All Freeview articles – Page 36
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Sky in talks over ITV3
BSkyB is in discussions with ITV about making the recently merged company's forthcoming ITV3 channel a pay offering in a bid to keep it off rival platform Freeview.
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NewsBBC unveils Charter renewal plans
The BBC yesterday (Tuesday) unveiled its manifesto for securing a new Royal Charter, pledging to be more accountable, more transparent and to introduce a new public service test for every BBC service.
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NewsBBC still plans free rival to Sky
The BBC is pushing ahead with plans to launch a 'Freesat' rival to Sky next year and is in talks with potential partners about joining the venture.
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Sky's free market move
BSkyB's decision last week to launch a free satellite offer is largely about the refuseniks, who up to now have proved impervious to Sky TV's multichannel charms.
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The digital showdown
Sky may have taken the digital initiative, but the BBC will still hope to give the satellite giant a run for its money.
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Freeview hits 4 million
Digital terrestrial platform Freeview is now in 4 million households as sales of set-top boxes show no sign of slowing.
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NewsMurdoch moves to take on Freeview
BSkyb chief executive James Murdoch this week unveiled plans for a 200-channel free-to-air digital satellite package in a dramatic departure from Sky's pay-TV business model.
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NewsSky Freesat Channels
There is to be 197 Free to air television and radio services available in the UK on digital satellite.
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NewsSky launches Freesat service
BSkyB is launching a free to air satellite service with almost 200 television and radio channels, chief executive James Murdoch announced today.
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Capital and Hutchison team up for Xfm digital push
Capital Radio has joined forces with Hutchison Whampoa to launch an Xfm-branded digital radio aimed at attracting younger listeners to the burgeoning technology.
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Only 47% left to convert to digital TV
Only 47% of the country does not have access to digital TV, according to new Ofcom research. The regulator said this week that penetration of DTV had increased from 50% to 53% for the three months ending 31 March. It said Freeview homes had increased over the quarter to 3.5 ...
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Disney to launch Freeview channel in autumn
Disney has announced an autumn launch for its long-delayed Freeview entertainment channel, which it plans to call ABC1 after its US network ABC, write Naomi Rovnick and Michael Rosser.
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20,000 tune in to hit Top-up target
Top-Up TV, the new pay-TV service for Freeview viewers, has signed up 20,000 subscribers since its launch two months ago, the company has said, adding that it was on target to meet its break-even target of 250,000 subscribers within two years. Top-Up offers channels such as E4 and Cartoon Network ...
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COMMENT - Sounds of the revolution.
A quiet revolution is taking place in digital radio - more people than ever before have access to it, partly because of Freeview, and more stations are ready to meet the market.
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NewsDJ Moyles lifts R1
Chris Moyles has lived up to his promise to be the 'saviour of Radio 1' by picking up an extra 410,000 listeners for the BBC station's breakfast show.
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NewsLet battle commence
In the interests of pursuing the government's digital switchover plans, the BBC is calling for a FreeSat service to rival Sky. So would the creation of ?FreeSat' lead to a new satellite war.
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Sky's catch-22
The clamour for a Freesat service to provide an alternative to BSkyB's subscription business may also present the opportunity for a strategic repositioning by Sky.
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Top-Up TV extends reach by 500,000
Freeview pay-TV service, Top-Up TV, is to be made available in a further 500,000 homes following a deal to allow owners of digital TV sets to access the service.
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Digital needs a deadline
The BBC's call this week for the government to put more meat on the bones of its digital strategy is no surprise.
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New Freeview channel
Shopping channel Ideal World, which broadcasts on Sky and NTL digital, has launched on Freeview. Channel 22 is part of the Crown Castle multiplex, but is not the last available slot on Freeview. Meanwhile, the Digital Interactive Television Group is in talks with Telewest to launch its Avego gaming channel ...