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Popular commercial radio stations including Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio and Magic to be withdrawn from satellite and cable platforms.
First generation Sky boxes will finally become redundant next year, after Sky confirmed to customers that it will be making major technical changes to its service next year.
Ahead of January’s standard definition switch-off, ITV is now broadcasting the full complement of its ITV1 regions in HD.
Hot on the heals of announcements by the BBC and ITV regarding the end of standard definition (SD) TV broadcasts on satellite, Sky has this week completed a major milestone.
A new agreement between UKTV and satellite operator SES will ensure Sky and Freesat viewers in the UK and Ireland will continue to be able to access a number of channels until the end of the decade.
Standard definition BBC channels on satellite will close next year as part of an HD switchover across all BBC channels and regions.
Satellite viewers will continue to be able to watch QVC in the UK and Ireland, after a multi-year contract renewal was signed between QVC and satellite operator SES.
For the first time, three of Sky’s own-brand channels are only available to viewers in high definition, 16 years after the pay TV company first launched its HD service.