Sky Sports to stream Women’s T20 cricket on YouTube
Sky Sports will stream all five matches of the T20 Women’s Cricket series between England and the West Indies next week. With Women’s Big Cricket Month taking place throughout September,…
Sky Arts goes live on Freeview
UK DTT platform Freeview has welcomed the latest arrival to its free-to-air channel line-up – Sky Arts. The channel, which broadcasts a wide range of programming focused on theatre, art,…
New original commissions from FTA Sky Arts
Sky Arts has announced four new Sky original programme commissions, as it becomes free for everyone to watch. With a renewed focus on bringing more of the arts to more…
DCMS Committee Chair ‘concerned’ at BBC pay
Julian Knight MP, Chair of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has expressed concern at pay levels revealed in the BBC’s Annual Report. “Despite Gary…
IMDb TV adds exclusive Walking Dead channel
AMC Networks has signed a deal with Amazon’s IMDb TV to add six channels to its US AVoD service. Two AMC channels are immediately available on IMDb TV namely The…
BritBox launches on Freesat
UK free to air satellite TV platform Freesat has added SVoD service BritBox UK to the varied portfolio of apps on its new, 4K-ready set-top boxes. Sitting alongside episodes of…
France: L’Equipe scores NFL FTA deal
L’Équipe, the free-to-air French channel, has secured the rights to broadcast one live NFL game per week during the new season. The deal will see L’Équipe air one regular season…
All September Premier League to be televised
All 28 Premier League fixtures in September will be televised live, with Leicester City’s home match against Burnley to be broadcast free-to-air on the BBC, as matches continue to be…
Channel 5 scores live NFL deal
In a new three-year partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), Channel 5 will bring live Monday Night Football back to free-to-air television and air…
Charlotte Moore appointed to BBC Board
Having been an unsuccessful runner in the race to become the Corporation’s director-general, Charlotte Moore has been named BBC Chief Content Officer and is joining the BBC Board. “It is…
Netflix offers free access to original content
Netflix has launched a new ‘Watch Free’ section, allowing anyone to watch a selection of exclusive movies and TV shows without having to sign-up for an account. The free content…
Sky Arts FTA from Sept 17
Further to the announcement that Sky Arts, the UK’s only channel dedicated to arts and culture, will be made available to everyone, Sky has confirmed a launch date, as well…
BBC targets 1bn global audience
Tony Hall, Director-General of the BBC, has revealed the Corporation’s ambition to reach a global audience of one billion by the end of the 2020s, going beyond his original aim…
Champions League & Europa League Finals free on Virgin TV
All Virgin TV customers will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals free of charge. Virgin Media is making it easier for British football…
Spain: DAZN, Mediapro FTA boxing deal
Streaming sports platform DAZN and Spain’s TV group Mediapro have agreed a deal for free-to-air transmission of boxing events through TV channel Gol TV. Gol will air fights from Matchroom…
Retuned Freeview losing channels
Freeview viewers are losing channels after planned changes were made to the network. The company, which runs free digital television in the UK, had pre-warned users that they would likely…