deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 27, 2009, 5:21 pm
The BBC News Multiscreen is no longer available on Freeview, and one of the platform's two additional ("interactive") video streams has been removed. In order to make way for future high definitio...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 26, 2009, 11:00 am
Viva has launched on Freeview channel 21. Replacing TMF, which apparently was a music channel, you'd be hard pushed to tell it apart from the new station from MTV's previous offering.
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 24, 2009, 12:02 pm
Multiplex C and D operator Arqiva is inviting proposals for two new digital terrestrial television channels. It's unclear as yet when this new capacity will become available, but both are being ad...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 20, 2009, 1:18 pm
The BBC will close the BBC News Multiscreen and the "interactive" video stream 302 on 27 October. In order to clear enough capacity to launch HD services later this year, the services are having to be...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 20, 2009, 1:11 pm
High definition Freeview channels will be available in the London and Granada television regions areas by the end of 2009, with Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, and Leeds/Bradford to follow by the end ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 14, 2009, 4:16 pm
MTV are to replace TMF with "Viva", a new channel based upon the broadcaster's European channel of the same name. The new channel will launch on Monday 26 October.
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 13, 2009, 1:48 pm
ITV has scrapped plans to sell DTT multiplex operator SDN. The broadcaster had planned to sell off the company, which it bought back in 2005 for just under £150million, to focus on programme making a...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Oct 4, 2009, 5:13 am
Teletext have announced the closure of their core text services will be bought forward to December. As well as the Teletext services on ITV, Channel 4, Five and Freesat (analogue and digital), teletex...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Sep 30, 2009, 2:12 pm
Eight in ten UK television screens are beaming digital television into the nation's collective living room, according to the latest figures from Ofcom. By the end of June, there were 29.7 million ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Sep 30, 2009, 2:01 pm
The nationwide shuffle of channels numbers and multiplex line-ups took place this afternoon. In order to continue receiving channels, most notably Five, everyone with a Freeview (DTT) receiver should ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Sep 17, 2009, 1:06 pm
There will be a wide range of changes to the Freeview television service following the nationwide retune planned for September 30. Several channels will be switching multiplexes, changing channel numb...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Sep 9, 2009, 10:41 am
Multiplex operator Arqiva has splashed out on some brand new encoding equipment, which it claims will allow it to start broadcasting two further channels on Freeview. The deal includes the Tandberg EN...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Sep 8, 2009, 5:58 pm
All viewers in Wales will need to retune their Freeview receivers on September 9 in order to continue watching S4C Digital. The channel is switching to multiplex 2 (a public service multiplex) in prep...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 25, 2009, 12:13 pm
Arqiva, the company responsible for the television transmitters carrying Freeview services (and operator of multiplexes C and D), has today completed its acquisition of video-on-demand service "Projec...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 25, 2009, 9:01 am
Sky 3 will carry a selection of programming from subscription television channels for an entire weekend in September. Shows from Sky, ESPN, MTV, Disney, Virgin Media Television, Fox, National Geograph...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 25, 2009, 8:58 am
A new text service from Teletext has appeared on Freeview channel 109. Called Mobilizer, it promises "mobile fun 4 (sic) everyone".
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 25, 2009, 8:55 am
Great news! Shopping channel Price Drop TV is to return to Freeview on Thursday, 27 August, according to a company press release. The channel, which has now lost its original channel number (24) will ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 7, 2009, 7:27 pm
Virgin 1 will be showing a special "3D" episode of Chuck at 21:00 on 29 August. To enjoy it fully, you'll need a set of special glasses, which are being given away with a PPG (Paper Programming Gu...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 6, 2009, 12:44 pm
ITV are considering removing their digital-only channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 from Freeview and Freesat. Speaking at the company's annual results this morning, senior figures from the company said ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 5, 2009, 6:57 am
Discovery's new channel Quest will launch on Freeview on 30 September, according to reports. The new station, which aborted its last planned launch at the very last minute, is the first free-to-ai...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Aug 4, 2009, 4:47 pm
Digital terrestrial television viewers now have the opportunity to subscribe to ESPN via Top Up TV. Subscription costs £9.99 a month, subject to a £20 connection fee. Top Up TV customers and former ...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Jul 30, 2009, 4:00 pm
Freeview are to launch a campaign entitled "Remember to Retune" to inform and remind viewers that they will need to rescan for digital services on 30 September 2009, when there will be a shake-up of c...
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deeteetee.co.uk posted an article on deeteetee.co.uk - Jul 28, 2009, 4:34 pm
Every UK household with Freeview (including those who live in areas which have completed the digital switchover) will need to rescan their receivers this Autumn in order to continue receiving Five and...
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