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BBC Licence Fee Payers Fall by Over Half a Million

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 15 July 2026 by The Sat and PC Guy15 July 2026

The BBC is facing growing financial pressure after revealing that the number of households paying the television licence fee has fallen by more than half a million over the past year. The latest figures show that 539,000 fewer TV licences … Continue reading →

Posted in Freely, Freesat, Freeview, Programmes, Satellites, UK News | Tagged bbc charter, BBC Charter review, BBC finance, bbc funding, BBC household tax, bbc iplayer, BBC licence fee, BBC licence reform, bbc news, cord cutting, netflix, public service broadcasting, Streaming Services, Television News, TV licence, TV licence fee, TV Licensing, uk media, uk television, universal household levy | Leave a reply

New Fire TV Stick HD Brings Speed but Less Freedom

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 15 April 2026 by The Sat and PC Guy11 August 2026

Amazon has quietly introduced a new entry-level streaming device, the Fire TV Stick HD – and while it brings some welcome improvements, it also signals a much bigger shift in how Fire TV devices will work going forward.

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Posted in Firesticks | Tagged amazon fire tv, amazon news, cord cutting, fire tv stick hd, firestick 2026, smart tv gadgets, streaming devices, streaming tech, vega os | Leave a reply

How Netflix’s WBD Deal Reshapes the Industry

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 5 December 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy5 December 2025

On 5 December 2025, Netflix announced a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios — plus the streaming assets HBO and HBO Max. The deal is valued at roughly 82.7 billion USD enterprise value (about … Continue reading →

Posted in Streaming | Tagged broadcast landscape, content strategy, cord cutting, digital media, discovery global, entertainment industry, hbo, hbo max, hollywood studios, live sports, media consolidation, media industry, media trends, netflix, netflix acquisition, netflix news, netflix takeover, sports broadcasting, Sports Rights, streaming future, streaming news, streaming wars, TNT Sports, tv industry, uk broadcasters, uk sports rights, uk television, uk tv, warner bros discovery, wbd | 1 Reply

Fire TV Crackdown: Why Amazon Is Disabling “Illegal” Apps

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 5 December 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy9 December 2025

Amazon’s Crackdown on Sideloaded Apps: Why Fire TV Users Are Seeing Blocks Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV devices have long been popular because they offer flexibility: users could install almost any app, even ones not available in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Firesticks, IPTV, piracy, Streaming | Tagged amazon fire tv, app blocking, cord cutting, digital rights, fire tv update, firestick, piracy crackdown, sideloading, streaming apps, tech news | 2 Replies

BBC Hit by £1.1bn Loss as Thousands Ditch Licence Fee

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 21 November 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy21 November 2025

The BBC is facing one of the most serious financial challenges in its history, after new reports revealed that more than £1.1 billion in potential revenue has been lost due to households refusing to pay — or no longer needing … Continue reading →

Posted in Programmes, Satellites, Technology, UK News | Tagged bbc, bbc crisis, bbc funding, bbc iplayer, british tv, cord cutting, digital media, evasion rates, licence enforcement, licence fee, live tv rules, media industry, public broadcasting, streaming laws, TV licence, tv licence rules, uk households, uk news, uk television, youtube live | Leave a reply

The Freely PLEIO UK TV streaming device launches

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 21 November 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy21 November 2025

The new Freely PLEIO device from Netgem is one of the most exciting arrivals in the UK streaming landscape this year, offering a modern and affordable way to upgrade almost any TV.

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Posted in Streaming, Technology | Tagged 4k streaming, android tv, bluetooth controller, british tv, cloud gaming, cord cutting, freely, freesat alternative, freeview replacement, home entertainment, live tv, netgem, pleio, streaming apps, streaming device, streaming puck, tv tech, tv upgrade, uk broadcasting, uk tv | 2 Replies

Are Streaming Services Just a Way to Force Unskippable Ads?

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 9 September 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy7 September 2025

For years, one of the biggest selling points of streaming services was the promise of fewer interruptions. No endless commercial breaks. No sitting through the same jingles over and over. Just content, on demand. But as more TV companies push … Continue reading →

Posted in IPTV, Technology | Tagged ad free, ad supported, binge watching, cable tv, commercial breaks, content costs, cord cutting, digital tv, disney plus, dvr, fast forward, hbo max, hulu, media trends, netflix, on demand, paramount plus, peacock, prime video, pvr, streaming, Streaming Services, subscription fatigue, targeted advertising, tivo, traditional tv, tv advertising, tv subscriptions, unskippable ads, viewer control | Leave a reply

BBC’s New Freely Box: Streaming TV Without the Hassle

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 12 August 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy12 August 2025

The way you watch TV in the UK is changing fast—and the BBC is making sure it’s not left behind.

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Posted in Freeview, IPTV | Tagged accessible tech, bbc, bbc streaming, broadband tv, catch up tv, cord cutting, digital switchover, everyone tv, free to air, freely, freely box, freesat, freeview, internet tv, netgem, public service broadcasting, streaming tv, tv accessibility, tv technology, uk tv | Leave a reply

More dodgy apps blocked on Amazon Firestick & FireTV devices

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 12 July 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy12 July 2025

As we mentioned in a previous video, Amazon have started to block some popular streaming apps from working on their firesticks and Fire tv devices. It was noticed that two apps suddenly stopped working on Fire tv devices : Live … Continue reading →

Posted in piracy | Tagged amazon fire stick, amazon fire stick 4k, amazon fire tv stick, amazon fire tv stick review, amazon firestick, android tv, app block, app security, bandwidth sharing, cord cutting, cut the cord, digital privacy, fire os, fire tv, Fire TV Stick, fire tv update, firestick, firestick secret, firestick update, how to update firestick, iptv block, live nettv, malware protection, piracy crackdown, sideloaded apps, streaming apps, streaming news, tech crackdown, tv streaming | Leave a reply

Amazon Is Cracking Down on Sideloaded Apps Like Live NetTV

The Sat & TV Guy Posted on 25 June 2025 by The Sat and PC Guy28 June 2025

Amazon has begun blocking several sideloaded apps on Fire TV devices, including popular streaming tools like Live NetTV and Flix Vision. These apps, often used to stream live TV and sports for free, are no longer functioning properly on millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Firesticks, piracy | Tagged amazon fire stick, android tv, app block, app security, bandwidth sharing, cord cutting, cut the cord, digital privacy, fire os, fire tv, fire tv update, iptv block, live nettv, malware protection, piracy crackdown, sideloaded apps, streaming apps, streaming news, tech crackdown, tv streaming | 3 Replies

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