MTV UK is to launch a high definition channel and replace existing MTVNHD with MTV Live. Entertainment channel MTV, which shifted up the Sky EPG to #126 last year, will start broadcasting in HD from 13 February. It will offer … Continue reading →
Premier League ‘wins’ pub satellite TV copyright battle The Premier League is claiming victory against the importers of foreign satellite TV decoders in a high-profile copyright court battle. Some British pubs purchase satellite systems from other parts of the European … Continue reading →
Iran’s Press TV loses UK licence Ofcom revokes English-language channel’s licence for breaching the Communications Act Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, has been forced off the air in the UK after Ofcom revoked its licence for breaching … Continue reading →
The BBC iPlayer and ITV Player TV catchup services are to be available to BSkyB subscribers for the first time via the Sky Anytime+ video-on-demand offering. The catch-up TV services operated by the BBC and ITV will launch this year … Continue reading →
Premier League in your home for free for first time in 20 years as ESPN air Manchester City v Fulham on Freeview Fans will be able to watch a Barclays Premier League match for free for the first time ever … Continue reading →
Channel 4 looks set to launch a new station that would show the last seven days most popular programmes. The plan is thought to be called ‘Project Shuffle’ and, according to sources close to the channel, it is an attempt … Continue reading →
Al Gore’s Current TV channel is under the threat of closure in the UK after Sky axed the network from its pay-TV platform. The satellite broadcaster, part-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, took the “commercial decision” to no longer offer … Continue reading →
Sky will be having a small channel reshuffle in the enar future. Possible dates for these changes are either Tuesday 24th January 2012 or Tuesday 21st February. Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD move from 243 and 244 … Continue reading →
NME TV will be closing on all platforms (Sky and Freesat Freesat) from the 5th January 2012. A message posted on their Facebook page announced: “As you might have seen on the channel @nmetv will be closing on the 5th … Continue reading →
The Spanish prepaid DTH platform Starmax HD is closing down operations but has promised to come back with “a more attractive and technically more solid offer”. The platform was offering a line-up of 12 HD channels on the Hispasat satellite … Continue reading →