Why did the BBC just use 1.1 Million TV Licences to buy UKTV from Discovery?
"This is our largest ever content sales deal. It will mean BBC Studios and Discovery will work together to take our content right across the globe through a new world-beating streaming service" Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, said in a statement. ——— 13 comments
New Freeview Mobile App Launching in January 2019
UK's largest TV platform launches mobile one-stop-shop for the nation’s most watched content10 comments
ITV and Freeview
In the days before 18th Jan, the share price of ITV plc dropped when US-bank Merrill Lynch issued a doubtful report on the future of traditional broadcasting in Europe.02 comments
Freeview 2024?
The announcement yesterday from Digital UK about the future of Freeview is intriguing. What does it mean for the future* of free television in the UK?45 comments
New and improved Freeview radiation patterns
I'm very pleased to announce that the list of the radiation patterns - the diagrams that show the power levels for each direction from a transmitter - have returned in an improved format. In addition UK Free TV now has 528 new patterns received in the last month from Ofcom under a Freedom of Information Act request.45 comments
Freeview modes - a simplified explanation
How is it possible to broadcast high definition television or more standard definition services on the same physical wavelength?117 commentsTravel Channel and Film4+1 comes to Freeview, Film4 to Freeview Light
Two welcome developments for Freeview today. The popular Travel Channel (already on Freesat 405 and Sky 251) starts an evening service, and Film4 moves to all UK transmitters, bringing more choice to homes with the limited Freeview service.37 commentsTwo new Freeview channels - almost everywhere
A nice match between the BBC and Arqiva will provide two full time Freeview channels.224 commentsMore Freeview capacity - COM7, COM8 and COM9 - in the 600MHz band
Ofcom has announced provisional plans to reuse part of the television spectrum that was saved at digital switchover for ... more digital television. 75 commentsKiss Fresh and True Entertainment on Freeview
This week is a busy one for Freeview channel launches. To add to Film4+1, we have a new radio station and a popular Freesat channel.13 comments
Another 30 stories
- Rowridge 25th March retune - 193 comments
- Updated - changes to Freeview channel numbers this week on September 19th 2012 - 124 comments
- Freeview channel numbers change on September 19th 2012 - 118 comments
- EXCLUSIVE More Freeview capacity coming 2012-2016 - 94 comments
- A bakers dozen of changes: Freeview channel number changes from 3 September 2014 - 90 comments
- BBC Freeview services to drop 33% in quality in 09 - 81 comments
- Ten more HD channels on two new Freeview HD multiplexes on air from 2014-18 - 76 comments
- Freeview channel number changes to go ahead: HD, Adult move on 17 October 2012 - 75 comments
- Freeview mode change in Scotland, NI and the North - 74 comments
- Really to replace Dave Ja Vu on Freeview - 74 comments
- What is behind the 30 September Freeview retune? - 73 comments
- Freeview channel changes - 69 comments
- Freeview retune - Monday 15th November - 67 comments
- InView EPG death - boxes - 65 comments
- BBC One is now statisitcally multiplexed thoughout the UK - 57 comments
- Freeview round up - BBC HD, Local TV, Al Jazeera HD - 54 comments
- What is happening to Freeview? - 54 comments
- BT Vision, TUTV, Sky Sports 1+2 and the Mendip transmitter - 53 comments
- Freeview channel number shuffle - 47 comments
- Freeview "transmitter" name changed - 46 comments
- Reigate transmitter works 16th-28th March 2011 - 45 comments
- 3 Freeview HD channels will start 2009 - 44 comments
- Been missing the Digital Switchover? Good news! There is going to be another - 43 comments
- UKTV's Drama to be on Freeview 20 - 43 comments
- Two new national Freeview slots permitted - 41 comments
- Are we going to get BBC local radio on Freeview in England? - 39 comments
- Freeview "balloons" advert - 36 comments
- Film4 moves to 15 - 33 comments
- BBC News Interactive closed on Freeview Tuesday 27 October - 30 comments
- Shopping channel axed from Freeview - 30 comments