The only blog for all things Freeview UK, Freesat UK & Freely. With listings for: Freesat SD, Freesat HD plus also Freeview and now Freely.
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- List of Channels on Freely (Aerial + streaming option) [Updated April 2025]:
- List of Channels on Freely (streaming only option) [Updated April 2025]:
- List of channels that may launch on Freely (Updated January 2025)
- History of the Crisis of Create & Craft:
- Media Boy UK EXCLUSIVE: That's Media is the biggest shareholder COMUX
- List of Channel still to go DVB-S2 on Sky Q, Freesat and Freesat HD boxes
- List of channels EE TV (Aerial + streaming option) [Updated April 2025]
- List of channels EE TV (Streaming option) [Updated April 2025]
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Broadband TV News: BBC audiences asked to help shape future
Story from Broadband TV News:
The BBC is to ask audiences to have their say about the future of the organisation through what it is calling the biggest public engagement exercise the Corporation has ever undertaken.
Labels:
BBC iPlayer,
BBC Radio,
BBC Scotland,
BBC Sport,
Broadband TV News,
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
Local Radio,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
Streaming,
The BBC
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Today Freeview changes in full
New Channels:
- EuroNews has been added to COM4 on Channel 257
Labels:
Create & Craft,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
Streaming
Today's Freely changes in full
Channel moved:
- That’s TV 2 (Manchester) has today moved from Freely Channel 148 to Freely Channel 64
Create & Craft Crisis: Create & Craft's old EPG slot on Freeview
Everyday TV has today given Create & Craft EPG slot of Channel 85 on Freeview to That's TV 2 (Manchester).
Only Create & Craft broadcasting slot of 7am to 10pm on COM5 is yet to let out by Arqiva to an other broadcaster to use.
TWR Radio Linear channel to close next week
TWR Radio is also closing on Freesat, Freeview, Freely and EE TV on March 31st.
But from that date TWR Radio viewers will still hear TWR on April 1st via Streaming channel UK Radio Portal app.
Monday, 24 March 2025
LEGEND Xtra to move to BBC B Mux
LEGEND Xtra* is set to move from LOCAL Mux to BBC B Mux soon.
*If you can get Channel 4 HD you will get LEGEND Xtra soon.
Friday, 21 March 2025
Broadcast Sport; CMA: Sky, BBC, ITV, BT & IMG pay sharing behaviour wasn’t “isolated”
Story from Broadcast Sport:
The Competition and Markets Authority believes that sharing sensitive information about freelancer pay rates wasn’t an isolated issue, after fining the BBC, ITV, BT and IMG for doing so.
Broadcast Sport: BT, IMG, ITV & BBC fined £4m after colluding on freelancer rates
Story from Broadcast Sport:
An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found some of the largest sports broadcast and production companies in the UK shared sensitive information about fees for freelance workers.
Labels:
BBC Scotland,
Channel 4,
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
ITV,
Local Radio,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
News UK,
Sky UK,
Streaming,
STV,
The BBC,
UTV
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Media Boy UK Views: Has That's Media make room for That's Oldies to timeshare on Freeview?
Media Boy UK has just found out that the following:
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
Deadline: BBC Axing One Of Its Longest-Running Shows But Ploughing More Money Into Scottish Drama
Story from Deadline:
One of the BBC’s longest-running shows is being axed in Scotland but nearly £100M will be spent on drama in the nation over the next three years, an increase of around 25%.
Labels:
BBC iPlayer,
BBC Scotland,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
The BBC
Media Guardian: Ofcom rushes to close loophole that lets politicians act as newsreaders
Story from Media Guardian:
Britain’s media regulator is scrambling to close a legal loophole that allows politicians on GB News and other broadcasters to in effect act as newsreaders.
Labels:
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
GB News,
Global Radio,
HD Channels,
Media Boy UK,
Media Guardian,
News UK
Monday, 17 March 2025
BBC News: Ofcom drops investigations after GB News ruling
Story from BBC News:
Ofcom has dropped all of its remaining impartiality investigations into politicians' TV and radio programmes, following a High Court decision to overturn the media regulator's past rulings against Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg's GB News show.
Saturday, 15 March 2025
Two more streaming channels to appear on EPG Channel - as early as Wednesday
RXTV are reporting that Euronews and Trace Music are both set to become directly available from the Freeview TV Guide.
Friday, 14 March 2025
BBC Sport: BBC & ITV agree new four-year Six Nations rights deal
Story from BBC Sport:
The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men's Six Nations to remain on free-to-air TV until 2029.
RXTV: BBC culls TV sports news bulletins
Story from RXTV:
Two years after the merger of the BBC’s two news channels, the BBC is axing much of its UK-specific sports news provision.
Broadcast Sport: How BBC is getting behind the Netball Super League
Story from Broadcast Sport:
The Netball Super League gets underway today, 14 March, with every game being shown by broadcasters for the first time.
Labels:
BBC iPlayer,
BBC Sport,
Broadcast Sport,
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
GB News,
HD Channels,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
Sky UK,
Streaming,
The BBC
Thursday, 13 March 2025
RXTV: Majority want Freeview TV protected from axe
Story from RXTV:
Amidst renewed uncertainty for the UK’s digital terrestrial television service, better known as Freeview, new research shows widespread support even from users who’ve switched to streaming.
Labels:
Arqiva,
BBC Radio,
BBC Scotland,
Channel 4,
EE TV,
Freeview,
GB News,
Global Radio,
GREAT! TV Channels,
HD Channels,
ITV,
Local Radio,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
News UK,
Paramount Global,
RXTV
The Sun: BBC boss hints at huge change to hated licence fee – how will you be affected?
Story from The Sun:
Plans to change the way Brits are charged their BBC TV Licence fee are being discussed - and it could look very different to the existing set up.
Labels:
app,
BBC iPlayer,
BBC Radio,
BBC Scotland,
BBC Sport,
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
Local Radio,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
News UK,
S4C,
Sky UK,
Streaming,
The BBC,
The Sun
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Broadband TV News: Channel 5 brings linear and on demand together as 5
Story from Broadband TV News:
Channel 5 and My5 have today relaunched as 5, uniting the broadcaster’s linear and streaming platforms under a single brand.
Labels:
Broadband TV News,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
Media Boy UK,
Paramount Global,
Sky UK,
Streaming
Media Guardian: BBC News presenter Anna Foster to join Radio 4 Today team
Story from Media Guardian:
As Iran was firing scores of ballistic missiles into Israel and Israel was launching a ground invasion into southern Lebanon last autumn, BBC News presenter Anna Foster was calmly anchoring the tense and complicated events for the 10 o’clock news from Beirut without an Autocue.
Friday, 7 March 2025
BBC Sport: BBC to show Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland matches live
Story from BBC Sport:
The BBC will show all World Cup qualifiers for the men's teams of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland live.
Labels:
app,
BBC Scotland,
BBC Sport,
EE TV,
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
HD Channels,
ITV,
Local Radio,
Local TV,
Media Boy UK,
Sky UK,
Streaming,
STV,
The BBC,
UTV
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Freeview update for March 6th
Freeview news:
- Freeview play app has changed to new app with new logo and more live FAST channels.
- Freeview play app has also updated it logo for Channel 5 ahead of it March 12th rebrand to 5.
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
That's Media changes That's TV 2 & That's Dance broadcasting hours on Freeview & Freely
That's Media changes That's TV 2 & That's Dance broadcasting hours on Freeview & Freely:
Monday, 3 March 2025
Broadband TV News: Ofcom to review Broadcasting Code after GB News wins Judicial Review
Story from Broadband TV News:
Ofcom is to consult on changes to its Broadcasting Code around the use of politicians as news presenters or reporters after a High Court judgment said the regulator had acted unlawfully in its decisions on two editions of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State of the Nation on GB News.
Labels:
Freely,
Freesat,
Freeview,
GB News,
HD Channels,
Media Boy UK,
OFCOM,
Streaming
RXTV: Local TV operator That’s TV confirms Freeview channel renewal bid
Story from RXTV:
The UK’s largest operator of local TV services says it is applying to renew all of its licences allowing it to keep its channels on air this year.
Saturday, 1 March 2025
Media Boy UK Views: With TCM UK and Eurosport UK Channels closing are Warner Bros Discovery set to close more channels in the UK?
This post is just the views of Media Boy UK HQ:
Since Warner Media and Discovery merge - Eurosport UK and TCM UK channels in the UK has close.
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