Motorsport.tv going free to air on satellite soon?

Motorsport.tv going free to air on satellite soon?
Motorsport.tv, formally Motors TV, has been under the “free to view” system for a while now.
Free to view means that the channel is encrypted and needs a viewing card, but requires no subscription.
Today, it appears as though...

BBC adding a new selection of Box Sets on iPlayer from December 2017

BBC adding a new selection of Box Sets on iPlayer from December 2017
The BBC will be adding a raft of box sets and classic episodes on iPlayer over Christmas to compete with Netflix and Amazon.
Releases will include the hit series Taboo, starring Tom Hardy, the first three series of Peaky...

World Darts Championship to be shown on dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel

World Darts Championship to be shown on dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel
Sky Sports is to launch a dedicated darts channel in December as it celebrates 25 years of broadcasting the World Darts Championship.
Sky Sports Arena will become Sky Sports Darts HD between 14 December and 3 January – t...

ITV's New Three-Year Deal for PDC Darts

ITV’s New Three-Year Deal for PDC Darts
THE Professional Darts Corporation and ITV have signed a new broadcast contract to continue their coverage of five of the sport’s biggest tournaments from 2018-2020.
ITV4 have secured a new three-year deal to cover The Masters, UK Open,...

Geoblocking to stay for streaming and on demand service within the EU

Geoblocking to stay for streaming and on demand service within the EU
EU legislators have bowed to pressure from broadcasters on the geoblocking of streaming services after a late-night session.
MEPs had wanted rules that will force e-commerce businesses to sell to shoppers around the EU...

Sky channel number changes in May 2018

Sky channel number changes in May 2018
Sky has confirmed that it will be making changes to its channel list in May 2018.
The changes will make a tidier list for +1 channels and enforced HD channel swaps.
The changes come as a result of months of discussion with the various broadcasters and...

Premier League to offer more games? For more Money ? For more broadcasters?

Premier League to offer more games? For more Money ? For more broadcasters?
Following the decision by Premier League club chairmen on Thursday to increase the number of games as part of the next round of television rights, up to 210 Premier League matches could be televised live in the UK from...

Amazon wins UK rights for US Open Tennis

Amazon wins UK rights for US Open Tennis
Amazon is understood to have snapped up the UK TV rights to the US Open tennis tournament, in a move likely to cause further speculation that it is a potential competitor in the upcoming Premier League rights auction.
Today, Discovery-owned Eurosport and...

ITV Encore to close and move to "on demand" only

ITV Encore to close and move to “on demand” only

ITV is to close remove its pay TV channel ITV Encore in spring 2018.
ITV Encore showcased drama series and has been exclusive to Sky and Now TV.
However, a new on-demand version containing ITV Encores content will be launched...

Is the BBC to launch a paid-for iPlayer full of classic shows?

The BBC is planning an iPlayer which contains pretty much the entire history of the corporation’s shows.
Speaking to Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday (November 7), the BBC’s director general Tony Hall revealed that with more and more people...

Sky News to close to help Fox´s take over bid?

Sky has said it will review the future of Sky News if 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid to take full control of the broadcaster is blocked on the grounds of media plurality.
Fox’s bid for Sky is currently being investigated by the Competition Markets Authority with particular reference to the Murd...

Two new HD channels on TDT in Spain

Two new HD channels on TDT in Spain
RTVE will start High Definition (HD) broadcasts on its La 2 and Clan channels on Tuesday, October 31st.
For the Clan HD channel, these transmissions will be made within the second RTVE multiplex, the RGE2, and will be already accessible for all the coverage...