Fight Network UK, the TV channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, will air all three IMPACT Wrestling pay-per-view events from 2018 – allowing fans in the UK and Ireland to watch them for free. The acclaimed Redemption, Slammiversary and Bound For Glory events will air on Sundays over the next month on Fight […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has found that the RT news channel broke broadcasting rules by failing to preserve due impartiality in seven news and current affairs programmes over a six-week period. Earlier in 2018, Ofcom launched a number of investigations into RT to determine whether certain programmes broadcast on the channel had complied with broadcasting […]
Some 587,000 Ghanaians are now benefitting from free-to-air digital TV signals in the country. Ghana’s Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has revealed that about 587,000 villagers are receiving the StarTimes-backed DTT platform in Ghana. The ‘300 village satellite TV project’ was launched in September of this year, and guarantees free viewing for 6 months. The […]
Freeview and Digital UK have announced that the total number of Freeview Play devices sold in the UK has now surpassed five million. Freeview Play was launched in 2015 to provide viewers with access to live, catch up and on-demand programming. Freeview has also revealed that over three million of these devices are being used […]
Fiona Campbell has been appointed as the new Controller of BBC Three. Campbell’s current role is as Head of BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit. She has a wealth of experience in commissioning storytelling that reaches young audiences and is a highly respected innovator in delivering digital content. Campbell replaces Damian Kavanagh, who was named Managing Director of […]
UK commercial public service broadcaster ITV has announced a new on-screen identity for the ITV main channel, in the form of a new year-long project, ‘ITV Creates’. From January 1st 2019, ITV’s on-screen idents will change every week, in a project that is intended to emphasise and reflect the creativity at the heart of the […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published its full decision on the BBC’s proposed changes to iPlayer, which will limit the Corporation’s scope to make programmes available beyond a defined period. The BBC had proposed a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer for implementation in 2018/19. These included: A substantial number of additional Box Sets, […]
ITMedia Consulting predicts that the Italian TV market will grow over the next two years, at an average annual rate (CAGR) of 3.4 per cent, reaching €8.8 billion in 2020. Broadband TV will be available in 8.5 million homes, up from 3.8 million in 2018, growing at annual rate of 25 per cent. Meanwhile, DTH […]
The BBC Board has published a review into its own commercial subsidiaries. The review by EY has found that the BBC’s three wholly-owned commercial businesses – BBC Studios, BBC Studioworks and BBC Global News – exhibit commercial efficiency in line with their peer groups and the wider market, fit with the BBC’s mission and public […]
French TV transmission services company TDF is launching a third pilot channel as part of UHD trials that are taking place in Paris area and the cities of Nantes and Toulouse, in partnership with TV regulatory body CSA. The new channel complements the two previous demo channels which have been operated since 2014. TDF is […]