Freeview
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UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot
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UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, has secured a fourth channel slot on Freeview. The firm’s Really, Dave and Yesterday already air on Freeview while channels Watch, GOLD and Eden are currently available only on pay-TV platforms. From January Dave Ja Vu, the +1 version of Dave, will fill the new slot on…
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Changes confirmed for Freeview HD channel numbers
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Freeview and YouVIew users will see major changes to their programme guides later this month. In July the organisation responsible for allocating channel numbers to broadcasters on Freeview say announced a number of changes including renumbering the HD, news and adult channels. The changes were meant to be implemented in September. However following objections by…
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From recordable Freeview to YouView in a decade
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10 years after Pace released the first Freeview recorder, YouView is revolutionising digital TV again.
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Big changes to Freeview EPG announced
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The organisation responsible for allocating channel numbers to broadcasters on Freeview says viewers will need to retune their TVs and set top boxes in September. DMOL says it is renumbering channels to ensure any new channels are in the most logical and viewer-friendly parts of the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). A re-arrangement of the UK’s…
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Freeview launches new subscription-free sports ad campaign
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Digital TV platform Freeview has launched a new advertising campaign highlighting the free sport available to TV viewers this summer. Channels available via the service will be offering coverage of the Euros, Wimbledon, the Olympics and Paralympics without subscription. A 40 second ad, created by Leo Burnett, takes the viewer on a journey round a…
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Echostar unveils world’s thinnest Freeview HD recorder
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Echostar has unveiled a Freeview+ HD recorder which it says is the world’s slimmest digital TV recorder. Housed inside a sleek, 14mm aluminium chassis, the Ultra Slim Box (HDT-610R) goes on sale from 4th May and is available to pre-order from Amazon.co.uk. As with all Freeview HD boxes, the device offers consumers subscription free TV…