Author: Marc Thornham
Transmitter company Arqiva unable to proceed with the construction of an 80 metre temporary mast due to landowner access issues. A legal process is taking place.
A summer of 1970s music comes to an end for most Freeview viewers, with a music channel swap over taking place on Wednesday 25th August.
Amazon Prime Video users in the UK will be able to watch live coverage of this year’s Autumn Nations Series…
The streaming service launched in the UK this week, available for a fee of £2.49 a month.
Chinese state broadcaster-owned news channel streams back on to Freeview via unregulated back door.
In a statement posted on their website, Plusnet TV viewers have been told they can continue using their YouView boxes, but there will be no technical support.
Viewers in Ripon, Catterick, Stockton and Darlington areas will be able to receive Freeview channels from a 15 meter mast built at Arncliffe Wood.
Attempts by BT and Sky to restrict the availability of Freeview have been thwarted by the Government. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that licences to broadcast Freeview multiplexes can be extended until 2034.
Freeview reception relies on line of sight or near line of sight to the transmitter, at least at roof-top level. The location and height of the transmitter mast determines the maximum theoretical range of the transmitter – i.e. how far away it can be received.
More 4 becomes a dedicated team sports channel for the Tokyo Paralympics, with Channel 4 to screen over 1,300 hours of coverage across its outlets.