One of the biggest wins of the UK’s digital and connected TV world is that subtitles are now available on almost everything people actually watch. Whether you’re watching over Freeview, Freesat, satellite, cable, or one of the main broadcaster apps on a smart TV, you should be able to switch subtitles on in seconds. That […]
Around 2015 it was perfectly fair for Freeview to say that most people in the UK were still watching live TV and that mobile viewing was mainly “extra” rather than a full replacement. At that time you would sometimes hear figures like “over 80% of viewing is still live”. That was a good description of […]
Want to know how much the BBC spend in England, Scotland, Wales and NI per home? Interesting figures from Broadcast magazine today – from their Nation and Regions Special – shows how much money is spent in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I thought I would share… Just in case you missed it today, […]
I am receiving the Wrong Regional News? In some areas where more than one regional transmitter can be received, the weaker set of stations can appear in the high channel numbers (often in the 800s). This is most likely to happen immediately following a software update or re-install. Visit the Digital UK website for further information […]
Aerials For £49 – One Big Myth If you’re looking for a new aerial, or if you have been at any time in the past few years, you have more than likely used search engines such as Google to do your research on installers, procedures and most importantly, prices. If you’ve done this then we can […]
We’ve finally got our hands on the first Freeview Play set-top box to hit the market, the Humax FVP-4000T. Despite the less-than-snappy name, Humax has decided to buck the usual boring set-top box trend of shiny black plastic by sheathing it’s first-gen Freeview Play boxes in brown (or ‘mocha’) and beige (or ‘cappuccino’) with faux-leather […]
Travel Channel trials live restart service Summary: Travel Channel is to become the first broadcaster to trial Arqiva’s live restart functionality, allowing viewers to instantly skip back to the start of any programme during its broadcast. The Scripps Network-owned channel, which features shows including Expedition Unknown, Shed and Buried and Baggage Battles will become […]
We have seen very few changes to the channels that homes that only get the public-service “Freeview Light”, so it pleasing to see ITV4 added to the list. If you have Freeview Light Depending on your equipment, you may just see the channel appear at number 24. If it doesn’t you will just need to […]
BT has announced that it’s Ultra HD sports channel will be available as part of a TV bundle costing just £15 per month. For that aggressively low price, customers will receive the BT Sport Ultra HD channel, a new 4K compatible set top box (STB), 47 Premium channels including 13 in HD and a voucher […]
Freeview Play first look: Is this the future of contract-free smart TV? We’ve been able to get an early look at Freeview Play, a mixture of linear and on-demand TV that’s launching later this year. Sadly, what was on show at the 2015 DTG Summit was by no means the finished article, so take what […]
