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Latest Freeview and Top Up TV Channel News

News on new channels joining the Freeview lineup. We also post news of any other major Freeview and Top Up TV developments here.

Virgin 1 becomes Channel One

On the 3rd of September, free-to-view channel Virgin 1 gets a new name… Channel One. The reason for the name change is that Sky recently acquired a number of Virgin Media-owned TV channels, including Living, Bravo and Virgin 1. Obviously, they have to lose their Virginity, and just as Virgin Radio became “Absolute Radio” when [...]

06/08/2010 04:30 PM

Sky Sports News to leave Freeview on 23 Aug

Sky Sports News will be leaving the Freeview lineup on Monday 23rd August 2010. From this date, the Sky Sports News channel will be a subscription-only channel. Sky Sports News HD also launches on Sky on 23rd August The slot on Freeview will be replaced by Sky 3 + 1 Share and Enjoy:

04/08/2010 08:25 PM

Gems TV returns to Freeview

Gems TV has re-appeared on Freeview. The shopping channel, on Freeview 43 identifies itself as “Coloured Rocks”, and is on from 1am to 11am Share and Enjoy:

30/07/2010 11:29 PM

Sky Sports added to Freeview

Placeholders for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 have been added to the Freeview channel lineup today, the 5th of July 2010. The channels, currently labelled BT 1 and BT 2, are placeholders for the Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 service to be offered by BT Vision from August 2010. They can [...]

05/07/2010 10:54 PM

Minor changes to Freeview lineup

A number of small changes were made on the 1st of July 2010 affecting Freeview channels. Here is a summary: Dave Ja Vu and Big Deal have changed multiplex (rescan needed). Russia Today (channel 85) is now 24 hours a day Al Jazeera English has appeared on channel 89 TV News and TV News 2 [...]

02/07/2010 02:35 PM

Teachers TV to leave Freeview in July 2010

Educational TV channel Teachers TV is set leave Freeview in July 2010. A message appearing onscreen on Freeview channel 88 states: “We are sorry to announce that Teachers TV will stop broadcasting on Freeview from July. You can continue to view your favourite programmes, whenever you want, at www.teachers.tv You can also access the latest [...]

20/06/2010 02:42 PM

Sky Sports News to leave Freeview

We’ve just had reports that Sky is planning to pull Sky Sports News from the Freeview lineup. The sports channel will be replaced by a “+1″ timeshifted version of the Sky Three channel. The removal of Sky Sports News from Freeview is expected to occur later in 2010 (exact date not confirmed) Share and Enjoy:

18/06/2010 03:25 PM

Virgin 1 + 1 removed from Freeview

The “Plus 1″ timeshift service from Virgin 1 has stopped broadcasting on Freeview as of 1st June 2010. Previously available on Freeview channel 35, Virgin 1 +1 used to broadcast from 6pm to 1am. It has been removed from Multiplex D, and that evening slot has been used to allow the history channel Yesterday to [...]

02/06/2010 11:42 AM

Ideal Extra Removed from Freeview

Shopping channel Ideal Extra was removed from the Freeview channel lineup on the 1st of June 2010. The channel, previously available on channel 41, has been removed to allow the TV News 2 channel to increase broadcasting hours on channel 90. Share and Enjoy:

02/06/2010 11:40 AM

BBC One to go HD

The BBC has announced that it will start to broadcast BBC One in HD. This will be in addition to the existing BBC HD channel. Expected to start from Autumn 2010, the new BBC One HD service will be a simulcast of the main BBC One output, bringing HD content including EastEnders, Holby City, The [...]

30/05/2010 11:42 AM

Yesterday ups Freeview hours

From Tuesday the 2nd of June 2010, Yesterday increases its broadcasting hours on Freeview. Yesterday, formerly known as UKTV History, currently broadcasts from 6am to 6pm on Freeview channel 12. Now, additional timeslots have been negotiated with Arqiva, and from the 1st of June, the channel will be available from 6am to 1am. Keith Porritt, [...]

28/05/2010 02:11 PM

Sky Sports on BT Vision and Top Up by August

It looks like BT Vision and Top Up TV will be launching an enhanced sports service for the 2010/2010 football season. Good news for football fans not keen, or not able, to have a satellite dish. Until now, Sky has clung on tightly to their crown jewels, their rights to the majority of the Premier [...]

01/05/2010 08:42 AM

S4C HD launches in Wales

Freeview HD viewers in Wales will find a new channel on Freeview channel 53. S4C HD launched today, 30th April 2010 from Welsh Freeview transmitters. More on Freeview HD on our Freeview HD site. Share and Enjoy:

30/04/2010 10:42 PM

TV News 2 added to Freeview

New addition to the Freeview lineup. TV News 2 has appeared on Channel 90, joining TV News on Channel 89. These two channels appear to offer entertainment news and movie clips. The channels are operated by the Cellcast Group, who also run the Babestation and Smile TV channels. Share and Enjoy:

04/03/2010 10:13 AM

Ideal Extra launches on Freeview 03 March 2010

New channel Ideal Extra is set to launch on Freeview Channel 41 from Wednesday the 3rd of March. This new shopping channel will concentrate on Home and Garden, as is expected to broadcast from 9am to midnight. Ideal Shopping already operate two shopping channels on Freeview, Ideal World (Freeview channel 22) and Create and Craft [...]

01/03/2010 01:48 PM

HD Channels added to Freeview Lineup

Two new channels have just been added to Freeview, to co-incide with today’s launch of Freeview HD: BBC HD – Channel 50ITV1 HD – Channel 51 (due to launch in 2010) These have been added to the lineup for Crystal Palace, London. We also expect these to be added to Winter Hill (Manchester/Granada) shortly. As [...]

02/12/2009 01:42 AM