Goodbye BBC Red Button!
BBC Charter 2017: The BBC is going to make saving this year of £150m because people are disconnecting their TV tuners and using the iPlayer online.
56 comments “It is disgraceful of the BBC to decide to end the red button service as it has now become established as an integral part of the freeview service and ”-
Nick AndersonWant to know how much the BBC spend in England, Scotland, Wales and NI per home?
BBC Charter 2017: Interesting figures from Broadcast magazine today - from their Nation and Regions Special - shows how much money is spent in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I thought I would share...
28 comments “Neville: Its not disrepectful, but is stating the obvious with regard to ITV getting an income from advertising. And Richard is right, the BBC has BBC”-
MikeBS4C and Welsh Exceptionalism?
BBC Charter 2017: Reading the report from Institute of Welsh Affairs Media Policy Group makes me wonder about how the next decade of broadcasting should deal with the nations, regions and languages of the United Kingdom.
5 comments “Frank Woodcock: The problem isn t with broadcasters wanting to show stuff in 4K - Sky Q - Overview - Your wireless home entertainment system - they do”-
MikeBFreeview HD's VisionTV 20 channels now have Android and iOS apps
Watch TV online: If you have a Freeview HD box and are connected to the internet, you can view more than twenty specialist online channels from the VisionTV people.
4 comments “ALEX TURKELTOB:You could buy a plug-in USB receiver for your laptop. That will need to be connected to a suitable aerial, such as that you may be”-
MikeP
Will the World Radiocommunication Conference be the death of Freeview?
Freeview news: In just over a week, an important conference in Geneva, Switzerland is being held. One of the many things under discussion will be the future of free-to-air television up to 2030. Will the mobile broadband operators be able to get agreement to close down the UHF television band for reuse as 4G internet connections? Digital UK and other TV bodies are very concerned.
25 comments “Chris Shaw: But they will probably get better - and sometimes it depends what network your on. Last summer, my family was on holiday in the far north ”-
MikeB
Will we ever have Freeview Ultra HD or Freesat Ultra HD?
High definition: You can already buy Ultra HD television sets in the high street. If I buy one, how long will I have to wait for Freeview and Freesat to broadcast my favourite shows in the better format?
24 comments “StevensOnln1: Your right, they could squeeze one on now, but that would be the whole of the mux, and you can see some people complaining....I d lo”-
MikeBNew and improved Freeview radiation patterns
Freeview news: 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.
6 comments “David Watters: There has been no recent engineering work at Redruth in the last couple of weeks so nothing to suggest that anything has changed at the”-
StevensOnln1Official aerial installers guide to the TV spectrum future
Got interference?: If you want to know what the - official - future holds for the UHF spectrum and how this will change the old advice on which aerial to use, you can download this book for free.
6 comments “Meirion jenkins:Hi, Meirion. Yes, Digital UK does indeed say that you should be using the Cefn Mawr relay transmitter. The main group of high -definit”-
Richard CooperFreeview Play, Youview, Freesat Freetime, what's the difference?
Watch TV online: If you want free-to-air TV and Time Travel you can now pick from Freeview, Freeview Recorder, Freeview HD, Freeview HD Recorder, Freeview Play, Freeview Play Recorder, Freesat HD, YouView, Freesat+HD Freetime. Let me make this seem a little less confusing.
6 comments “Chris.SE: I ve got the older Now TV box, and you can t knock it for value (nice to know the new one does 1080), but the full Roku does give a lot more”-
MikeBFixing the Freesat Freetime internet connection problem
Freesat: If you have a problem with your Freesat box not allowing you to get to the large selection of online TV shows, here is how to fix the problem. If you see "no internet connection" or no services listed under "On Demand", do this.
6 comments “ian mugglestone:To offer any meaningful advice/assistance we need to know what your location is. That is best done by entering your full post cod”-
MikePNew Freeview TVs and boxes to be HD only from 2016
High definition: From the start next year, the Freeview logo will only be on new TVs if they provide Freeview HD. From the end of next year, all new Freeview equipment will be HD.
27 comments “Paul Bale:Freesat is not operated by Sky/Mr Murdock. Freesat is exactly that - free satellite broadcasting of most services that are available on”-
MikePTime for the BBC to release the DOGs?
BBC Charter 2017: If 70 households really missed the BBC so much after 9 days, to the extent their £3.60 "refund" seemed like a bargain, shouldn't the BBC start better marking the output with "paid for out of the TV Licence" marks?
28 comments “I presume by using the DOGS you are meaning the station identification logo (SIL) often shown at various times durimng the broadcast. Some channels di”-
MikePHow would you cut £613m from the BBC budget?
BBC Charter 2017: UK Free TV is making it possible for you to decide what to cut and what to keep. Use the tick boxes to select what you would cut from the BBC budget, and see your progress in the bar below. Please share!!!
60 comments “Classic FM s playlist tends towards the Worlds Greatest Classical CD , which is fine for a while, but challenging its not, and its film music tends to”-
MikeBNine new ways UK Free TV makes your life better
About us: Upgrade! There have been a number of fixes and upgrades to the site whilst it was in the process of being migrated from the old server. Which one is your favourite?
5 comments “The all channels page.If I click on Show everything or Just on Freeview or Just on Freesat or Just on Sky
the page reloads and always shows Show”-
Mark AWhat would you like to see on Freeview in place of BBC three?
BBC Charter 2017: The BBC seems set to move BBC Three onto the BBC iPlayer. What should the BBC do with the channel's precious broadcast bits and top-page Freeview slot 7?
36 comments “Having only Freeview and owning a net tv, I, like many others are short on High Definition channels. As I live under the Mendip transmitter umbrella I”-
RichardNew secure server for UK Free TV
About us: We have - at last - come to join in the world of HTTPS everywhere. This means UK Free TV can continue to provide location-based mapping, to be seen of kindly by Google as well as provide more security for the visitors.
7 commentsLots of ways UK Free TV is little bit better today
About us: I am taking the opportunity of being bed-ridden for at least six weeks to sort out some upgrades, updates and bug fixes for this our 13 year old website. Here is what I have done.
23 comments “Hi Brian. I am using the latest version of Firefox, which is 46.0.1 at the time of writing, and I am very pleased to say that all of your improvements”-
Richard CooperGo for it! What do you do on cutting the cord day?
Cord Cutting UK: So, you have your fast broadband, your wireless connections, prepared your devices and checked out what to watch online. Are you ready to take the final step?
8 comments “Brian: Your comments seems to have a problem....I m getting the message The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid”-
MikeBWhich 29 stars wrote Prime Minister Cameron to ask him to protect the BBC?
BBC Charter 2017: We are writing to place on record at the very start of the process our concern that nothing should be done to diminish the BBC or turn it into a narrowly focused market-failure broadcaster....
23 comments “Nick: For someone who doesn t feel that a reply is warrented (as you ve said in at least one previous post), why do reply to me? However, lets go thro”-
MikeBPrepare yourself for Cord Cutting: Where do I watch TV now?
Cord Cutting UK: You've got yourself an uncapped high speed broadband service with a wireless router, and like the idea of saving between 150 and 780 pounds every year. What is the next step?
19 comments “G.E. Sheets:As this website is primarily aimed at TV reception problems in the UK, it is unlikely that any of the regular contributors would have”-
MikePChancellor George 18% BBC fee cut to lowest level of BBC TV since B&W 1978
BBC Charter 2017: Yes, it's back to when most homes had black and white televisions and there was only two TV channels on air because cutting the BBC income by 18% is what is going to be done tomorrow.
26 comments “RichardW: Both sets of reception predictors indicate your area as not being particularly good for reception, the reason for, basically being down to t”-
jb38How much money can you save by Cord Cutting?
Cord Cutting UK: If you are prepared to stop watching live TV and enjoy content only when you want to watch, how much actual money can you save?
2 comments “Dear braintest;
Re are you ready to cut the cordCosts may change after goverment action re removal of TVL exemptions for watching video from broadcas”-
Graham F LewendonCord Cutting UK Checklist: keeping it legal
Cord Cutting UK: The starting point for us here is doing things by the book. Some of the things you need to do to be a Cord Cutter UK can result in a proper criminal conviction if not done properly.
12 comments “Sally J.: But if you can answer honestly that you don t watch or record live TV, and that the aerial is still connected because you listen to Freeview”-
MikeB
What is the BBC going to cut to fund free TV licences for 4m homes with over 75s
BBC Charter 2017: Just before the turn of the century, popular - with 43.2% of voters - New Labour Chancellor Gordon Brown found 300 million quid to pay the TV Licences for households with pensioners aged 75 or over. The dilemma for Tory Chancellor George Osborne, with 36.9% of the population behind him and cuts to make, is how to live up to a recent manifesto commitment to keep the pensioner benefits?
11 comments “Briantist: It would be interesting if someone like GeordieLad could actually define what they mean by non commercial , and educational and information”-
MikeBBBC Charter renewal: what of TV news for the UK?
BBC Charter 2017: Who still watches rolling news channel or half-hour news shows? Lots of people it seems!
4 comments “I watch the News Channel regularly and enjoy it. I also watch Sky News from time to time. I like current affairs programming and it features heavily i”-
Charles StuartShow me the 55 TV channels have moved to the new Astra 2G satellite
General satellite: There have been a large number of changes to the channels broadcast from the satellites that provide services to about half of the homes in the UK. What do you need to do?
11 comments “A wells: It would appear that Showbiz TV (157) was removed from Freesat listings as from November 19th, it now only being available on Sky (no card) 2”-
jb38Should Ofcom regulate the BBC?
BBC Charter 2017: The BBC Trust seems to be not really living up to expectations. Would Ofcom be a suitable body to regulate the BBC?
15 comments “I ve just had an idea about how Ofcom could replace the BBC Trust. It would be a very strange situation if Ofcom found itself having to threaten the B”-
Charles StuartBBC Licence fee and new Charter: the political reality
BBC Charter 2017: Let's have an honest look at the current political situation and what it means for the BBC Charter renewal.
12 comments “Briantist: Thanks for your thoughts - your perfectly right when you point out that people really like the BBC, despite the newspapers. Its just that t”-
MikeB
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