Details for BBC Sport’s coverage of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix: (All times GMT) Thursday 13 March 2014 Season Preview, 22:00 BBC Red Button Friday 14 March First practice: 01:25-03:05 BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, 01:00-03:30 BBC Sport website … Continue reading →
Fans following this year’s Formula 1 season coverage will be able to choose from a selection of different cameras for viewing the action. BBC Sport will provide unprecedented live streams from several parts of Grand Prix tracks on web-enabled devices. … Continue reading →
With the recent loss of BBC and ITV channels in southern most areas of Spain and Portugal, some installers are promoting and installing a “magic new satellite” for UK TV. This “magic solution” is actually Intelsat 907, located at 27.5º … Continue reading →
The BBC’s services to Sky and Freesat homes are carried on six transponders on satellites operated by SES Astra located at 28.2°East. In February 2012, one of these satellites (Astra 2D) was retired and BBC services moved to a new … Continue reading →
Well people may not like Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear (new series starts this Sunday), but it was the most popular download on the BBC IPlayer last year. Top BBC iPlayer programmes, 2013 1 Top Gear: series 19, Africa Special, … Continue reading →
The BBC has started test transmissions for an additional Red Button stream on satellite for the duration of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The BBC have said that there will be up to two Red Button streams available on digital … Continue reading →
The BBC plans to mark the First World War Centenary with the biggest and most ambitious pan-BBC season ever undertaken. Featuring four years of programming and events spanning 2014-2018 – echoing the timeframe of the war – the World War … Continue reading →
Winter Olympics 2014 6 to 23 February 2014. The BBC Trailer BBC will be providing around 200 hours of live coverage on TV. BBC Olympic Coverage – BBC reception in Spain – Astra – Astra 2E – Astra 2F – … Continue reading →
The BBC have today announced which of the 19 F1 races they will be showing live on TV for the 2014 season. 30 March: Malaysia 11 May: Spain 8 June: Canada 6 July: Britain 24 August: Belgium 7 September: Italy … Continue reading →
Astra 2E News : According to SES, who own and operate the new Astra 2E UK TV satellite, the transfer of channels from 1N to 2E will take place “early February 2014” Channels in this transfer will include BBC ITV … Continue reading →
BBC One has unveiled official details of its Christmas and New Year schedule for 2013/14. On Saturday, December 21, BBC One will air the Strictly Come Dancing final at 6.30pm, followed by the penultimate episode of fantasy drama Atlantis at … Continue reading →
BBC News HD, has now commenced testing. This follows the closure of the Red Button HD service on Monday. The channel is available on the following frequency settings (not available to be added on Sky HD digiboxes): BBC DSAT8 11.023 … Continue reading →
BBC One has unveiled its programming highlights for the Christmas period. The return of Sherlock, Matt Smith’s farewell to Doctor Who and the arrival of Danny Dyer in EastEnders are among the most notable pieces of festive scheduling. BBC’s director … Continue reading →
Round 18 of the 2013 Formula One season takes place this weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. In 2012, the Yas Marina circuit witnessed a classic as Kimi Raikkonen took the victory, while Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead … Continue reading →
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 →