It\u2019s a big week for KentOnline\u2019s sister television station KMTV with the expansion of its streaming service – making it even easier to watch.<\/p>\n
Content is already available on Freely through digital terrestrial television, but from tomorrow viewers can also watch via broadband, without the need for an aerial, streaming Kent and Medway-based shows directly to their TVs.<\/p>\n
You can find KMTV on channel 8.<\/p>\n
According to channel director Andy Richards, streaming on Freely mirrors KMTV\u2019s current transmission area, but crucially, it helps fill in long-standing coverage gaps within that area.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, the technology also gives the potential to expand to a fully county-wide service, subject to a successful consultation with Everyone TV.<\/p>\n
As more households move towards streaming, this ensures KMTV remains easy to find and ready for the future.<\/p>\n
As part of this change, the station is no longer available on Virgin Media. This is a decision made by the platform operator and is outside of the station\u2019s control.<\/p>\n
The studio at KMTV<\/p>\n
Mr Richards said: \u201cWe know some viewers will be disappointed, and we\u2019re really grateful for your continued support.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe good news is there are now more ways than ever to watch KMTV, including Freeview, online and across our digital platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n
KMTV delivers more news and current affairs than any other local TV channel in the country, with award-winning journalism at its heart.<\/p>\n
This move means it can keep bringing viewers the stories that matter across Kent, wherever and however you choose to watch.<\/p>\n
Mr Richards added: \u201cThis is the next most important step for KMTV as we continue to grow, helping us reach new audiences across Kent.<\/p>\n
KMTV channel director Andy Richards<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus is public service journalism, and that will always remain at the heart of what we do, but this also opens up new opportunities for advertisers as we make the most of the technology available to us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a long time coming and reflects years of work behind the scenes to get to this point.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really proud to now be able to offer viewers even more ways to watch KMTV.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a big week for KentOnline\u2019s sister television station KMTV with the expansion of its streaming service –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[84,96,192,191,188,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-556700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-business","tag-entertainment","tag-human-interest","tag-kent","tag-medway","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}