Open tennis tournament, in a move likely to cause further speculation that it is a potential competitor in the upcoming Premier League rights auction. Today, Discovery-owned … Continue reading →
ITV Encore to close and move to “on demand” only ITV is to close remove its pay TV channel ITV Encore in spring 2018. ITV Encore showcased drama series and has been exclusive to Sky and Now TV. However, a … Continue reading →
The BBC is planning an iPlayer which contains pretty much the entire history of the corporation’s shows. Speaking to Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday (November 7), the BBC’s director general Tony Hall revealed that with more … Continue reading →
Sky has said it will review the future of Sky News if 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid to take full control of the broadcaster is blocked on the grounds of media plurality. Fox’s bid for Sky is currently being investigated … Continue reading →
Two new HD channels on TDT in Spain RTVE will start High Definition (HD) broadcasts on its La 2 and Clan channels on Tuesday, October 31st. For the Clan HD channel, these transmissions will be made within the second RTVE … Continue reading →