Monthly Archives: July 2008

freesat name new Chairman

freesat have appointed ITV’s director of group development and strategy Carolyn Fairburn as its new chairman. Before joining ITV in 2007, Carolyn Fairbairn worked at the BBC where she developed the corporation’s plans for Freeview as its director of strategy and distribution. “Freesat plays a crucial role in ensuring that UK viewers have access...
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freesat to add 18 channels in July and August

freesat has today announced the following eighteen channels will join freesat between the end of July and August, in a press release today Emma Scott, Managing Director of Freesat, commented: “Following last week’s launch of BBC and ITV regional variants, these new TV and radio channels further enhance Freesat’s offering and provide extra choice...
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Metronic to launch HD freesat set top box shortly

Metronic manufacturer of digital free to air set top boxes are shortly to release to market a freesat compliant high definition receiver. Details are very hard to come by at the moment and nothing can be currently found on their website, the receiver we understand though will carry the freesat badge so will have...
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freesat HD PVR available for Christmas 2008

Humax who are the only manufacturer to our knowledge working on producing a freesat PVR (Personal Video Recorder) also known as DTR (Digital Television Recorder) for freesat are confident it will be available for Christmas this year. Exact details have not been released but it is expected it will include twin tuners allowing watching...
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ITV & freesat investigating HD Problem

ITV and freesat are investigating the ITV HD broadcast on Thursday night 17/07/08 of the first ITV drama broadcast in high definition exclusively on freesat. The programme Harley Street was broadcast in HD but was not available to the new ITV regions which were only added after a long delay to the freesat EPG...
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S4C to introduce red button English language

S4C is to provide English language commentary on selected sporting fixtures to supplement its main Welsh language broadcasts where rights allow, the channel has announced. The new service will be available via the red button on S4C Digital on Sky, Freeview, Freesat and Virgin TV in Wales, and outside Wales on Sky and Freesat....
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Coming soon to ITV HD

Brand new 6-part medical drama, Harley Street, starring Paul Nicholls, Suranne Jones and Shaun Parkes starting 9pm Thursday 17th July 2008 Set in London’s famous medical district, Harley Street gets behind the facade of suave medics treating celebrity and wealthy patients. The private practice is run by three doctors: Martha Elliot, Robert Fielding and cosmetic surgeon Ekkow...
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All BBC & ITV regions & ITV+1 now added to freesat EPG

As promised by freesat the outstanding BBC and ITV regions and ITV+1 have now been made available on the freesat EPG from today 15/07/08. Not all the regional variants of BBC and ITV services were available at launch. This was due to technical constraints associated with co-existence on the satellite platform, so freesat adopted...
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Two-thirds of all UK television sets now linked to digital

Over two-thirds (68 per cent) of the 60 million television sets in the UK are now digitally – linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial – according to the latest figures from Ofcom published today. The Digital Progress Report for the first quarter of 2008 shows that the total number of digitally-linked sets has...
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Gaelic Digital Service will launch on freesat in September

Scotland’s new Gaelic TV channel from the new Gaelic Digital Service, funded by The Scottish Government and BBC Scotland, will launch on freesat in September 2008. The new Gaelic Digital Service, which will combine television, radio and on-line programme content, is anticipated to have a positive impact at many levels including increasing artistic and...
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