UK’s ITV is to up rate the ITV Player catch-up service and replace ITV.com with a unified digital portal called The ITV Hub. Due out later in the year, The ITV Hub will put live streaming at the heart of the new service. The Hub will launch across mobiles, PCs and connected TVs, and will debut […]
Satellite operator SES Astra and Cellnex Telecom, the recently-rebranded telecoms subsidiary of Spanish infrastructure company Abertis, are pitched against each other in bidding to win contracts to extend DTT coverage to remote areas in the country. Several Regions in Spain have launched public tenders to award the contracts to take the DTT signal to around […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat, and global consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics (LG) have struck a strategic partnership to provide the Freesat service on LG’s new and existing satellite enabled Smart TVs. LG will launch Freesat channels on the new LF650 and LF630 TVs, in screen sizes ranging from 32” to 55” and fully […]
The BBC has published a document setting out more details of its ambition to transform the majority of its in-house production unit into BBC Studios. Under the proposals, BBC Studios would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC Group and operate in the market. It would produce programmes for the BBC and other broadcasters in […]
Following confirmation of a live FTA deal with Eurosport, Formula E – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – will continue to be televised live and free-to-air on ITV in the UK for the second season of the FIA Formula E Championship. All 11 rounds will be broadcast live on […]
Following its HD DTT call for tenders launched in July, French TV regulator CSA has judged 26 projects admissible. Nine free DTT channels such as Gulli, D8, W9, are already broadcast in SD but requested to switch to HD. Others applications include existing pay-TV channels such as Planète+ and Canal+ Cinéma, local channels such as […]
An independent review looking at how the BBC is governed and regulated has been announced by Government. The independent review will form part of the ongoing process to review the BBC’s Royal Charter to make sure it remains a valued public broadcaster. It will be led by Sir David Clementi – former Chairman of Virgin […]
Broadcast specialist Vision247 has announced the addition of multiscreen functionality in the form of VisionTV – an online service streaming Vision247’s Freeview channel. VisionTV streams more than 20 free-to-air channels, allowing viewers to watch a wide variety of both UK and international programmes covering entertainment, sport, news, religion and shopping. The service is also accessible […]
The commercial module of digital TV standards body DVB has been working on ‘Defining the Long Term Vision for Terrestrial Broadcast’, with a view to publishing its findings later in 2105. Graham Mills, Chair of the Commercial Module, noted that DTT is thriving in many countries, with DVB-T2 the leading standard, having been adopted around […]
The DTG looks forward to the launch of Freeview Play as the UK’s universal DTT platform expands into smart TV. Freeview and Digital UK announced last week that Freeview Play will launch in October, combining catch-up from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, on-demand services and live television. Richard Lindsay-Davies, DTG CEO, said: […]