The clocks will be going back an hour tomorrow morning (01:00am) which officially means we are going into winter (boo-hoo!), so don’t forget you should knock you watches and other devices back too, if they don’t do it automatically. (more…)

On 30^th September 2009 all viewers with Freeview digital TV will need to retune their equipment in order to continue receiving their digital channels. (more…)

Freeview users who watch the Virgin1 channel will need to rescan their Freeview box.

The rescan is for changes with the Virgin1 channel which now broadcasts 24 hours a day on Freeview. (more…)

Anyone with a Freeview box should be aware that some channel numbers will be changing from next week.

Multichannel services from ITV and Channel 4 will be moving slots on the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide). (more…)

The clocks have gone back an hour this morning which officially means we are going into Winter (boo-hoo!), so don’t forget you should knock you watches and other devices back too. (more…)

Some very good news this morning for Freeview users, who have a Humax PVR Freeview decoder. A software update is available this week*, that contains lots of essential updates, but one key, new feature – series links.
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A customer of mine recently purchased a new laptop which had the ability to both watch and record Freeview TV. The customer asked if they needed to have a TV licence for this. I was totally unsure about this question, but all the same logic told me that if you watch TV through any medium, you will need a TV licence. So my answer (in short) was “yes”. (more…)

Whilst it is the weekend, I did want to post this earlier in the week. The clocks are going back one hour this weekend, so this officially means we are entering Winter, so don’t forget to check that your PC has done so to. (more…)

This week’s hot topic will most certainly be (come the end of it anyway, unless something major happens) will be the beginning of the end of analogue broadcasts for TV viewers.

Tomorrow at 2 in the morning, TV viewers in the town of Whitehaven in Cumbria will become the first place in Britain to have its analogue TV signals turned off. First off will be BBC Two, and by November 14th, all of the five terrestrial broadcasts will not be able to be received. (more…)

If you listen to digital radio over Freeview, you do need to pay attention.

On Wednesday 3rd October, the BBC is moving BBC Radio channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 onto a different streaming system (from multiplex A to multiplex B), following the installation of new equipment.

Channel numbers will not be changing, but you will need to rescan your Freeview box to make sure you can continue to hear these stations. No other services or other platforms are affected.

Further to this FTN is being replaced by Virgin 1, a new channel which is meant to rival Sky One. Virgin 1′s slot on Freeview is an essential part of the channel’s success, Virgin Media TV managing director Jonathan Webb has said.

Speaking at the new channel’s launch, Webb said that being on Freeview had informed the design of the channel.

“Freeview is an incredibly important part of how we designed this channel,” he said. “For us it’s about getting the rhythm and the DNA of Freeview and how we can do something new.

“Freeview is about being available to everyone; it’s about ubiquity. It’s about being part of national pop culture. It’s about cross-platform content… and you’ll get a sense from Virgin 1 that it’s more than just a linear channel.”

Note: even if you don’t listen to digital radio through your set-top box now, it is still worth you doing this anyway for the future. Some people may also find that additional channels or radio stations may appear, as some Freeview boxes do not auto-scan.

To check for new Freeview channels, or to ‘rescan’ to rebuild your channel list, you need to set your box to perform a channel search. Methods of scanning for new channels vary from box to box, so either look through the on-screen menu options, or refer to the box’s user guide. In the on-screen menu, you’ll be looking for an option labelled “Scan”, “Add”, “Setup channels”, “Search” or “Store” channels.