Recent raids on pirate TV services across the UK and Europe

Recent raids on pirate TV services across the UK and Europe
Last week police forces in Spain, UK, and Denmark, carried out what is being described as the “largest ever” operation against a pirate IPTV network. Five people have been arrested, accused of crimes including IP violations,...

IPL UK rights: BT Sport to show every game in 2019

IPL UK rights: BT Sport to show every game in 2019
UK broadcaster BT Sport has secured rights to every match of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.
BT confirmed the deal via its official Twitter account just days after pay-TV rival Sky Sports revealed that it had...

FA Cup Semi Final UK TV Details, and BBCs FA Cup Broadcast Contract Extended

FA Cup Semi Final UK TV Details, and BBCs FA Cup Broadcast Contract Extended
Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final against Brighton will be played on Saturday 6 April at 17:30 BST and broadcast live on the BBC.
The other semi-final tie between Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers will take...

MBC secures broadcast rights for Formula One for MENA region

MBC secures broadcast rights for Formula One for MENA region
The MBC Group has acquired five-year exclusive rights to the FIA Formula One race weekends.
MBC will offer F1 racing free-to-air in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area. MBC will air all stages of the tournament, including...

F1 2019. Some interesting details on the Sky and Channel 4 deal

F1 2019. Some interesting details on the Sky and Channel 4 deal
Sky start the first year of their 5 year exclusive live deal for F1 on UK TV. Only the British Grand Prix will be shown live and free, on Channels 4. Channel 4 will show highlights of qualifying and races.
However, some details have...

BBC Programme Guide Problems

BBC Programme Guide Problems
For the last few week, the BBC have been having problems with their programme guide data they send to Sky, Freesat and Freeview boxes.
Amongst the problems :
– BBC One HD and BBC Two HD not showing the programmes are in HD (the HD indicator is not...