BeIN Sports (MENA) bows to pressure by opening up some World Cup coverage

BeIN Sports (MENA) bows to pressure by opening up some World Cup coverage
Qatar’s beIN Media Group has made 22 matches from the 2018 Fifa World Cup available via its free-to-air channels in the Middle East and North Africa following pressure over access to the national team football tournament f...

BBC Red Button Streams for Summer 2018

BBC Red Button Streams for Summer 2018
As usual, the BBC has launched some extra “Red Button” streams.
These “pop up” channels allow the BBC to show a but more Sport over the summer months, including multiple Wimbledon courts.
We are expecting these BBC Red Button streams to be on frequency 12422...

Football World Cup 2018 Coverage

Football World Cup 2018 Coverage
The Fifa Football World Cup 2018 will be the 21th World Cup. It took place between 14 June to 15 July 2018 in Russia.
UK TV Coverage will be split between the BBC and ITV
(Coverage details here :...

Paramount Network to launch on Sky soon

Paramount Network to launch on Sky soon
Viacom Intl. Media Networks U.K. announced Friday that it will launch Paramount Network, a free-to-air channel offering a mix of drama, comedy and movies, in Britain on July 4.
Paramount Network will be the British home of various free-to-air premieres,...

Sky Living to be renamed Sky Witness

Sky Living to be renamed Sky Witness
Sky is to rebrand the Sky Living (again!) channel as “Sky Witness”.
The change will take place on 6th August 2018.
The channel first launched under the name UK Living in 1993, later becoming “Living TV” and then just plain...

French Open Tennis to remain free and on ITV for next three years

French Open Tennis to remain free and on ITV for next three years
The French Open will continue to be shown free-to-air on UK television, after current rights holder ITV extended its rights deal to live tennis from Roland Garros in a new three year deal running until 2021.
ITV4 will continue to...

Doctor Who episodes in new box sets on iPlayer

Doctor Who episodes in new box sets on iPlayer
The BBC has made every Doctor Who episode from 2005 onward available via the iPlayer.
All ten series, featuring Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi are available throughout the summer as box sets on the service, giving...

Sky lose more sports rights, as Discovery get PGA Tour Golf rights

Sky lose more sports rights, as Discovery get PGA Tour Golf rights
Discovery, who own the Eurosport channels, has signed a long-term international deal for PGA golf rights, starting in 2019 and running for 12 years.
The agreement for TV and digital rights to PGA Tour events in all territories...

BBC confirms World Cup Ultra HD coverage

BBC confirms World Cup Ultra HD coverage
Two cutting-edge BBC trials will bring the FIFA World Cup live to audiences in Ultra HD and virtual reality.
The BBC will offer UHD coverage of the FIFA World Cup on a “first come, first served” basis, with access limited to a figure the BBC...

UEFA Champions League Final - Real Madrid v Liverpool - where to watch on TV

UEFA Champions League Final
Real Madrid v Liverpool

Live TV coverage on the following channels :
Antenna 3 (free, Spanish TV)
Bein Sports (Mena)
BeIN Sports (Espana)
BT Sports 2
Canale 5 (Italy)
RTE 2 (Ireland)
Sky Sports (Germany)
ZDF (German, free on Astra 1)
ITV (UK) – highlights