ESPN has reached a multi-year agreement with Premier Rugby for exclusive live rights to a batch of Guinness Premiership games from the 2010/11 season. Running until the 2012/13 season, the deal enables ESPN to broadcast 43 live games each year, … Continue reading →
ESPN has agreed a rights deal with the Football Association to broadcast live FA Cup games from next season (2010 – 2011) According to The Guardian, ESPN has picked up the rights previously owned by Setanta, which collapsed in August … Continue reading →
There have been various rumours that a new movie channels will soon be launched on the Sky UK package – expected to be channel 345 and 346. It will be the MGM Movie channels, and there will also be a … Continue reading →
British Sky Broadcasting has extended it’s coverage of WWE for another five years, taking the partnership into its milestone twenty-fifth year. The new distribution agreement, which takes effect in January 2010, sees BSkyB hold the exclusive UK broadcast rights of … Continue reading →
There are tests at the moment on 11856 v for what looks like E4 HD. (note if you can receive Eurosport HD then you will be able to receive E4 HD, as long as it stays on the same frequency … Continue reading →
It looks like the ITV HD channel is changing…. The logo on the channel has changed from “ITV HD” to “ITV1 HD”. Could be the first indication that there will be a 24/7 ITV HD service in the near future? … Continue reading →
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed using 3D production techniques for the first time ever, it has been announced. Up to 25 games will be captured using 3D cameras after football’s world governing body FIFA signed … Continue reading →
Sky has started rolling out its new electronic programme guide to all Sky+ HD customers with set top boxes manufactured by Amstrad. At the start of November, the satellite platform holder began implementing the new EPG for all subscribers with … Continue reading →
The new Chairman at ITV looks likely to make ITV1 totally free to air and the other channels ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 to go part of the Sky subscription, and require a Sky card to view. It would also mean that … Continue reading →
YouTube today announced a new Shows section of its site for UK users, bringing together in one place full length programming and clips from Channel 4, BBC Worldwide, ITN, Fremantle and others. At launch, the Shows section includes almost 5,000 … Continue reading →
Lost will return for its sixth and final season on Tuesday, February 2, ABC has announced. The network has planned a special a special all-night event which kicks off at 8pm with a recap of the series so far. The … Continue reading →
Today the “Zone Reality” group of channel have been rebranded to reflect the change of ownership to CSB. Zone Reality now becomes CBS Reality – Sky Channel 146 Zone Reality +1 now becomes CBS Reality +1 – Sky Channel 147 … Continue reading →
Nothing major – just another company to confuse your reception of UK TV in Spain! It appears that certain receivers (Fortec Star receivers) are to have an EPG and software update that will allow the reception of the freetoair channels, … Continue reading →
NOTE: THIS WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR RECEPTION OF SATELLITE TV IN SPAIN! IT ONLY AFFECTS THOSE IN THE UK NORTH WEST AREAS AND WHO ARE USING TERRESTRIAL (IE TV BY A TV AERIAL) TELEVISION! Seven million viewers across the North … Continue reading →
Sky has announced that all Sky+ HD customers with set top boxes manufactured by Samsung will get the new electronic programme guide in the “next two weeks”. The new EPG started rolling out to Sky+ HD boxes on March 10. … Continue reading →