After crashing off-air with no advance warning or explanation, two classic entertainment channels from That’s TV are back on Freeview screens.

More streaming devices are certified to work with Freely, as the company behind the free streaming platform opens up to more devices without digital terrestrial TV (DTT) tuner, removing hybrid mode.

Freeview has completed the final channel update of the year, with minor changes affecting hybrid streaming services broadcast on the platform.

Mystery surrounds the unexpected disappearance of two Freeview channels from That’s TV, which crashed off air this week.

ITV will kick-off coverage of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup on British television, with the commercial broadcaster carrying 29 group-stage matches, including England’s first match.

By the end of November, ITVX has received a record 3.3 billion stream requests, matching last year’s total annual stream figure with a month to go.

ITN Productions will produce six hours of live daytime programmes on 5 starting in January. The revamp coincides with massive cuts at ITV, the previous king of live daytime TV.

Users of 5’s streaming service will gain access to new channels and hundreds of hours of on-demand programmes following a deal with Hearst Networks and an expanded partnership with AMC Networks International.

Virgin Media TV subscribers in the UK now have access to two further streaming services via their existing receiver.

Paramount Skydance refuses to accept defeat at the hands of Netflix, launching a hostile takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), including the legacy global networks service.