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Tea with Judi Dench returns to Sky Arts

Sky has confirmed that Tea with Judi Dench will return this summer. Following its success last year, a brand-new special produced by Mindhouse, will continue the celebration of extraordinary conversations, storytelling and friendship, as Dench welcomes one of Britain’s most celebrated performers, Sir Ian McKellen, to her home. Dench is joined by McKellen for tea […]

July 2, 2026

Sky Sports make ICC Women’s T20 World Cup free-to-air

Following England’s qualification to the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Sky Sports has announced that it will make both semi-finals available to watch free-to-air, in addition to the final. The matches will be broadcast on Freeview via Sky Mix, as well as Sky Sports and NOW. The remaining tournament matches will […]

June 30, 2026B

Early Freeview switch-off would be “unprecedented gamble”

Switching off Freeview in the 2030s would be far more complex, costly and risky than the UK’s digital TV switchover, according to a report by Christy Swords, a former senior ITV executive involved in the original process. The report, A false comparison: Digital switchover and Freeview switch off, warns that claims a future Freeview switch […]

June 10, 2026

Forecast: Freely in 10.5m homes by 2034

Everyone TV, the organisation running the UK’s free-to-view television platforms, has published updated forecasts from 3 Reasons, the independent analyst and specialist in TV platform dynamics. As government considers the long-term future of TV distribution, the new projections add robust evidence to the ongoing debate on how viewers will access TV in the coming years. […]

June 2, 2026

France 24 launches on Freely

Global Distribution Services has announced the launch of France 24’s live English-language news service on Freely channel 306, further expanding the broadcaster’s distribution across the UK television landscape. Already available across the UK on Freeview channel 255, France 24 already delivers a multi-language news offering to UK audiences, with four live channel feeds in English, […]

May 21, 2026

Freeview NextGen launching in New Zealand

Freeview is set to launch Freeview NextGen in New Zealand, a new service expanding its ability to TV channels to Kiwis in an increasingly streaming-led world. Built on the global DVB-I standard, Freeview NextGen is on track to be the world’s first nationwide free-to-air TV platform powered by this solution. This new service delivers channels […]

May 18, 2026

Chernobyl making FTA debut on Sky Mix

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Sky will bring its Original drama Chernobyl to free-to-air TV for the first time, airing nightly on Sky Mix (Freeview channel 11) as well as on Sky Atlantic from April 20th. In 2020, the series, produced by Sister, The Mighty Mint and Word Games, became […]

April 10, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Global momentum for DVB-I spec

DVB-I, the open specification for internet-based discovery and description of television services, is seeing global momentum following three new announcements. Firstly, Freeview New Zealand has announced it is working towards a nationwide production launch; additionally Ireland’s RTÉ has revealed plans for a closed technical trial of DVB-I for the Saorview platform; and thirdly Deutsche TV-Plattform […]

March 30, 2026

Music and Memories, Outdoor Channel launch on Freeview

Global Distribution Services has announced the launch of two new services on Freeview, further strengthening its portfolio of FAST channels on the UK TV platform. The new launches include Music and Memories, now available on channel 290, and Outdoor Channel, available on channel 291. Both services are monetised through a waterfall model, enabling multiple demand sources to […]

March 25, 2026

wedotv BIG stories, wedotv movies on Freeview UK

Freeview has announced the launch of wedotv BIG stories on Channel 275, further expanding content offering to UK audiences. In addition, wedotv movies is now available on Channel 98 as a fully integrated DTT channel, combining traditional broadcast reach with advanced digital monetisation capabilities, including FAST architecture, Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI), and a Consent Management […]

March 9, 2026