Thursday 31 August 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Bike TV fell off it Bike.

Media Boy HQ has found out Bike TV has been put up for sale by Bike Media UK Ltd. A sale will be executed at the earliest opportunity.

A516Digital: Norwich's Mustard TV is to close on August 31st

Norwich's Mustard TV is to close on Thursday 31st August, with a special programme to mark the occasion.

Mustard TV is on Virgin UK Channel 159 in some Norwich areas.

Advanced Television: FreeSports channel launches in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

A new free-to-air TV channel, FreeSports, has launched in the UK showing up to 10 live football games every week.

Monday 28 August 2017

BizAsia: Star Bharat launches; Life OK replaced

Story from Bizasia:

Star TV Network has launched new entertainment channel, Star Bharat, replacing Life OK.

Bizasia: Rishtey Cineplex & MTV Beats prepare for Virgin Media launch

Story from Bizasia:

Viacom18 is extending the reach of its channels by launching Rishtey Cineplex and MTV Beats on the platform.

Monday 21 August 2017

Rumour: FreeSports to launch on Virgin Media UK

FreeSports has so far confirmed the following:

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK starts tests for MTV Beats

Cable Forum poster "JJ20X" has confirmed that Asia Channel MTV Beats has started to test on Virgin Media UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Made in Spain no longer Broadcasting in UK

Media Boy HQ has found the following has happened on WorldBox over this past weekend:

Virgin Media UK remove BBC Three old channel number

We see Virgin UK Channel 106 (BBC Three) has been removed from the EPG.

TiVo or V6 Customers can now view BBC Three via BBC iPlayer. 

Thursday 17 August 2017

BBC News: Norfolk local TV station Mustard to be sold to That's TV

Story from BBC Online:

The owners of Norfolk's local TV station are proposing its sale, which could lead to job losses.

Virgin Media UK close BBC3 Red Button Channel

Media Boy HQ has found that the Red Button has now been removed from BBC Three (Virgin UK Channel 106) on TiVo and V6 Boxes.

Monday 7 August 2017

Virgin Media UK to close BBC3 Red Button Channel next week

Virgin Media Channel 106 (BBC Three) EPG is now saying "Red Button will be taken off on 14th August".

Sunday 6 August 2017

Media Guardian: John Malone, the ‘swamp alligator’ chewing up the UK’s media market

Story from Media Guardian:

When the American billionaire John Malone failed in his first attempt to become a major player in the British pay-TV market a decade ago he questioned Rupert Murdoch’s power by dubbing Sky the Death Star.