Discovery set to rebard Home to Home and Garden TV (HGTV)

Discovery set to rename Home to Home and Garden TV (HGTV) As part of its channel restructure, Discovery have today announced that Home will be rebranded to Home and Garden TV (HGTV). Discovery acquired channels Home, Really and Good Food two weeks ago as part of a deal with BBC Studios when the two owners […]

Summer BBC Red Button stream added to Sky and Freesat EPGs today.

Summer BBC BBC Red Button stream added to Sky and Freesat EPGs today. As per our previous post ( https://www.satandpcguy.com/2019/05/31/bbc-red-button-streams-for-summer-2019/ ) , the “temporary” BBC Red Button streams have been added to Sky and Freesat EPGs today. These will offer additional matched from Wimbledon. But, unlike previous years, it appears that these will not be […]

Sony TV´s True Crime channel set to close again

Sony TV True Crime channel set to close again The True Crime channel, available across the UK on Sky and Virgin Media, looks like it will be closing on the 30th June 2019. On both Sky and Virgin the TV guides advise viewers that from the morning of 1st July 2019, programmes are “no longer […]

WWE : moves from Sky to BT Sport

BT Sport agree new multi-year deal to become the exclusive new home of WWE in the UK and Ireland. BT Sport has announced an exclusive new partnership with WWE. The multi-year agreement will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available exclusively on BT Sport in the U.K. and Ireland from January 2020.

BBC to show all Wimbledon matches live in HD for first time

BBC to show all Wimbledon matches live in HD for first time… …but not on satellite or terrestrial (Freeview) The BBC will show every match from Wimbledon’s 18 courts live in HD for the first time ever this year. The Wimbledon tournament starts on Monday, 1 July and coverage will be available across the BBC’s […]

A story about satellite dish performance in the Costa Blanca North area...

A story about satellite dish performance in the Costa Blanca North area… I told this story to a colleague this week, who found it amusing also.. A few weeks ago I was installing a satellite dish for a client, who wanted UK Freesat. The client was inside waiting for me to finish, when a neighbour […]

Freesports to launch in HD on Sky soon

Freesports to launch in HD on Sky soon FreeSports has announced that it will : “officially launch in HD on Sky UK on July 15th! This means #LIVE & #FREE football, rugby, cricket, motorsports, ice hockey, boxing and much more in HD!” Freesports is on Freesat channel 252, and Sky channel 422.

Freeview changes Monday 10th June 2019

Freeview changes Monday 10th June 2019 On Monday 10th June, the following channel changes will take place for Freeview. The changes are part of the preparation for the split of the UKTV Group of channels, where the current portfoilio of channels will be split between BBC Studios and Discovery. Home is to be taken over […]

"Smart IPTV" App removed from Samsung Tvs.

“Smart IPTV” App removed from Samsung Tvs. There have been reports this week that the Smart IPTV app, used for streaming live TV, has been removed from many Samsung Tvs. It has been removed from Samsung TVs in the latest software update for the TVs.

Champions League final 2019, Tottenham vs Liverpool - TV Channel and streaming coverage

Champions League final 2019, Tottenham vs Liverpool – TV Channel and streaming coverage Tottenham and Liverpool meet in Madrid tonight for the first all-English Champions League final since 2008 when Manchester United triumphed over Chelsea on penalties. The champions League final will take place on Saturday, June 1. Kick off is scheduled for 8pm BST […]