January 4, 2008
It lasted less than five years but the Golf Channel UK has now closed down. The channel which was available via satellite and cable TV and owned by the successful sports group JJB stopped broadcasting and with no plans to the revive the channel, it has to be a disappointment to many of the viewers that watch the channel. However there would seem to be plans for a general sports ...
The golf channel is bunkered
by David AllenIt lasted less than five years but the Golf Channel UK has now closed down. The channel which was available via satellite and cable TV and owned by the successful sports group JJB stopped broadcasting and with no plans to the revive the channel, it has to be a disappointment to many of the viewers that watch the channel. However there would seem to be plans for a general sports ...
December 31, 2007
With the BBC launching its iPlayer on Christmas day it seems that there has been a huge wave of catch up services appearing in the net these days, with ITV and next month Apple launching their iTunes partnership with Fox and Disney. It seems that broadband could have changed the face of TV as we know it; with catch up facilities now covering the main channels including sky it is possible ...
Catch up TV makes it big
by David AllenWith the BBC launching its iPlayer on Christmas day it seems that there has been a huge wave of catch up services appearing in the net these days, with ITV and next month Apple launching their iTunes partnership with Fox and Disney. It seems that broadband could have changed the face of TV as we know it; with catch up facilities now covering the main channels including sky it is possible ...
December 28, 2007
In a survey conducted by the Nationwide building society it was found that finding a more competitive price deal on broadband, mobile phones, landline and satellite contracts would be at the top of the list for most consumers in the UK. The idea of cutting the price paid for these deals would be the main priority for some consumers. Obviously saving money would be at the top of most peoples lists, ...
Broadband customers to find better prices
by David AllenIn a survey conducted by the Nationwide building society it was found that finding a more competitive price deal on broadband, mobile phones, landline and satellite contracts would be at the top of the list for most consumers in the UK. The idea of cutting the price paid for these deals would be the main priority for some consumers. Obviously saving money would be at the top of most peoples lists, ...
December 24, 2007
It seems that consumers in the UK are either very carefree with their cash or getting ripped off left right and centre when it comes to satellite and cable television as they are the highest spenders on subscriptions with the European union In a study by Ofcom, it was found that the UK subscriber will spend on average around £21 per month on satellite and slightly less on cable, but in ...
UK spends more on digital TV
by David AllenIt seems that consumers in the UK are either very carefree with their cash or getting ripped off left right and centre when it comes to satellite and cable television as they are the highest spenders on subscriptions with the European union In a study by Ofcom, it was found that the UK subscriber will spend on average around £21 per month on satellite and slightly less on cable, but in ...
BBC iPlayer causing internet headache
by David AllenWith the BBC iPlayer due be launched tomorrow the last thing that they really need is most of the main broadband suppliers demanding that they share the costs of the traffic that the iPlayer is expected to generate. With a full on advertising campaign due to start tomorrow with the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and Sir David Attenborough leading the drive toward the BBC’s goal of one million subscribers by the ...
Pub landlady loses appeal over Sky
by David AllenFinally the court has heard the appeal on the case of the pub landlady who was showing Premier league football matches in her pub in the Red, White and Blue in Southsea, Hampshire. She was signed up to the Greek DTH service Nova, this was instead of signing up to Sky sports for their sports package which includes the live premier league matches, but this went Sky’s way and because it ...
December 22, 2007
Sky has agreed terms with Paramount and Warner Bros, and becomes the first online download service to offer movies from the six major movie studios on its Sky Anytime on PC service. The Paramount agreement will bring movies including Mission: Impossible 3, The Weather Man, Saving Private Ryan and Top Gun. In the New Year all Sky customers will be able to download titles including Shrek The Third and Transformers through ...
Sky Anytime adds new movie content
by Lin FreestoneSky has agreed terms with Paramount and Warner Bros, and becomes the first online download service to offer movies from the six major movie studios on its Sky Anytime on PC service. The Paramount agreement will bring movies including Mission: Impossible 3, The Weather Man, Saving Private Ryan and Top Gun. In the New Year all Sky customers will be able to download titles including Shrek The Third and Transformers through ...
Discovery Channel available on Sky’s Picnic
by Lin FreestoneDiscovery Networks UK has signed up to provide a factual channel on Sky's pay digital terrestrial TV service Picnic. If the service is approved by Ofcom, the Discovery Channel will be available between 6am and 6pm every day to Picnic customers. The proposed addition of the channel to Picnic’s service is a demonstration of Sky’s ongoing commitment to offer increased choice and access to leading content brands. Sky’s proposals to remove its free ...
December 21, 2007
Warner Bros the film and TV producers have launched five video on demand (VOD) services world wide in France, Japan and the UK. They will also be launching other services in 2008. The service will be available through Virgin Media and BT’s IPTV service; this is just the beginning of them moving into the sector that will allow them to distribute their products through a wide of channels under the Warner ...
Warner Bros launch VOD in UK
by David AllenWarner Bros the film and TV producers have launched five video on demand (VOD) services world wide in France, Japan and the UK. They will also be launching other services in 2008. The service will be available through Virgin Media and BT’s IPTV service; this is just the beginning of them moving into the sector that will allow them to distribute their products through a wide of channels under the Warner ...
BSkyB defends £78,500 charge for Rapture
by David AllenBSkyB just simply cannot stay out of the news these days, and this time the story is about how they charge other channels. In this case Rapture TV is appealing at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London over the decision by the regulator Ofcom’s decision that BSkyB did not over charge Rapture TV for inclusion in the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). But Rapture are arguing that charging a small channel £78,500 ...
December 20, 2007
The organisers of the IPTV world forum, Junction Ltd have been announcing who will be making the key speeches for this world class event. With over 130 exhibitors planning to display their goods and services at the show that will run from 12th to the 14th March at Olympia in London. The main part of the event will be the speakers that come from all parts of the industry; this is ...
Details emerge about IPTV World Forum
by David AllenThe organisers of the IPTV world forum, Junction Ltd have been announcing who will be making the key speeches for this world class event. With over 130 exhibitors planning to display their goods and services at the show that will run from 12th to the 14th March at Olympia in London. The main part of the event will be the speakers that come from all parts of the industry; this is ...
December 19, 2007
The UK digital market has recorded the second largest quarterly increase since the industry started. These figures come from the Ofcom third quarter Digital Television Progress Report, where they show that the amount of homes that have acquired multi channel television as the main viewing source is set at around twenty two million homes, which on a national scale is just over eighty six per cent of all households, this ...
Freeview continues to push the market
by David AllenThe UK digital market has recorded the second largest quarterly increase since the industry started. These figures come from the Ofcom third quarter Digital Television Progress Report, where they show that the amount of homes that have acquired multi channel television as the main viewing source is set at around twenty two million homes, which on a national scale is just over eighty six per cent of all households, this ...
Digital TV to get new Chief
by David AllenThere is more moves on the cards this time at Digital TV have got themselves a new chief executive and he has a background in the media industry, unlike the current chief executive Ford Ennals who came whose background was in sportswear as he worked for Nike. David Scott is to takeover the helm of the body that is in charge of the switching over the UK analogue signal to ...
Phillips to sell set top box business
by David AllenPace Micro Technology have picked a bargain set top box business from Phillips, as they have decided to reduce their Home Networks business unit which is part of the Consumer Electronics division, Pace are a UK based business and so know the market that they are already in and are looking to expand. The deal is said to be worth around ninety million euros, but has been made in shares, Phillips ...
December 17, 2007
O2 has been a quiet one recently signing deals with HBO, Paramount and Warner Bros, this was for their service in the Czech Republic, but now they plan to bring it here to the UK. This is great news for the consumer and supposedly bad news for the other operators like Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision. O2 who are owned by the Spanish company Telefonica, are already established in the ...
O2 now plans to enter UK pay TV market
by David AllenO2 has been a quiet one recently signing deals with HBO, Paramount and Warner Bros, this was for their service in the Czech Republic, but now they plan to bring it here to the UK. This is great news for the consumer and supposedly bad news for the other operators like Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision. O2 who are owned by the Spanish company Telefonica, are already established in the ...
Sky to reduce stake in ITV
by David AllenIt was probably one of the most controversial investments made by BSkyB, when the company purchased a 17.9% stake the independent TV channel ITV costing around £940 million. However inevitably this holding was brought up to the attention of the Competition Commission and their recommendation is believed to be that the company sell part of the stake, probably to reduce it down to around the 10% mark. But this could cause the ...
December 13, 2007
The all day pre school channel Jim Jam is spreading out further and further a field as it has just been launched on another feed which will allow young viewers from more or less all of central Europe to the programming, this should be something the region of around 1.4 million homes. Jim Jam have just got the official seal of approval from the UK regulator Ofcom too, this means that ...
Jim Jam gets UK licence
by David AllenThe all day pre school channel Jim Jam is spreading out further and further a field as it has just been launched on another feed which will allow young viewers from more or less all of central Europe to the programming, this should be something the region of around 1.4 million homes. Jim Jam have just got the official seal of approval from the UK regulator Ofcom too, this means that ...
BBC to offer Mac service
by David AllenThe BBC has made some serious strides ahead with their online offerings. But they have for so long been an exclusively Windows only organisation, but now they are going to make it available for both Mac and Linux on the seven day catch up service, where programmes from the past seven days can be downloaded and view on the computer. These are changing times at the BBC and it has to ...
Turner Broadcasting uses Chellomedia
by David AllenThe cartoon to news media business Turner Broadcasting has signed up with Chellomedia’s enhanced TV service Chello Media, though the Mistral they will provide a solution to offer the enhanced TV service (eTV) throughout Europe. This service will be used on such channels as the cartoon network, cartoon network too and boomerang which are all available on Sky in the UK and the cartoon network and boomerang on UPC which is ...
December 12, 2007
Orange have signed an agreement with the massive film producer Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, this agreement is believed to be several years in length and will see Orange partnering MGM’s 24/24 video library, this will give access not only to some of the studios latest pieces of work, but to the archives are classic films too, which will be available through Oranges Video on Demand service. The licence will mean that ...
Orange sign with MGM
by David AllenOrange have signed an agreement with the massive film producer Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, this agreement is believed to be several years in length and will see Orange partnering MGM’s 24/24 video library, this will give access not only to some of the studios latest pieces of work, but to the archives are classic films too, which will be available through Oranges Video on Demand service. The licence will mean that ...
