NHK the news broadcaster for Japan, have announced that they will soon be stopping the transmission of their NHK World TV SD (standard definition) channel. NHK World TV HD will still be transmitted, but will only be available on Sky … Continue reading →
The six analogue television channels that are broadcasting from the Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 3 (AB3) satellite will terminate analogue transmissions on November 29. On that date, all terrestrial analogue broadcasts in the country will also be switched off. At the … Continue reading →
Following several investigations in the areas of Lisbon, Guarda and the north of the country Portuguese police dismantled a card sharing network which provided unauthorised access to TV content. According to information released by the police the network was operated … Continue reading →
Sky Sports free weekend pass Watch all the Sky Sports channels for free on the weekend of September 24-25. With the free weekend pass, Sky Sports are giving non-Sky Sports customers a whole weekend of world-class sport for free. From … Continue reading →
Disney Channel HD is expected to launch on September 16th 2011 Available with the SkyHD subscription it is expected to be on Sky channel 609 and joins the other Disney HD channels. Disney Channel HD will be on the Astra … Continue reading →
Sky TV will be freezing their subscription prices until the 31st August 2012, for customers who join prior to 31st August 2011 It has also been confirmed that Sky TV will be changing their channel structure. Gone are the 6 … Continue reading →
As part of a cost cutting measure, the BBC has decided to stop transmitting on one satellite frequency / transponder. The BBC say “By closing a few of the less viewed Red Button video streams on satellite (and hence cable), … Continue reading →
Four arrested in Spain for illegally distributing copyright films on the Net A Civil Guard operation in Valencia and Zaragoza has arrested four people for illegally distributing copyrighted films and series on the Net without permission. Their web pages offered … Continue reading →
Sky Movies May Lose Hold Over Pay-TV Movie Market Under a government order, the Competition Commission was asked to look into the allocation of movie screening rights of pay-TV providers. The investigation discovered that BSkyB, the largest pay-TV provider, has … Continue reading →
Spain’s Prisa TV’s satellite pay-TV operator Digital+ has boosted its Digital+ Player online TV service to fifteen channels with the recent inclusion of News Corp.’s Fox and National Geographic Channel. These two channels are available for all the online platform’s … Continue reading →
UK pay-TV revenues are fast reaching maturity, so operators must find other revenue streams to ensure growth, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. UK pay-TV revenues are forecast to reach $9.3 billion (€6.5 billion) in 2011, up … Continue reading →
BBC Worldwide is make episodes of Top Gear available to Facebook users at a cost of 93p. The BBC’s commercial arm has developed a video-on-demand app for Facebook that will allow users of the website to rent a limited number … Continue reading →
“Please Wait” Issue on Freesat Humax FOXSAT-HDR receivers According to reports, a recent software update to Freesat Humax FOXSAT-HDR receivers has meant that in some cases, a “please wait” message is displayed for around 30-40 seconds when trying to access … Continue reading →
Frequency changes for True Movies on Sky Freesat and Generic receivers in Spain The CSC Media channels have moved frequency. This has affected the following channels: Bliss Chart Show Dance Nation Flava Kix! NME Pop Pop Girl / +1 Scuzz … Continue reading →
Cartoon Network HD will launch September 14, 2011 – three days before the 18th anniversary celebration of the station. Cartoon Network will bring in HD such as Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Regular Show, Adventure Time, and Star Wars: The Clone … Continue reading →