More than a million pensioners will struggle to pay their TV licence once the concession is scrapped next year, the Age UK charity has warned. The BBC will no longer be funding the TV licence for people aged over-75 from next June. However, those claiming pension credit will still be able to claim a free […]
UK cricket fans can watch the sport, free of charge, on Sports Channel Network (SCN) as the OTT channel signs up the new European Cricket League and the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes. SCN, which is available on channel 266 on Freeview and YouView and via an online APP, is an OTT Video on Demand channel […]
ITV, the UK’s dominant FTA commercial broadcaster, has reported that total advertising sales fell 5 per cent to £849 million (948.9m). In May, ITV had forecast a 6 per cent drop for the first half, so they could argue that the figure is slightly better than expected. Overall, total external revenue fell 7 per cent […]
Sports Channel Network (SCN), the UK based Free to Air OTT channel, has become the first sport channel to deliver digital advertising to a free to air broadcast audience using the Google Ad Manager platform. This follows an agreement signed between Google and VOD 365, the group of OTT channels of which SCN is a […]
Having vowed to make the Cricket World Cup final free-to-air should England reach the final, Sky has confirmed a partnership with Channel 4 that will make the match available for the whole of the UK. England overcame Australia at Edgbaston on July 11th to secure a final place against New Zealand at Lord’s on July […]
Freeview Play viewers can now choose from over 20,000 hours of on demand content, all for free, strengthening Freeview’s hold as the UK’s fastest growing TV platform. The news comes following the addition of My5 on Freeview Play devices, which launched in June. My5 joined BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, UKTV Play, CBS Catchup […]
A young person away at college has a knock on the door. An individual with an ID card and a body cam demands a series of answers and reads them their rights on the basis they may have committed the criminal offence of not having a current BBC TV licence. The person in question – […]
BBC World News’ technology programme, Click, has developed the world’s first interactive factual programme using object-based media technology, allowing viewers to choose from hundreds of thousands of alternative versions. A year in the making, Click’s 1000th episode, which launches July 5th, offers viewers the chance to personalise their experience by making decisions as they’re watching, […]
Sky will make the ICC Cricket World Cup final available on free-to-air television should England make it to the showpiece event at Lord’s on Sunday July 14th. Such a prospect had been raised by a number of cricketing figures, including members of the England team. England beat New Zealand to secure a place in the […]
UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has announced a range of measures to ensure that public service broadcasters (PSBs) continue to deliver high-quality content for UK viewers and listeners. According to the watchdog, public service broadcasting is now at a crucial juncture, as broadcasters face unprecedented competition from global on-demand and Internet services such as Netflix, Amazon […]