BT is launching a multi-room YouView service. An additional box will include the same channel subscriptions and additional packages as the main device in the house. However, Sky Movies will not be available on the Extra Box. Customers will be required to take out a 12-month Extra Box subscription for £5 (€6) per month and […]
Amidst considerable media speculation as to the identity of the next Chair of the BBC Trust following the resignation of Lord Patten early May on health grounds, the formal appointment process has only just been announced. The position has been advertised publicly and interested individuals can now submit applications. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, announcing the […]
UK subscription- free digital TV service Freesat is launching the Curzon Home Cinema video On Demand service on Freetime, its connected TV service. Curzon Home Cinema is Freesat’s first film On Demand and pay-per-view player. The new player, created by Curzon Home Cinema, gives Freetime viewers the opportunity to watch the latest cinema releases on demand […]
UK subscription- free digital TV service Freesat has revealed that long-term partner Manhattan Technology intends to manufacture a new line of Freetime set-top boxes. Manhattan supplies thousands of independent retailers via its sister company Eurosat, as well as all the major retailers and supermarkets, including Dixons, Argos, John Lewis, Amazon and Tesco. Owners of the […]
Ed Vaizey, the UK communications minister, has moved to quash fears that Freeview faces a threat of “switch off by stealth”, saying the government will not “take any chances” over the service being pushed off the airwaves it occupies. Vaizey was responding to concerns raised by Caroline Thomson, the chair of industry body Digital UK, […]
TalkTalk has passed one million pay-TV subscribers, making it the UK’s fastest-growing television service, adding more customers than all the other pay-TV operators combined. “Our strategy for growth is delivering,” said chief executive Dido Harding. “We continue to grow faster than all the other UK TV operators put together and are confident that in time, […]
ITV is anticipating a World Cup boost after revealing that its share of TV viewing has fallen by 8 per cent so far this year. The UK commercial broadcaster said total revenue was up 2 per cent to £585 million in Q1 2014 whilst broadcast and online revenues were up 3 per cent to £480 […]
Turner Broadcasting will launch its first free-to-air TV channel in the UK this summer – general entertainment network TruTV. The 24-hour channel will air on an unconfirmed slot on the Freeview, Freesat and YouView platforms. Distribution deals with Sky and Virgin Media are expected to be revealed shortly. TruTV is viewed in 93 million homes […]
Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of digital TV homes will increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to 1.68 billion – or up by 185 per cent, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimates that the digital TV total […]
YouView has revealed plans to increase its workforce by more than 50 per cent. YouView is expanding from about 110 staff to as many as 170 following securing a five-year deal with its seven shareholders, which include BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva, to inject more than £100 million (€118m) in funds. A flexible arrangement will see […]