This is a report from the IBC, currently being help in Amsterdam The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other … Continue reading →
According top reports all 5 Sky Sports channels will be FREE on Sunday 26th September. This is billed as Free Sports Day. At the moment I do not know if this is free to air (ie no sky card – … Continue reading →
ESPN has confirmed plans to offer a free weekend of sport later this month, including Scottish Premier League games and Aviva Premiership Rugby action. From 6am on September 10 to 6am on September 13, ESPN and ESPN HD will be … Continue reading →
Universal Networks International has today confirmed plans to rebrand the Hallmark Channel as the Universal Channel in the UK. On October 18, the pay-TV channel and its high definition variant will become the Universal Channel and the Universal Channel HD … Continue reading →
BabyTV has renewed its carriage deal with BSkyB, on which it has been present since 2007. As a result, the channel, which is also distributed by Virgin Media and BT Vision in the UK, will continue to air on Sky’s … Continue reading →
In a letter to Telenet and Belgacom TV, the three main Flemish broadcasters VMMa, VRT and SBS Belgium told the two main operators PVRs “are destroying” their business model and ask for immediate action. According to the public and private … Continue reading →
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport is preparing to launch a 3D channel but won’t say where it will be seen. The channel will launch in 2011, Eurosport told delegates at the Panasonic press conference for this year’s IFA electronics-fest in Berlin. … Continue reading →
BSkyB has signed up the 3 millionth subscriber to its high definition (HD) television service just over four years after it was launched in the UK. More than 30% of Sky’s total subscriber base, which stood at 9.86 million at … Continue reading →
LIVING HD is launching on Thursday 2nd September, available in the UK and ROI on Sky channel 224 for customers taking the HD Pack. This will bring the number of HD channels in the UK up to 46 (43 in … Continue reading →
If you are experiencing loss of some UK satellite TV channels on the Costa Blanca Spain recently, then there could be a simple reason for this sudden reduction in channel availability Living near the coast, and the very hot weather, … Continue reading →