Discovery Communications has partnered with Image Nation, one of the leading content creators in the Middle East, to increase its presence in the growing MENA TV market by creating and launching a new Arabic language, free-to-air TV channel for the region. Quest Arabiya will launch in the final quarter of 2015. “Quest Arabiya will be […]
Australian free-to-air service Freeview has unveiled the aerialBox T2100, the first set-top box (STB) certified for FreeviewPlus, the new TV hybrid TV service that provides access to more content and services from the Freeview networks. The FreeviewPlus technology seamlessly combines broadband and broadcast TV, also enabling the free-to-air networks to introduce a range of new […]
The BBC First channel, operated by BBC Worldwide, will be available for free to all KPN subscribers in Netherlands from May 16th. The channel will be available through the basic IPTV packages and its two value subsidiaries (Telfort and XS4All), bringing shows including The Musketeers and Wolf Hall to Dutch viewers at no extra cost. […]
Commercial broadcaster ITV has posted 14 per cent growth in net revenue for the three months ending March 2015. Total revenue was £665 million (€920m), up from £585 million during the same period last year. Broadcast and online revenue was also up by 10 per cent, to £530 million, along with the studios division, which […]
UK PM David Cameron plans to decriminalise watching TV without paying the licence fee. In the UK, it is currently against the law to watch or record live TV programmes without a licence, and the offence can lead to prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000. The Conservatives have previously aborted attempts to make […]
Freeview has passed the 100 million mark for the number of DTT TVs and boxes sold since its launch in 2002. The figure includes all televisions, set-top boxes and DVD and Blu-ray devices with an inbuilt Freeview DVB-T SD or HD tuner. Integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) – televisions with an inbuilt DVB-T SD or HD […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has announced a positive start to the year, with strong take-up of Freetime, its connected TV service. Freesat says its continuing growth demonstrates the ongoing appeal of the free-to-air connected TV service, giving customers high quality technology and engaging content without any bills. Freesat viewers can access over 200 […]
“The government is causing serious harm to the TV industry”, says UTECA The Administrations’s TV policy is under fire. The private TV Association, UTECA, which represents the largest FTA TV groups in Spain, has accused the government of “causing serious harm” to the Audio Visual industry which represents a business of €10,300 million (1 per […]
John Petter, head of BT’s consumer division, has revealed that the company plans to launch a FTA version of BT Sport. Since its launch in August 2013 BT Sport has been free for its broadband subscribers, while other viewers pay £13.50 a month. However, the arrival of the Champions League and Europa League, which is […]
techUK, the voice of the UK technology industry, has launched a campaign for the protection of viewer access to free-to-view content without additional costs. The new campaign is in response to Digital UK’s plans to charge device manufacturers a per device levy for the integration of Freeview Play technology into TV and STB products. The […]