Media Delivery
Sky Arts moves to Freeview
Linear channel will be available to all viewers, however its on-demand content will remain exclusive to Sky and NOW TV customers
FTA
Media Delivery
Comment: Time to rethink Free TV
Nigel Walley, MD and founder of Decipher, explains why free TV platforms need to innovate to keep up with the SVoD giants
Media Consumption
Discovery to launch HGTV in more European markets
Channel will be available FTA in Italy and on pay-TV in 11 other markets
Content
Sky Sports will make Cricket World Cup Final free to air – but only if England qualify
Sky wants the final to reach as wide an audience as possible
Content
Discovery’s HGTV launches in Germany
Channel's first European launch since Discovery acquired Scripps
Content
EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe
Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage
Features
Innovating business models to meet evolving consumer demands
Freesat managing director Alistair Thom on why Free TV in the UK is a stronger proposition than ever before
Business
Viacom launches new FTA channel in Italy
VIMN has acquired a free-to-air digital terrestrial frequency from Scripps Networks Interactive
TVBEverywhere
Sony Pictures Television Networks launches Cine Sony
The new channel will debut on 7th September
Business
Sony Pictures moves into Italian FTA market
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has agreed a deal with Television Broadcasting System to acquire two free-to-air (FTA) TV channels. The acquisitions of NekoTV...
Opinion
Bringing down the paywall
UKTV’s move of Home to Freeview recognises the growth opportunities of free-to-air (FTA). Arqiva’s Mike Finchen, director of digital terrestrial television, considers the
News
IBC
Fransat: FTA Grand Alliance
The UK’s freesat, France’s FranSat and Italy’s TivuSat are coming together in an alliance designed to prepare for ‘next-generation’ developments, writes Chris Forrester. In...