Yet another Freeview channel shuffle has taken place today, but this one’s unlikely to be a bother to anyone… Two text channels have moved from the PSB2 to the COM4 multiplex, meaning that if you’re a dedicated follower of either of these channels, you’ll need to do a rescan: Channel 202 – Rabbit Channel 203 [...]

Earlier today, there were a number of changes made to the Freeview channel numbers. Changes were as follows: The Freeview HD channels moved to channels 100 to channels 105 The Al Jazeera news channel has been removed from channel 84 The Adult channels moved to further now the channel list. They’re now numbered from 171 [...]

News of a few minor changes to the Freeview Channel lineup in the last few days: Vanished Channels The following two channels have disappeared: Channel 62 – TV Stars Channel 90 – TV News These two channels have always been something of a mystery. These channels appear to be registered in the name of “Cellcast [...]

Freeview viewers can expect a re-shuffle of some of the TV channel numbers on the 19th of September 2012, it’s been revealed Here is a summary of the changes: Channel 8:  (England and Northern Ireland) will become the slot for “local TV”. We can expect up to 21 local TV services in the UK. In [...]

A new channel, “The Space”, has been added to the Freeview lineup, and is available to those with an Internet-enabled Freeview receiver via channel 117. The channel is operating from the 1st of May to the 31st of October 2012 only, and is an experimental service managed by the Arts Council in partnership with the [...]

Some Freeview channel news to report: Channel 5 HD to launch on Freeview In the recent bidding for the fifth HD channel on the Freeview platform, only one channel submitted a bid, and that was Channel 5. It appears that regulator OfCom has granted Channel 5 the licence, and we can expect Channel 5 HD [...]

It look like the cuisine channel The Food Network is set to come to Freeview. The Food Network is based in the US, and is owned by Scripps Networks and Tribune Company, and is currently available on Sky and Freesat. Content on the Food Network includes various instructional cooking shows, plus shows on healthy eating, [...]

We’re shortly to see a new Freeview channel appear, and for once it’s not a shopping channel or a Babestation service. Really! TV company UKTV already offers Dave and Yesterday on Freeview, and it has just announced that it will soon be adding ‘Really‘ to the lineup. Really will join the Freeview lineup from the [...]

A new channel, QVC Beauty, has joined the Freeview lineup. The channel, a shopping channel, has appeared on Freeview channel 48, and broadcasts from 8am to 1pm daily, sharing the slot with Rocks & Co 1, Babestation, Al Jazeera English and TV News. QVC Beauty is not the mysterious “TBA channel” that continues to the [...]

A couple of weeks ago, a new service, TView, appeared on Freeview channel 32. The Tview service allowed Freeview viewers to watch a small selection of movies by paying for access using an SMS text message, and getting a viewing PIN in return. After just two weeks, the service has been removed. A message on [...]

A placeholder for religious TV channel Daystar has appeared on Freeview channel 47. We understand that, when the service starts, it will broadcast from 5am to 8am daily.

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 [...]

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.