All Freeview articles – Page 42
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Sport channel takes freeview row to ITC
The company behind the failed digital terrestrial entertainment and sport channel CBM has lodged a complaint with the Independent Television Commission against Freeview transmission company Crown Castle. CBM Media planned to launch on Freeview at the end of September but Crown Castle ended the agreement this month saying the company ...
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Welsh radio stations join Freeview
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru are attempting to boost listener figures after signing up to broadcast on Freeview. The stations are already available on Sky Digital and cable. According to Rajar, nearly one in five adults in the UK (9 million people) say they listen to radio via ...
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Protest as Freeview channel axed
A consortium advised by Mike Hollingsworth, the former TV-am and BBC executive, is considering legal action after i...
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CHANNEL REPORT - Can QVC stay top of the TV shops?
QVC brought the teleshopping revolution to the UK when it launched here in 1993. Now 10 years on and with more than 20 rival stations, the channel is turning to technology to stay ahead of the competition.
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Channel Report - Setanta's Irish eyes are smiling.
Setanta Sport began life broadcasting Irish football games to crowds in London, but has since expanded with sports channel launches in the UK and US. The company's next move is a major sports offering on Freeview.
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ITV Ownership - Who wants to own ITV?
The eventual merger of ITV, Competition Commission willing, will give foreign media giants a historic opportunity to own the UK's biggest commercial network. Mathew Horsman examines the runners and riders in the race for ITV.
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Radio Special - Radio revolution is coming.
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is on the march with improvements to content and coverage. But is the sector being held back by a lack of receivers? Alastair Ray hears the industry's take on the continuing development of digital.
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Free sports channel tries for July launch.
CBM, the new Freeview sports channel headed by former TV-am executive Mike Hollingsworth, is planning to launch at the end of this month and is looking for a director of programmes to oversee its content, writes Paul Revoir.
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Digital free to air reaches a fifth of homes
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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BBC Communities project extended to Radio 4
A major BBC initiative aimed at forging closer ties with local communities is extending to Radio 4 and the Community Channel. Programmes created by the Voices project, handled by BBC Nations & Regions, have run on BBC TV since March but from 13 July a selection of 12 films will ...
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NewsBloomberg to provide content for CBM channel
Financial news provider Bloomberg is set to get a window on the Freeview platform by providing content for the new CBM channel, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsSubstantial rise in free-to-air services
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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LEADER - Does Airey protest too much?
Dawn Airey was in fine form last week at an evening event hosted by the RTS
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Freeview set to overtake cable.
Freeview is on course to overtake digital cable to become the most popular digital television platform
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Is Rise next to go at C4?
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson this week sounded the death knell for the Chris Evans
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NewsC4 to launch new digital channel on Freeview
Channel 4 will launch a new digital channel on Freeview by the end of next year, and the new service could exploit factual programming such as Wife Swap and Faking It, writes Conor Dignam
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NewsFreeview take-up gathers pace
Freeview is now in around 1.6 million homes, with 800,000 new customers since its launch in October last year adding to the 800,000 who had the now defunct ITV Digital, the BBC has confirmed, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsAirey: 'We don't need Five'
Sky Networks chief Dawn Airey yesterday played down the chances of Sky buying Five saying: 'We don't need Channel 5. Channel 5 might need us but we don't need them', writes Conor Dignam
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BBC REJIGS RED BUTTON.
The BBC is relaunching its digital television information services in order to create a 'Ceefax for