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 →
On the day that the UK was expected to officially climb out of recession its leading multichannel television provider announced the addition of a further 94,000 subscribers to reach 9.536 million households. Boosted by continued demand for Sky+ HD � … Continue reading →
ITV has decided to review how its regional broadcast areas are mapped out. Therefore, this coming Thursday 22nd October, some of you may find that you ITV1 region on 103 may have changed to a different ITV1 region. This ITV1 … Continue reading →
A few months ago I posted about this issue on some other forums and got shot down, however, recent reports say that Sky Italia, who use the same NDS encryption as Sky UK have recently changed their encryption algorithm in … Continue reading →
Sky Movies is to launch its first dedicated Christmas Channel with full “box set” seasons of the Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and Home Alone franchises. From Tuesday, 1 December, Sky Screen 2 will be rebranded Sky Movies Christmas … Continue reading →
Live coverage of the next Ashes cricket series in the UK is set to return to free-to-air television, it has been revealed. Cricket’s greatest showpiece, which this summer was only shown live on paid-for broadcaster Sky, will return to terrestrial … Continue reading →
Sky is downloading a software update to its Sky+ boxes that will put them into standby after four hours of inactivity. Sky+ receivers have used the NDS developed technology since the middle of 2007, entering standby if no keystrokes are … Continue reading →
According to reports in the uK media, BSkyB will have a completely fresh look at how it presents itself to viewers. The news is that BSkyB wants a warmer image for itself, and aspires to replacing the BBC as Britain�s … Continue reading →
According to reports as from 2 October 2009 TVEi will no longer be available on the Sky platform. http://www.rtve.es/television/20091002/cambios-los-parametros-emision-satelite/294885.shtml “Babelfish translation Changes in the parameters of satellite emission RTVE.es 02.10.2009TVE the International informs that from the 1 of October of … Continue reading →
Five is considering taking its main terrestrial channel into the pay-TV market as it investigates radical survival strategies. Sources close to the broadcaster revealed the plan is part of a potential strategy to shift its entire channel portfolio (Five, Fiver, … Continue reading →
According to this months Sky Guide Sky are giving Sky Movies away “free” from 6pm on Oct 30th to 6am on Mon 2nd Nov. I understand you MUST be a subscriber for this, as it will only be offered to … Continue reading →
Sky News International on Astra 1 is changing its frequency AGAIN! Shortly, Sky News International will not be available on its curent existing frequency. This only affects those watching Sky News on Astra 1 at 19degrees…not those watching in Astra … Continue reading →
From October, MBC Group will air Western films that have been dubbed in Arabic on MBC Max and MBC 1. The initiative, a first for the MBC Group, will enable viewers to watch the films either in their original language … Continue reading →
According to reports, Sky3 is to offer a Pay TV ‘Weekend Pass’ between 18th-20th September, where a variety of programming from more than 20 pay channels will be available ftv. Sky 3 is available to viewers with a sky subscription … Continue reading →