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Crystal Palace lightshow will celebrate London's digital TV switchover

Nick Batten — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:18:00 GMT

Arqiva, the company which has engineered the UK's digital switchover projects (DSO), will celebrate the historic switch from analogue to digital TV services next month with a light show at the iconic Crystal Palace broadcast tower.

Virgin Media's TiVo customer base surges to 435,000

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:00 GMT

Virgin Media finished 2011 with 435,000 customers for TiVo, the "Sky+ on steroids" personalised television service it launched at the end of 2010.

Freeview balloons hit 'Corrie' and 'Deal Or No Deal' sets

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:20:00 GMT

Freeview, the digital terrestrial TV service, is to launch the next part of its major marketing campaign with specially created ads promoting a Facebook competition to win visits to TV shows, such as 'Coronation Street'.

Freesat signs marketing partnership with Channel 5

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:12:00 GMT

Freesat, the free-to-air satellite broadcaster, has signed a major marketing partnership with Northern & Shell's Channel 5, which will kick off with the headline sponsorship of 'Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers'.

Richard Desmond launches timeshifted offering Channel 5+1

Mark Banham — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:22:00 GMT

Channel 5 is to launch a timeshift channel, Channel 5+1 that will be available on the Freeview, Freesat and Sky platforms from early December.

More! becomes latest Bauer magazine to extend into radio

Sophie Maden — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT

More! magazine has become the latest Bauer title to extend its brand into radio, by launching a three-hour slot on The Hits Radio.

Smooth Radio celebrates first birthday as national station

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:18:00 GMT

Smooth Radio, the GMG Radio-owned station, celebrates its first anniversary as a national station today (4 October).

Freesat notches up two million sales

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:50:00 GMT

Freesat, the free-to-air satellite service, has sold its two millionth unit ahead of the digital switchover next year and claims almost half of its new customers in 2011 have switched from Sky.

Freeview appoints former BBC man North as top marketer

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:50:00 GMT

Guy North, a former BBC marketer, has been appointed to the new role of marketing communications director at Freeview, the free digital terrestrial TV service, replacing Sue Leach who has resigned to spend more time with her family.

Channel 4 HD to launch on Freesat

Sara Kimberley — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:20:00 GMT

Channel 4 HD will be available on Freesat for the first time next month, joining HD channels from BBC One and ITV, in a deal with Arqiva.