Freeview Digital TV News Update

Create and Craft comes to Freeview

2009-07-01T16:30:00.002+01:00

Create and Craft will reportedly go live on Freeview channel 36 in July. It'll be on from 8am to 1pm Monday to Friday.

Trove placeholder added to Freeview

2009-06-24T22:43:00.002+01:00

A placeholder for a service called Trove has been added to Freeview.

Trove on channel 306 will be an interactive service (games, weather, travel offers and retail).

Rumour has it, a special Trove-enabled Freeview box will be required.

Setanta Sports goes off-air

2009-06-23T19:30:00.000+01:00

Setanta Sports finally pulled the plug on it's UK TV operation this evening after numerous financial problems. The UK wing of the firm is no longer trading or broadcasting.

For more information on this, see our Setanta Help and Advice page

ITV channels may exit Freeview

2009-06-04T07:23:00.001+01:00

Struggling ITV may move ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 from Freeview to subscription services Sky and Virgin. More

Virgin 1 now 24 hours on Freeview

2009-05-20T14:28:00.001+01:00

Virgin 1 is now broadcasting 24 hours a day on Freeview Channel 20.

The timeshifted service, Virgin 1 +1 is now available on Channel 35 (12 hours day only, from 6pm to 6am).

You may need to perform a channel rescan to get these channels set up on your Freeview receiver.

Quest launch postponed

2009-05-14T13:29:00.005+01:00

Quest TV, the free documentary channel from Discovery, was set to launch on Freeview today, the 14th of May 2009.

A message on the Quest site at 10am on launch day now announces that the launch has had to be postponed due to "commercial factors".

Looks like the channel may not launch until towards the end of the year. More details here

UPDATE: Podcast released 14 May covering this story: Quest TV launch update

Five and Smile channel changes

2009-05-13T07:50:00.000+01:00

A small reshuffle in the 30 channel number range is complete. Here are the new channel numbers:

30 Fiver
31 Five USA
32 Smile TV
33 Smile TV2 (back after a two month absence)

You may need to perform a rescan to pick up the new numbering.

Gems TV leaves, Film4 adds hours

2009-05-08T22:00:00.000+01:00

On the 1st of May, Gems TV left the Freeview lineup. This enables Film 4 to start broadcasting two hours earlier later in May

Quest starts on 14th May

2009-05-01T13:00:00.005+01:00

A reminder that we can expect the long-awaited Quest, the documentary channel from Discovery, to appear on Freeview later this month.

Quest takes to the air on 14th May 2009 on Freeview channel 47.

Update 14 May 2009: Launch cancelled! Details: Quest Launch Postponed

Fiver and Five USA on the move

2009-05-01T13:00:00.002+01:00

Fiver and Five USA are also expected to change channel numbers on May 12th 2009.

Fiver moves to channel 30 (from channel 36), and Five USA moves to channel 31 ( from channel 35).

Virgin to go 24 hours and get a +1

2009-04-27T18:20:00.001+01:00

From May the 20th, Virgin 1 on Freeview will switch from 12 hours a day, to 24 hours a day. There will also be a Virgin 1 + 1 (1+1=2?) service added, but this will only be for 12 hours a day.

The change to 24 hours involves Virgin 1 moving to a different multiplex, so users may need to perform a channel re-scan to get the longer hours from 20th May.

Smile TV 2 leaves Freeview

2009-03-19T21:52:00.002Z

Smile TV 2 has now left Freeview. This channel launched in September 2008 on channel 46 (Multiplex A) offering life coaching, party girls and adult chat.

Gems TV 5% voucher

2009-03-16T23:00:00.001Z

We've no idea if any Gems TV fans are out there reading this feed... but if you buy your fancy gems online, we've found a special 5% off discount code. Enter the code AFFS-113 at www.gemstv.co.uk for 5% off. Code valid till 30th April 2009.

Partyland appears on channel 50

2009-03-16T06:45:00.000Z

Just appeared on channel 50 of the Freeview lineup, "Partyland".

As of 15th March 2009, the channel's not brodcasting, but when it does, it'll apparently be offering "Adult chat and editorial". The channel's backed by Five

Dave + 1 renamed

2009-02-28T06:50:00.003Z

The Home of Witty Banter's +1 timeshift service has renamed from "Dave + 1" to "Dave ja vu".

Nice touch chaps!

Discovery Quest launch date confirmed

2009-02-23T21:40:00.008Z

The free documentary channel from Discovery, Quest TV, will start broadcasting from 10am on 14th May 2009 on Freeview.

Quest TV will be available on channel 47 of the Freeview lineup.

Update 14 May: Launch postponed. Details: Quest TV Launch Aborted

Yesterday happens next month

2009-02-16T07:45:00.001Z

History channel UKTV History is set to rename in March 2009.

On the 2nd March, the channel is set to rename to "Yesterday".

Yesterday will apparently shift the emphasis of the channel onto more modern events, with series such as Seven Ages of Rock and The Alan Clark Diaries being sprinkled into the programming mix along with new shows such as International Terrorism.

The channel will remain on channel 12 of the Freeview channel lineup

ITV4 and CITV set to move

2009-02-15T22:45:00.001Z

News of two Freeview channels set to move later this month...

On the 24th of Feb 2009, ITV4 is set to move from Freeview channel 28 to channel 24, and CITV to move from Freeview channel 75 to channel 72.

Film4 moves channel

2009-02-02T20:35:00.000Z

Film4 has today moved from Freeview channel 32 to channel 15

Dave + 1 on Freeview

2009-01-15T23:43:00.002Z

Home of Witty Banter, Dave, is about to have a "Plus 1" timeshift added to Freeview, handy for if you'd like a repeat of a repeat. The service should appear on Freeview on the 22nd January 2009, from 8am to 4am.

Russia Today to join Freeview

2009-01-15T23:30:00.002Z

Russia Today TV is set to join the Freeview line-up. The service is already available on Sky Digital and Freesat, and offers an English-language service from Russia's state owned news agency RIA-Novosti.

It's likely that Russia Today TV will only broadcast for a few hours a day. We're not aware of a launch date.

More: See Russia Today's Wikipedia entry.

CNN joins Freeview

2009-01-14T22:38:00.003Z

CNN is to join Freeview on Thursday 15th January 2009. The service replaces Nuts TV.

CNN will be available on Freeview channel 84 every day from 9pm to 1am

Rock & Co coming to Freeview

2009-01-14T06:45:00.000Z

Jewellery shopping channel Rocks & Co is set to be joining the Freeview lineup shortly.

The channel will broadcast from 4pm to 9pm daily. Date and channel number to be confirmed.

Supercasino launches on Freeview

2009-01-10T19:45:00.000Z

SuperCasino launched on Freeview channel 48 on 8th January. The channel offers 24/7 access to Autowheel and Live Roulette.

Quest TV placeholder added

2009-01-07T07:44:00.007Z

A placefolder for the channel Quest TV has appeared on Freeview channel 47.

As reported previously, this channel comes from the Discovery group of channels. No confirmed launch date as yet.

Update 14 May 2009: Launch postponed. Details Quest Freeview launch postponed.