Discovery Channel Number Changes in July 2019

Discovery Channel Number Changes in July 2019 Discovery is to shuffle some of its channels numbers on Sky. Most of these changes are due to the recent acquisition of three UKTV channels (Good Food, Really and Home) and in the aftermath of its takeover of Scripps Networks (Food Network, Travel Channel) The main Discovery channel […]

Live Cricket back on the BBC from 2020

Live Cricket back on the BBC from 2020 In light of England winning the Cricket World Cup yesterday, with a peak of over 8million watching on Channel 4 and Sky Sports, a reminder that English international and domestic cricket will be shown live on BBC TV from 2020. In a five-year deal with the England […]

Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand live and free on Channel 4

Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand live and free on Channel 4 The Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand is to be broadcast live and free on Channel 4, in a deal with Sky. Channel 4 say “After striking a deal with @skysports, the Cricket World Cup final between […]

Freesports confirms HD launch on Freesat

Freesports confirms HD launch on Freesat Freesports has confirmed that its Freesports HD channel will also be available to Freesat customers when it launches later this month. Originally Freesports had only confirmed its HD channel would be launched on Sky TV on the 15th July 2019, with mentioned of a Freesat launch missing. But it […]

IPTV Buffering and Freezing - try these tips

IPTV Buffering and Freezing – try these tips Do you have an IPTV sytems? Do you suffer from buffering issues? Do you suffer from very slow channel loading? Do you suffer from slow response when you swap or try to “channel zap”? Yes, IPTV buffering is annoying, but it can be down to a number […]

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 […]