All Freeview articles – Page 28
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NewsDee Forbes named Discovery UK MD
Discovery has named Turner exec Dee Forbes as the new managing director and executive vice president of its UK/Ireland business.
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Project Canvas promises help for niche and web services
The Project Canvas team aims to launch a kit for niche and web-based third parties to develop services for the platform by next summer.
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DTG unveils Freeview HD box-vetting regime
British television viewers will come a step closer to being able to watch HD channels on DTT when the Digital Television Group (DTG) launches its test and conformance regime for Freeview HD set-top boxes at IBC this week.
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NewsBBC steps up Project Canvas work
The BBC is moving full steam ahead with Project Canvas, hiring staff to work on the IPTV service and empowering the Digital TV Group to hammer out the technical details.
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NewsSky slams BBC Trust's handling of Canvas
BSkyB has written to the BBC Trust expressing “serious concerns” about the handling of its plans to create internet-connect TV service Project Canvas.
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NewsWales digital switchover begins
More than 130,000 homes in Wales lost their analogue BBC2 signal this morning as the nation began its programme of digital switchover.
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NewsITV strikes deal with BBC for Freeview HD
ITV will roll out a new ITV1 HD service on Freeview in time for the 2010 World Cup, after agreeing the final carriage terms with the BBC.
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NewsITV digital channels may leave Freeview
ITV bosses have declared they would be open to putting their digital channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 exclusively on Sky and Virgin Media, if a higher carriage fee for the channels could be negotiated.
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NewsQuest sets Freeview launch date
Discovery Networks UK will finally make its free-to-air debut when it launches Quest on Freeview at the end of September.
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NewsESPN strikes BT Vision deal in carriage drive
ESPN has further expanded the reach of its live Premier League football coverage in the UK after signing a deal with IPTV service BT Vision.
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NewsMotive turns back on production after tech deal
Motive Television has given up on buying production companies to focus on technology, after striking a licensing agreement for a revolutionary DTT system.
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NewsFive joins Project Canvas in drive for partnerships
Five has joined IPTV venture Project Canvas in the first of a planned series of major industry partnerships.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Sammon, Virgin 1
The Virgin 1 commissioner admits his channel suffered an identity crisis at first, but now it’s found its place alongside the Virgin brand, he tells Robert Shepherd where it’s going.
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Teletext closure brought forward to 2010
Associated Newspapers has brought forward the closure of analogue Teletext services from 2012 to January 2010 next year, following a comprehensive review of the loss-making service.
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NewsUBS upgrades ITV shares
Shares in ITV rose a penny this morning after Swiss bank UBS upgraded the stock to “buy” and increased its target price for ITV shares to 37p.
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NewsCohen: Viewers will pay up to £2 for content
Fremantle Media chief executive Tony Cohen has added his voice to the groundswell of support for introducing micro-payments for content, claiming the company’s research showed people would pay up to £2 for certain shows.
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RatingsJackson tribute seen by 7.8m
A star-studded memorial tribute to pop star Michael Jackson was seen by a total audience of 7.8m at its peak in the UK as a number of broadcasters cleared their schedules for the event.
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NewsESPN unveils Premier League channel
Sky will carry ESPN’s Premier League coverage from 3 August on a dedicated premium channel costing from £9 a month.
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NewsDVR ownership nears 9m
Ofcom research has revealed that the total number of digital video recorders (DVRs) being used in the UK has reached 8.9m.
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NewsBBC to tighten taste rules in wake of Sachsgate
The BBC is to implement new production guidelines to guard against “malicious intrusion, intimidation and humiliation” and make sure that they are “never celebrated for the purposes of entertainment”.