Sky customers in Germany with a Sky Q IPTV box are receiving a free software update to Sky Stream. It will convert the existing Sky Q box to the Sky Stream user interface and operating system. The Sky Q software will no longer be supported on Sky IPTV devices.
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There are now 1,189 free advertising-supported streaming television channels available in the United States. The United Kingdom has the second largest number of channels available, with a mere 153. Gracenote, a Nielsen company, now tracks more than 1,600 so-called FAST channels in its Global Video Data. The number of available FAST channels has increased 42% in less than two years. More than 70% of FAST channel programming was produced since 2010.
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Channel 5 and MY5 in the United Kingdom have relaunched as 5, uniting the broadcast and online services under a single brand. The launch of the service will be supported by a major marketing campaign. Channel 5 is owned by Paramount and the combined offering features programming drawn from its wider portfolio, including the samples of shows on Paramount+.
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The recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona attracted 109,000 attendees and more than 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors, and partners. Yet there was relatively little news about 5G Broadcast, a multicast technology to enable the efficient transmission of television and other broadcast media from either high-power tall towers or mobile network masts to any number of receivers.
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ITV, the leading commercial broadcaster in the United Kingdom, says that by the end of 2025 it will have recouped the cumulative investment in its online video platform ITVX, much earlier than it anticipated. Total online revenue was £0.56 billion in 2024, out of total group revenue of £4.14 billion.
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The National Association of Broadcasters is asking the Federal Communications Commission in the United States to establish a deadline for phasing out the ATSC 1.0 broadcast standard that is being replaced by ATSC 3.0, which is promoted as NextGen TV. The proposal is to phase out ATSC 1.0 in major markets in 2028, completing the transition two years after that.
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