Posted January 29th, 2008 by Paul
ITV4 will broadcast 24 hours a day from the 6th February, according to recent TV listings on the Radio Times website. It’s unclear whether this will be on all platforms, or just Virgin Media and Sky. Due to bandwidth limitations on Freeview, it could mean the hours stay the same on that platform (CITV currently [...]
Posted January 25th, 2008 by Paul
MTV Flux is closing down on all platforms next week and will be replaced with MTV ONE +1 on Friday 1st February – a timeshifted version of the normal MTV ONE channel. MTV have decided to close MTV Flux in favour of this new +1 channel. Another possible launch next week, is a channel called [...]
Posted January 21st, 2008 by Paul
The current Top Up TV Anytime box can store 160GB’s worth of programming. Top Up TV have now launched a 250GB version, allowing for much more recording space. The 160GB DTR box remains available at £99.99 and the 250GB DTR box is priced at £149.99 (which also includes one month’s subscription to Setanta Sports on [...]
Posted January 12th, 2008 by Paul
Radio station, Oneword, will cease broadcasting on Freeview this coming Monday. The station has already ceased broadcasting on DAB digital radio. There’s no news yet on as what will replace the station on the Freeview platform. Radio Music Shop closed down last year, and nothing has replaced this yet either.
14th January update – Oneword has [...]
Posted January 8th, 2008 by Paul
Dmax has appeared on Virgin Media channel 197. Discovery Home & Health +1 (used to air on channel 276) has now ceased broadcasting on Virgin Media.
Posted January 7th, 2008 by Paul
Virgin Media no longer carries specialist channel Leonardo. The channel has only ever been available in ex-Telewest areas, and has been removed as part of harmonising both ex-NTL and ex-Telewest areas. Leonardo is currently displaying an information slide informing customers the channel is no longer available (ex-Telewest only).