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The momentum behind high definition TV (HDTV) just keeps on building.  Freeview plans to have 50% of UK households capable of receiving free to air high definition TV (HDTV) by mid 2010 via a terrestrial aerial.  With this in mind, DVB-T2 HDTV transmissions begin from the Winter Hill… Read the rest...

High definition TV (HDTV) continues to gather serious momentum in the UK.  Sky already has over 1 million HDTV subscribers and they are putting their full marketing clout behind the new service.  But it is not just Read the rest...

Since Setanta’s demise there has been some indecision in the market place about which digital TV package is best for the armchair sports fan.As most people will now be aware, ESPN has stepped in and taken Setanta’s Barclays Premier League matches for the upcoming season and beyond. ESPN have… Read the rest...

The long running Teletext service that has graced our TV screens since the mid 70’s is finally going to upload its last pixel message in January 2010 – 2 years ahead of schedule. Initially a dummy run for the internet as we know it, Teletext offered on the spot… Read the rest...

The BBC has announced that high definition TV (HDTV) broadcasts on digital terrestrial television will start in December. The Freeview HDTV service will launch on a reconfigured version of Freeview multiplex B and will initially include HDTV channels from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.  Like digital switchover, Freeview… Read the rest...