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Sky and Freesat have ended support for their oldest receivers. But even newer HD compatible receivers may become obsolete by the end of the decade. How can viewers prepare for the future of TV?
The last remnants of the BBC’s standard definition TV services will vanish from satellite next week in a low-key end of a project to upgrade viewers to HD. The project provides a template on how forthcoming cuts and changes can be managed.
India-based news channel WION dropped off Sky on Wednesday afternoon, three years after making its UK debut on the platform.
Following the high-profile switch off of BBC and ITV standard definition services at the beginning of the year, further changes are now taking place that are stripping older satellite receivers of their functionality.
The free-to-air satellite TV platform, launched by the BBC and ITV in 2008 faces future cuts in channel choice.
The operator of the new factual reality channel GREAT! Real, which launches next week, have confirming where viewers will be able to find the channel.
The European feed of the BBC News channel is moving to a new frequency on the Hot Bird satellite system, which is used by millions of homes across Europe, Middle East and North Africa.
Chart Show TV played contemporary music from 2002 and 2019. Now the Chart Show name and headphones symbol are returning to Sky as Chart Show Retro prepares to launch.
Wednesday’s loss of nine channels is a sign of major changes ahead at Freesat, mirroring big changes to the way broadcasters plan to make their content available to viewers in the future.
Freesat users have suddenly lost access to nine channels with content spanning classic entertainment, movies and children’s programmes.