The future of the terrestrial transmission network in the United Kingdom is in question. It is not only a matter for television. The future of radio broadcasting is also to be reviewed. The public company that owns more than half of the transmission network operator Arqiva says that its majority stake is now worthless. It remains to be seen whether broadcasters can afford to fund broadcast networks, or can afford to lose audiences by switching them off.
Read more…

Humax has launched a digital video recorder with support for Freely. The Aura EZ 4K TV Recorder with Freely can record up to four channels at a time on a 2 terabyte hard disc, enough for up to a thousand hours of recordings, when connected to an aerial. However it does not support the recording of Freely services that are delivered online.
Read more…

In a world first, Sky will offer a package of Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Hayu in a single Sky TV subscription. It is part of a bundling strategy through which the pay-television provider will integrate online subscription services as part of a coherent platform proposition, much as it has done in the past with premium channels.
Read more…

For all the discussion about the future of digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, there has been less consideration about what will happen about satellite television reception. However, time may be running out.
Read more…

The annual cost of a television licence in the United Kingdom is to rise by £5.50 to £180 in April. There will be a further inflation-linked increase the following year. An estimated one in eight households in the country with a television do not pay for the licence fee. The future funding of the BBC is a matter of debate, as its current charter expires at the end of 2027.
Read more…

18 million homes in the United Kingdom had access to Netflix at the end of 2025. That is over six out of ten homes. The number is up by 440,000 from 17.6 million the previous quarter, making it the third largest quarterly gain in recent years. Almost seven out of 10 homes in the country had access to an online video subscription service.
Read more…