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CNN International launches on Freeview
As Nuts TV is axed 29 October 2008 15:22 GMT
Nuts TV is no longer going to be available in Freeview, but in its place CNN International is going to be broadcast.

The spin-off of the IPC Media men's weekly magazine is still going to run online, but has now been axed from both Freeview and Sky.
Ofcom okays HD Freeview
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to start broadcasts in 2009 17 October 2008 15:08 GMT
Three high definition Freeview channels will launch in the UK before the end of next year, Ofcom has announced.

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 will each offer an HD Freeview channel over an upgraded terrestrial TV platform.

To be broadcast on the new...
Ofcom reveals official digital TV stats for Britain
Freeview in 16.7 million homes 3 October 2008 19:30 GMT
Ofcom has revealed the latest snapshot of Britain's digital TV watching statistics.

The number of UK homes tuning into digital TV via free-to-view satellite was at around 900,000.

These include customers of Sky's non-subscription services as well...
LG adds to plasma line-up with PG6900
Freeview+ built in 18 September 2008 17:40 GMT
LG has added a new model to its HD Ready plasma TV line-up that incorporates Freeview+, which is a built-in digital video recorder (DVR) (for which you don't have to pay a subscription).

This means that PG6900 owners can pause, play and rewind live TV.
Sky postpones Picnic
Blames Ofcom 12 September 2008 13:24 GMT
Sky has put plans for its Picnic service on hold, putting the blame on delays from an ongoing Ofcom investigation.

The new Picnic offerings, announced in October last year, were to be based around a Freeview subscription service and would have been designed...
Scotland's digital switchover 100 days away
"Remember, remember the 6th of November" 29 July 2008 12:55 GMT
With 100 days to the start of digital TV switchover in the Scottish Borders, Digital UK is upping its campaign to get viewers to get ready for 6 November.

While eight out of ten households in the region have already converted their main TV to digital, latest...
LG M49D digital TV monitors launch
But sizes a mystery 24 July 2008 12:34 GMT
LG Electronics has unveiled its "elegantly designed" M94D series of digital TV monitors that have a gloss black curved frame and electric blue power light.

With a in-built digital tuner, users can watch television programmes and tune into digital radio stations,...
60% of Brits now digital TV users
Seven million connected up 14 July 2008 10:36 GMT
Last March it was half of us, but it seems that the digital boom is now in full swing.

According to Ofcom's latest Digital Progress Report, more than two-thirds of the UK's 60 million televisions get their signals digitally from Freeview, digital cable or Sky.
Freeview Playback to become Freeview Plus
Sounds familiar... 3 July 2008 15:46 GMT
Freeview has announced the re-branding of its Freeview Playback digital TV recorders as Freeview+. Over the coming months the Freeview+ name will roll out across retail and packaging, in a new push to "drive awareness", and sales, of equipment.

As many readers...
TVonics launches teeny Freeview box
"Miniaturised" device fits in the palm of your hand 2 July 2008 17:39 GMT
TVonics has developed a "miniaturised" Freeview set-top box. The MFR-300 micro Freeview receiver, is no bigger than a deck of cards - so small enough to be hidden behind the TV set.

Ideal for older televisions, it requires no SCART cable but plugs in to the...
BBC begins high-def Freeview broadcasts
Big step for full HD by end of 2009 27 June 2008 15:48 GMT
The BBC has announced it has taken the first technical steps towards HD Freeview becoming a reality in our homes.

The corporation has begun DVB-T2 test transmissions, from the Guildford transmitter southwest of London, in preparation for HD on Freeview.
VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News
Our very own thoughts on the big stories of the week in video 9 May 2008 17:01 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for our round-up of the biggest news stories of the week; and our very own very special, and of course essential, take on them.

This week we tackle whether Freesat is going to be a flop; whether people should take the game industry...
Sagem launches Eco set-top boxes
Freeview devices with low power consumption 15 April 2008 10:31 GMT
Sagem has announced new "green" set-top boxes, the ITD58NG and ITD59NG.

Whilst doing what you'd expect from a set-top box with access to over 30 Freeview channels, the two new offerings are especially energy efficient.

The devices have a power...
Five drops red button services
No more interactive TV 1 April 2008 10:42 GMT
Five has axed its interactive TV (iTV) service, meaning that viewers will no longer be able to access additional content for programmes or ads by using the red button on their remote controls.

Its iTV facility was previously available to digital, satellite and...
Nine out of ten adults "aware" of digital switchover
Digital UK gives self pat on the back 4 March 2008 14:44 GMT
New research from Digital UK and Ofcom carried out in December shows that national awareness of switchover has reached 89%, up from 66% at the beginning of Digital UK's public info campaign in May 2006.

The figure rises to 96% in the Border TV region, which...
Humax launches limited-edition LCDs
All white 20 February 2008 12:28 GMT
Humax has launched two limited editions of its 19-inch LCD
TV, now available in a contemporary gloss white finish.

The LGB19-DTT and LGB19-DZT are angled as the ideal smaller widescreen TVs for second rooms such as bedrooms or kitchens.

The...
Americans to get TV coupons for switchover
Government handout to help with broadcasting changes 2 January 2008 8:51 GMT
The television industry in the States is going through a similar process to the UK, with the TV broadcast signal being updated from analogue to digital.

From February 2009 anyone who does not own a digital set and still gets their programming via over-the-air...
Digital TV in UK continues to grow
Almost 87% of population now watching via Sky or Freeview 19 December 2007 14:35 GMT
The number of UK households with digital television on their main set in the UK has risen to 86.1% according to research published today by Ofcom.

The growth, which was mainly driven by Freeview means that 8.6 million set-top boxes or TV's with integrated Freeview...
Ofcom announces HD Freeview proposal
A significant upgrade to the DTT platform 21 November 2007 15:13 GMT
Ofcom has announced proposals for a significant "upgrade" of DTT TV (the platform on which Freeview operates) in the UK.

The proposed upgrade will create capacity and allow for high definition television channels on Freeview as early as 2009.

Of...
HANNSpree launches XV GT LCD televisions
Budget range gets digital tuning 15 November 2007 12:27 GMT
HANNspree has announced that it will be introducing a digital range of TVs with affordable price tags into the budget XV range.

Complete with a DVB-T digital tuner, HANNSpree are angling the new sets are future-proof against the imminent switchover.
Scotland next for digital switchover
Borders to lose analogue signal on 6th November 2008 30 October 2007 14:30 GMT
Scotland will begin the switch to digital television on November 6 next year, it has been announced by Digital UK, the body leading the process.

On that date, the Scottish Borders will become the first area in Scotland - and the second in the UK after Whitehaven...
Whitehaven leads digital TV switchover on October 17th
First town to be turned off... 16 October 2007 11:30 GMT
The UK's television switchover starts on October 17 when thousands of homes in Whitehaven, Cumbria, receive digital channels for the first time.

The switch is the first step in a nationwide programme which will ensure free terrestrial digital television (Freeview)...
Alba QUICK2VIEW set-top box, cheap and easy Freeview
Does more for the digital switchover than any ad campaign... 13 September 2007 16:28 GMT
Alba has launched the QUICK2VIEW Digital Set Top Box providing Freeview TV and radio on existing television sets - clearly aiming it at idiots, sorry, technophobes.

Certainly affordable at £19.99, it's easy to use, with a Quick Start Guide printed on the actual...
IFA 2007: Toshiba launches portable DVD player with digital tuner
Freeview TV and DVD on the move 2 September 2007 12:06 GMT
Toshiba announced the launch of the SD-P120DT portable DVD player, adding a third model to Toshiba's current range of players, at IFA 2007.

Boasting an upright design, the 12.1-inch player has an integrated digital tuner for Freeview channels and radio so would...
Tesco launches ten quid digital set top box
Freeview for a tenner 29 August 2007 14:31 GMT
Tesco has announced that it is selling the UK's cheapest digital set top box. In a move designed to get Brits prepared for the digital TV switchover, the Techwood Freeview digital set top box costs just £10.

Commenting on the launch, Graham Harris, Tesco, said:...