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Sky attacks ITV over HD exclusivity

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Sky’s chief operating officer Mike Darcey has criticised ITV for making its high definition channel available exclusively on Freesat.
“ITV want to have their cake and eat it,” Darcey said after Freesat’s launch yesterday.
“On the one hand, they are claiming to champion HD for all, while on the other, they are deliberately withholding free-to-air content from […]

Specs, images of Freesat box, EPG leaked

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

The first specification and images of a Freesat HD set-top box have been leaked.
Pictures also show the full-colour electronic programme guide and interface used for the Humax Foxsat-HD product.
It is the first information to become public about a box ahead of the launch of the non-subscription satellite service backed by the BBC and ITV.
An image […]

C4 HD ‘not on Freesat at launch’

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Channel 4 HD will not be part of Freesat until some time after the service launches, sources have indicated.
Subject to ongoing negotiations, the broadcaster hopes to make all its other channels available on the Freesat EPG at or close to the launch of the service.
Channel 4 is still covered by a conditional access deal with […]

First Freesat boxes appear ‘for sale’

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Freesat set-top boxes from Alba brand Grundig have appeared “for sale” on a retailer’s website.
Comet listed a high definition box, the GRUNDIG GUFSATHD, for £149.99 and a standard definition model, GUFSAT01, for £49.99. No pictures and few specifications were given, though Comet said the dimensions of both were 25×15×4cm.
The models appeared available to order but […]

Sky commits to £10m for HD dramas

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Sky One has announced plans to invest £10 million in UK drama, with a slate of high-definition shows to be broadcast later this year and in 2009.
Sky’s upcoming slate of dramas includes the next Terry Pratchett adaptation, Going Postal; the most recent Pratchett adaptation, The Colour of Magic, will be broadcast over the Easter weekend.
Other […]