Free La Liga matchdays for Sky viewers as La Liga TV announces Sky launch

Free La Liga matchdays for Sky viewers as La Liga TV announces Sky launch LaLigaTV is set to launch on Sky on 13th January, exclusively broadcasting all live matches for 2020. (apart from those La Liga matches that kick off in the 3pm Saturday afternoon slot, which will be delayed in the UK until after […]

5Spike set to close in January 2020

5Spike set to close in January 2020 5Spike, the channel operated by Channel 5 owners Viacom, will close down on the 7th January 2020. Its content will be split across Viacoms other channels, mainly the Paramount Network channel.

Ruiz V Joshua 2 - Saturday December 7 Saudi Arabia

Ruiz V Joshua 2 – Saturday December 7 Saudi Arabia The highly-anticipated rematch between unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and former champion Anthony Joshua will take place on December 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The fight is expected to take place at approx 2100 UK time. In the UK you can watch Ruiz V […]

Euro 2020 - UK TV coverage announced by BBC and ITV

Euro 2020 – UK TV coverage announced by BBC and ITV BBC and ITV have agreed how they are going to split coverage of Euro 2020 football competition. This competition sees the teams play at various locations around Europe, rather than the competition being based solely in one country. The BBC has secured the right […]

Whats on BBC TV during Christmas and New Year 2019 / 20

Whats on BBC TV during Christmas and New Year 2019 / 20 Includes the return of Doctor Who, and new three part drams from the Sherlock producers, Dracula. Saturday, December 14 Strictly Come Dancing final 2019 – 19.05, BBC One

BT Sports holds onto UK rights for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

BT Sports holds onto UK rights for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League BT has maintained its hold on European football coverage. The telco has made a clean sweep of the rights packages to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League until 2024 in a £1.2 billion bid. The deal, […]

Sky Deutschland to increase security to combat piracy

Sky Deutschland to increase security to combat piracy German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is set to implement the same “anti card sharing” security as Sky UK in a bid to combat piracy of its channels. Through the so-called unique pairing, the Sky receiver is paired up with the smartcard and no longer functions in third-party […]

Sky and Warner / HBO extent deal

Sky and Warner / HBO extent deal Sky has confirmed an extension to its output deal with HBO and Warner Bros. Sky customers will continue to enjoy first-run access to WarnerBros movies, plus ongoing access to Turner movie and children’s channels as part of a new deal.

Intelsat successfully launch their "Mission Extension Vehicle, or MEV" for their old satellites

Intelsat successfully launch their “Mission Extension Vehicle, or MEV” for their old satellites This one is for those watching / hacking into the Freeview back up on Intelsat 907. The Intelsat 907 satellite is approaching its end of life…Intelsat has updated their “Estimated End Of Life” expectancy for the Intelsat-907 satellite to Q1 2020. This […]

Sky TV Channel Changes - October 2019

Sky TV Channel Changes – October 2019 Sky has revised their channel line-up, with the launch of the the new Sky Crime channel. And follows the closure of the Real Lives channel. The new Sky Crime HD channel can now be found on Sky channel number