End of an Era: Pop Kids Channels Axed On Freeview & Sky
Pop and Tiny Pop channels closing on Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview aerial in December. Only streaming services to remain as kids’ TV market collapses
Pop and Tiny Pop channels closing on Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview aerial in December. Only streaming services to remain as kids’ TV market collapses
Sky’s £290 interactive camera for Sky Glass TVs is shutting down on December 4, just two years after launch. Full refunds offered to all buyers
Discovery+ brings back annual TNT Sports billing after axing it in February. £25.49/month deal saves £66, available for a limited time
Amazon blocks illegal IPTV apps on all Fire TV devices via ACE partnership. Dodgy Firestick crackdown affects HD, 4K, Max models – not just the Select stick
Humax confirms mystery Freely recorder exists after accidentally publishing more details. It combines apps, Freely streaming and recording
O2 raises prices above what it promised customers, with Ofcom only expressing “disappointment”. Could other providers follow suit?
Freesat slashes prices on all 4K boxes to lowest ever levels. Even the 2TB model is discounted this time. Here’s what you can get
Mitchell & Brown’s new non-smart TV mode lets you skip Wi-Fi entirely and watch simple Freeview – no apps, no confusion, just traditional telly in 2025
BT/EE TV slashes sports bundle price for entire contract period, while Netflix and NOW Entertainment deal continues at £1/month for six months.
Sky Replay, Sky’s 23-year-old repeat channel, closes on October 30, 2025. Here’s what’s replacing it and why dedicated repeat channels are disappearing
Freeview adds Cartoon Classics kids channel and expands Wedotv Movies availability in October, plus Gems TV rebrands to Gemporia
TLC becomes free-to-air on Freeview from January 2026 with “Mock the Week” returning, while HGTV shuts down, in a series of Warner Bros. Discovery changes