Teletext is being rebranded on the 9th March to move across to the new purple colour scheme (which Teletext Holidays launched a while ago). In addition to the new look pages, there will be a brand new service launching on Freeview called Teletext Extra – which will be an EPG service. All of Teletext’s Freeview Interactive [...]
The much anticipated extra two quarter screens have been added to BBC News Multiscreens on Freeview (available by pressing the red button on any BBC channel and going down to the Multiscreen option). One of those new video screens is dedicated to Weather. All four quarter screen feeds are now shown in widescreen format instead [...]
As part of the recent Top Up TV channel lineup changes, Cartoon Network no longer broadcasts on Top Up TV. An MHEG is shown instead.
The Top Up TV Promo video loop is back until the end of February, between 1pm and 11pm, on channel 43. The Top Up TV Promo video loop will be removed again at the end of February to make way for Setanta Sports, which launches on the 1st March.
Sky are planning to launch a premium service on DTT by the Summer. This will mean all of their channels on Freeview will be taken off – Sky Three, Sky News and Sky Sports News – and these are rumoured to be replaced by Sky Sports 1, Sky Movies 1, Sky One and Sky News (premium [...]
Teletext Games has launched on channel 103. The MHEG placeholder message had been on that channel since before the New Year, and the channel has now officially launched. There are lots of MHEG-based games to play – check it out on channel 103.
Setanta Sports 1 will launch on Digital Terrestrial on the 1st March as a premium channel. Setanta Sports 1 will cost £10.99 a month for Premiership football, golf, SPL football and European football. More details on this new addition to Digital Terrestrial can be found at www.topuptv.com/setantasports.html
Sumo TV – a retro channel – is now timesharing with Smile TV. Sumo TV is broadcast on Smile TV between 4am and 5am.
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