3C has closed down and has been replaced by Clyde-1 on Freeview (it is thought this is temporary until a permanent replacement is found). You will may need to rescan your set top box for it to pick up the new channel name for Clyde-1 – unless your box automatically updates itself. Also, Emap and Channel [...]
Teletext Games has been rebranded with the new purple look – to match in with the other Teletext Interactive services on Freeview. The only service using the old style is Teletext Cars.
ITV2 +1 has launched on ITV Play’s old channel number, as expected. ITV Play has closed down and has been replaced with the ITV2 timeshift channel. It is thought ITV2 +1 may be replaced with another channel ITV may be launching this year (although unconfirmed) – ITV Sport or ITV Movies?
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Following the recent ITV quiz audits, ITV have decided to remove ITV Play from Freeview and on Sky (ie. it will be axed on all platforms), and replace it on Freeview with ITV2 +1 on the 15th March, and on Sky on the 16th March. Late night ITV Play quiz programmes will still be aired [...]
According to unconfirmed reports, Sky may be considering keeping their channels free-to-air on Digital Terrestrial and not transforming their DTT channel space into a subscription service. It was thought that Sky were thinking about changing the channel space they currently use to broadcast Sky Three, Sky News and Sky Sports News on Freeview into a [...]
The rebrand of the major Teletext services on Freeview have taken place. Most Teletext services on Freeview now have a different colour (purple) and look slightly different (new logo, etc). Teletext Cars and Teletext Games haven’t been changed – Teletext Cars still has a blue background and the old logo. Teletext, Teletext On ITV, Teletext [...]
The new Teletext Extra service – launching on Freeview soon – will be available for use on certain set top boxes from Spring/Summer. Thomson boxes and a new range of Alba/Bush set top boxes will be compatible with the new service following an over-the-air download that will be sent to those boxes (Thomson in the Spring [...]
Setanta Sports 1 has launched on Digital Terrestrial as a full channel – available by paying a monthly subscription fee of £10.99 a month. The new channel launched on Digital Terrestrial on the 1st March. You will need a set top box with a slot or a CAM in order to use the service, as [...]
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