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Thursday, December 14, 2017

PDC Darts to remain on Sky Sports after new seven-year deal

PDC Darts to remain on Sky Sports after new seven-year deal
The PDC has agreed a new broadcast deal that will take Sky’s coverage into a fourth decade.
Running until 2025, Sky customers will be able to watch the best of live darts throughout the year, including the sport’s biggest t...

Disney set to buy Murdoch 21st Century Fox’s assets, including the 39% stake in Sky

Disney set to buy Murdoch 21st Century Fox’s assets, including the 39% stake in Sky
Rupert Murdoch has agreed to sell $66bn worth of 21st Century Fox’s assets, including a Hollywood film studio and 39% stake in Sky, in a deal that transforms the media empire.
The takeover involves the 86-...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Movistar+ to cease broadcasting on Hispasat 30W

Movistar+ to cease broadcasting on Hispasat 30W
Movistar+, the Spanish operator of satellite pay-TV platform in Spain, will end the distribution of programs and services on the Hispasat satellites at position 30 ° W.
Movistar+ broadcasts will continue on satellite only on the Astra satellite at ...

Sky Subscribers can get MUTV, CFCTV and LFCTV for free

Sky Subscribers can get MUTV, CFCTV and LFCTV for free
…well for a few days anyway.
As long as you pay for a Sky TV subscription, the channels are having a “free” period, meaning they are available to Sky subscribers at no extra cost.
Chelsea TV is free between 8th and 18th...

Channel 5 launching 5PRIME channel replacing My5 channel

Channel 5 launching 5PRIME channel replacing My5 channel
Channel 5 is dropping its My5 channel and replacing it with 5PRIME.
The new channel will launch on January 16th.
My5 will continue to exist online as a catch-up VoD service.

5PRIME will feature a mix of first run original series...

MBC Frequencies for Nilesat and Eutelsat 8

MBC Frequencies for Nilesat and Eutelsat 8
(I am posting this for information purposes, as my inbox is being flooded by requests for the MBC frequencies on Nilesat!)
Middle East Broadcaster MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) has many popular channels like MBC2, MBC4, MBC Action , and MBC Max,...

Friday, December 8, 2017

BBC extends World Snooker broadcast deal up to 2023-24 season

BBC extends World Snooker broadcast deal up to 2023-24 season
The BBC has agreed a five-year contract extension to broadcast World Snooker’s three major tournaments.
The deal to show the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters on TV and online now runs until the end of the...

Premier League TV Packages revealed

Premier League TV Packages revealed
The Premier League has issued the tender document for the television rights to its fixtures for the 2019-22 seasons.
The Premier League will make 200 of its 380 matches a year available, 42 more than at present, with three rounds of midweek and one of Bank...

Thursday, December 7, 2017

motorsport.tv added to Freesat

motorsport.tv added to Freesat
motorsport.tv has now been added to Freesat on channel 253.
Most Freesat boxes should update automatically, usually overnight, but a new Freesat scan will bring the channel up.

CBS Drama : new channel number on Sky boxes

CBS Drama : new channel number on Sky boxes
CBS has swapped two of its channels around on Sky.
CBS Drama and CBS Reality+1 have swapped places, meaning CBS Drama has today (Thursday 7th) moved from Sky channel number 269 to Sky channel number 147.

CBS Drama had been moved to Sky channel number...

Youtube to be removed from Amazon Echo and Fire

Youtube to be removed from Amazon Echo and Fire
Google says it will remove YouTube from Amazon Fire TV from January 1. At the same time the videosharing website will also be removed from Amazon’s Echo Show.

In a statement, Google said it was forced to react to Amazon’s lack of reciprocity. “We...

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Is Disney about to buy into Sky TV?

Is Disney about to buy into Sky TV?
Disney and Twenty-First Century Fox are closing in on a deal, and it could come as soon as next week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
CNBC has been reporting that Disney has held talks with the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company to acquire...

Sky moves into broadcasting sports in Spain

Sky moves into broadcasting sports in Spain
Sky has begun sports broadcasts in Spain. The pay-TV platform, which was been launched earlier this year in Spain, has signed an agreement with LaLiga to incorporate coverage of La Liga 2 (Second Division) matches at no extra cost.
Based on the Now TV...

Channel 4 Christmas and New Year TV Schedules

Channel Four Christmas and New Year Schedules

Christmas and New Year TV schedules have been released and confirmed.
Christmas Eve

6.55am Film : Rugrats in Paris : The Movie (2000)
8.10am The Big Bang Theory
8.40am The Big Bang Theory
9.05am Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food
9.40am C...

ITV1 Christmas and New Year TV Schedules

ITV1 Christmas and New Year Schedules

Christmas and New Year TV schedules have been released and confirmed.
Christmas Eve

6.00am CITV
9.25am Save Money : Good Food
9.55am Film : Jack Frost (1998)
11.50am Catchphrase Christmas Special
12.45pm ITV News and Weather
12.55pm Film : Harry Potter a...

BBC2 Christmas and New Year TV Schedules

BBC2 Christmas and New Year Schedules

Christmas and New Year TV schedules have been released and confirmed.
Christmas Eve

6.15am Nature’s Weirdest Events
7.00am An Island Parish
7.30am Film : The Prince and Me (2004)
9.15am The Big Family Cooking Showdown
10.15am Saturday K...

BBC1 Christmas and New Year TV Schedules

BBC1 Christmas and New Year Schedules

Christmas and New Year TV schedules have been released and confirmed.
Christmas Eve

6.00am Breakfast
7.25pm Match of the Day
9.05am Film : Planes (2013)
10.30am Film : The Santa Clause (1994)
2.00pm Life in the Snow
1.00pm BBC News
1.10pm Weather for the ...

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

BBC and ITV confirm World Cup 2018 coverage

BBC and ITV confirm World Cup 2018 coverage
The BBC and ITV have confirmed how they will split TV coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
BBC One will show England’s opening two games, which will see them face Tunisia (Monday 18 June, 7pm) and Panama (Sunday 24 June, 1pm). The BBC will also have t...

Blue Planet II to be shown in Ultra HD on BBC iPlayer

Blue Planet II to be shown in Ultra HD on BBC iPlayer
The BBC is to screen the complete series of nature documentary the Blue Planet II in the Ultra HD and HDR formats.
All seven episodes will be made available to compatible TVs via the BBC iPlayer immediately after the transmission of Sunday’s s...