U-turn at Channel 5. After years of cultivating partnerships with third-party broadcasters, My5 continues with Channel 5’s own programmes and services only.
Three and a half weeks after broadcasters were thrown off-air, normality is returning to Channel 5.
The first customers to use the new Sky Glass TV service have noticed some differences in the channel line-up. Some channels available to Sky’s satellite customers are missing.
Subtitles, in-vision signing and audio description on Channel 4’s family of services may not return to normal until mid-November, according to Channel 4’s latest update.
As technical issues reach a fourth week, Channel 4 has provided more information on what’s happening. Red Bee Media, who are responsible, have apologised again to viewers.
Disaster-stricken Red Bee Media have restored playout of Channel 4’s music and entertainment network after nearly three weeks off air.
Viewers who are still without a TV signal in North Yorkshire, Teesside and County Durham may be eligible for a voucher pay for an alternative method of accessing free-to-air TV.
Attempts to manually restore more of Channel 4’s output continues, but broadcaster still unable to say when providers will have completed the job.
Final tests ahead of the activation of a temporary transmitter mast at Bilsdale take place this week. It comes two months after a major fire disrupted telecommunications across North Yorkshire, Teesside and County Durham.
Channel 4 has confirmed that a back-up system meant to provide subtitling and audio description failed at the same time its channels were knocked off air.