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  • Virgin Media Ireland gains UKTV’s Drama and Really

    Virgin Media Ireland gains UKTV’s Drama and Really

    The two channels join UKTV’s Dave (122), Alibi (151), Gold (120) and W (160) channels which are already on the platform. The broadcaster’s catch-up and on-demand service, UKTV Play is also available.

  • UKTV Play is now available on Samsung smart TVs

    UKTV Play is now available on Samsung smart TVs

    The show offers thousands of hours of ad-supported free catch-up and on-demand content, including box-sets, previews of new shows and exclusive content. Highlights this month include the full series of brand-new Judge Romesh and premieres of Dr Christian Will See You Now and Inside the Ambulance which, until now, have only been available to pay…

  • Review: Netgem’s NetBox HD and SoundBox HD Freeview Play set top boxes

    Back in June we spoke to Netgem boss Sylvain Thevenot about the firm’s two new Freeview Play set top boxes: the NetBox HD streaming box and Soundbox HD, and we’ve now had a chance to get some hands-on time with both models.

  • UKTV orders new Inside the Operating Theatre series for W

    UKTV orders new Inside the Operating Theatre series for W

    Airing on W, the broadcaster’s premium entertainment channel, the series will an “an exclusive and intimate insight” to the busy day surgery unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, where staff carry out a huge variety of operations and procedures, from cardiology through to plastic surgery.

  • BT and UKTV announce new “long-term” channel and HD Video On Demand deal

    The deal will see even more content from UKTV’s ten channels available in HD and available to watch via BT TV’s set top boxes and mobile apps.

  • UKTV Play comes to Freesat

    UKTV Play comes to Freesat

    Available from today, the service allows viewers to watch shows from Dave, Yesterday, Really and Drama via the UKTV Play app or directly via the rollback TV guide.