The UK’s 18.2 million households with Freeview reception equipment will be required to retune their receivers this Wednesday lunchtime if they wish to continue receiving the full channel package.
RTS takes punt on the future
The Royal Television Society is very much the establishment of British broadcasting, with an emphasis on the Big Five channels. However, the bi-annual Cambridge Convention had its mind very much […]
8 out of 10 sets say they prefer digital
A 15 percentage point increase in the conversion of secondary television sets over the past 12 months has taken the proportion of UK sets that have been digitally enabled to […]
Product strategy pays off for Mirada
Anglo-Hispanic interactive firm Mirada has reported its annual results for the period to March 31, 2009, following an audit of its Spanish subsidiary.
Virgin Media confirms London listing
Virgin Media has confirmed its intention to proceed with a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange in a bid to increase its profile in the country that it serves.
BBC plans Strictly Social TV
Social TV Forum – London. The BBC is to launch a series of social media applications based around popular shows including Strictly Come Dancing.
CBeebies presses Red Button
The BBC is launching a new Red Button interactive service for its pre-school channel CBeebies. It follows the launch of a dedicated CBeebies iPlayer earlier in the year.
Sky extends auto standby to daytime
Sky is downloading a software update to its Sky+ boxes that will put them into standby after four hours of inactivity.
October start for Living HD
Virgin Media will extend its range of HD channels from October 6 with the premiere of Living HD.
Meet CTAM’s Gold stars
CTAM EuroSummit – Lisbon. Creative excellence in cable marketing has been honoured in CTAM Europe’s annual Creative Awards Program (CAP).