A day of turmoil at Viaplay has ended with France’s Canal+ taking a minority shareholding in the company. Viaplay has said it will withdraw from the UK.
Streaming company Viaplay announces plan to withdraw non-sports subscription tier and exit UK as part of cutbacks following a financial crunch.
Four RTÉ radio stations on Ireland’s terrestrial TV service have started a move to new Saorview capacity, with more to come.
Viewers preferring a football-free start to the day will see reruns of The Chase on ITV1 and BBC Breakfast split over two channels.
Netflix change means there’s no cheap subscription option to avoid adverts, unless you’re among the lucky few.
Freeview’s latest monthly channel update includes changes to the availability of a number of channels, plus the arrival of new streaming services.
Most likely approach expected to include lower licence fee, with remaining BBC funding coming via other means.
Existing BT Sport subscribers will automatically rollover to TNT Sports. But there are new ways to watch, while the old BT Sport app will continue to work until later this year.
TNT Sports has gone live this morning throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport. The sports broadcaster, created by merging BT and Warner Bros Discovery’s sports business, says it will offer an “enhanced value proposition for customers and flexible ways to watch.”
Channels delisted from Sky’s satellite service include the international service of Pakistan’s state-owned broadcaster, PTV.