All Freeview articles – Page 19
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NewsRacing UK gallops onto Freeview HD
Racing UK has launched a channel via IPTV on internet-connected Freeview HD boxes and is drawing up plans to introduce pay-per-view and VoD races.
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NewsDTG updates Freeview EPG
The Digital TV Group’s (DTG) latest technical specifications for Freeview include a backwards EPG and navigation from the programme guide to the web.
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NewsVision TV puts foreign channels on Freeview
Foreign-language broadcasters Hellenic, Polska Plus, TeleFrance and TeleTurk have launched in the UK via internet-connected Freeview HD boxes.
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NewsSimon Mayo to host Blockbusters
Simon Mayo has been drafted in as the host of cult quiz show Blockbusters for Challenge TV.
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CommentTime for C4 to do the Shuffle
Service should benefit viewers and boost revenue, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsBBC iPlayer and ITV Player to launch on Sky
Sky has signed major deals with the BBC and ITV to bring the two terrestrial broadcasters’ video on demand services to its platform.
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NewsSet-top box-maker IP Vision enters administration
IP Vision, the manufacturer of Fetch TV set-top boxes that offered access to linear Freeview, BBC iPlayer and IPTV service Sky Go, has gone into administration.
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NewsESPN to air Premier League on Freeview
ESPN is to broadcast the first freely available Premier League match on Freeview as part of a weekend promotion to drive awareness of the channel.
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CommentCatch-up if you can in 2012
VoD battle will intensify with arrival of Netflix, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsC4 eyes repeats channel launch on Freeview
Channel 4 is expected to launch a new repeats channel on the Freeview platform later this year in an attempt to boost its overall portfolio share.
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NewsNUJ: BBC cuts to cost UK £1.7bn
The NUJ has warned that the proposed cuts to the BBC are “wrong-headed” and will lead to a reduction in the UK’s economic output of up to £1.7bn.
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FeaturesGetting creative with finance
Product placement, AFP, international co-pros and licensing deals helped producers squeeze more value from their programmes in a flat year for commissioning. Kate Bulkley reports.
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FeaturesDelivery crisis: a call to arms
At a Broadcast debate on the future of TV, industry-wide specifications were top of the agenda for content providers coping with the rapid growth of VoD and catch-up services.
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FeaturesResponding to change
The future of TV will be driven by linear but extended by VoD, says Robin Kroes, vice president, commercial, operations and corporate development at Chello DMC.
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NewsBroadcast to host future TV debate
Broadcast will host a debate about future TV delivery, with a panel of industry figures - including Freeview’s managing director Ilse Howling - to discuss the impact of changing viewing habits on broadcasters and content owners.
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NewsTalkTalk to trial YouView
YouView is to kick off its first consumer trial with 3,000 TalkTalk staff to be handed Huawei set-top boxes in January ahead of a full launch next spring.
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NewsChannel 5+1 to launch next month
Channel 5 is preparing to launch a time-shifted channel across Freeview, Freesat and Sky from early December.
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NewsYouview marketing/PR team made redundant
Youview is to lose its PR and marketing team, including marketing director Tim Hunt, after opting to make the entire division redundant.
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NewsStandard to enter race for London TV licence
The London Evening Standard will officially enter the race to run a local television station in the capital, Broadcast has learned.
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FeaturesA faster rate of change
Red Bee Media’s director of technology and innovation, Steve Plunkett, says that a faster rate of change, increased connectivity and the growing popularity of tablets and apps will collide to create a new era for media in 2020.