Category: Satellite TV
Sky TV app headed to Nokia's Ovi Store
Sky TV have just launched a Symbian compatible TV streaming app on the Ovi Store. The Sky TV app will let Sky subscribers watch live Premiership football on their Symbian handsets, check the Sky news headline feed and remotely program…
TV viewing at its highest since 1992
Perhaps it's a knock on effect of the global rescession, but the latest report by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has found that TV viewing is at the highest it has been in 18 years. Viewers watched an average…
6 Nations Rugby heading to Freesat HD
Ever seen a rugby player's cauliflower ear in high-definition? Well now you can, free of charge, thanks to Freesat HD and the BBC HD channel. The annual 6 Nations rugby tournament will be broadcast on BBC HD from February 6th…
HD Winter Olympics headed to Freesat
As if you weren't already sick of snow as it is, Freesat have today confirmed that you'll be able to watch all the coverage from this years 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in high-definition, at no extra charge. The HD coverage…
Sky offer old Sky TV Guide back to visually impaired viewers
The message boards over at our Shiny friends HDTVUK have been alight with readers venting their spleens over the new-look Sky + HD Guide, which completed its nationwide roll-out last week. Many of you have been complaining that the new…
Sky and Google's YouTube partnership talks fall through
BSkyB will go no further towards making their content available free on Google's YouTube, the Daily Telegraph have revealed today. The news comes as another twist in the saga between Richard Murdoch's News Corp (majority stakeholders in Sky) and YouTube…
Freeview HD begins transmission
Technical trials kick off in Winter Hill and Crystal Palace today.
3D football broadcasts by Sky in 2010
For all its merits, there are a couple of players we think wont benefit much from the jump to 3D.
BBC iPlayer on Freesat confirmed – coming before Christmas
Now slated to launch next month the service will enable owners of Freesat satellite TV boxes to access the iPlayer's on demand programming via a TV. The iPlayer is already available to Virgin Media and BT Vision box owners but both of those services require a subscription whereas Freesat is free after the initial purchase of the equipment.