BBC Four launched on the 2nd March 2002 as “a place to think”. 20 years later, one of the channel’s main achievements is being celebrated through a collection of over 20 boxsets.
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Viewers in the UK and Ireland can now access the adventures of Dennis, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx and friends through Rakuten TV.
Sky and Freesat viewers look set to lose access to Russia’s news channel RT due to EU sanctions. Both TV providers rely on Luxembourg-based SES to deliver their channels to viewers in the British Isles.
BBC Studios has signed a long-term deal with Sky, making Sky the pay TV home of the BBC’s factual programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The new series of American Idol will be exclusively available to audiences in the UK through Samsung TV Plus.
After nine years away, 4Music will be available to Sky viewers in the Republic of Ireland from March.
The EU says it will ban Moscow-based news channel RT and radio station Sputnik, meanwhile UK regulator Ofcom launches 15 investigations into RT’s output.
ITV and Channel 4 have scheduled extended weekend news bulletins to bring viewers the latest on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Arabic version of the news channel will cease broadcasts on Astra 1L at the end of February, concentrating on distribution via Hot Bird.
All change for some Freeview users in Guernsey at the beginning of March, as a local transmitter has to move to a new location. Some locals aren’t happy about it.