Freeview box sparks air-sea rescue mission

A faulty Freeview receiver in Portsmouth somehow managed to broadcast a distress signal resulting in a £20,000 helicopter air-sea rescue mission. After a few hours the rescue team traced the "distress call" to someone's house on dry land. The box has been taken from its owner for tests by communications regulator Ofcom. Amazingly, the rogue signal was detected from RAF Kinross in Scotland who then alerted the rescue team in Hampshire.

Setanta appears nationwide

A placeholder for Setanta Sports' pay-per-view service has appeared on the EPG across the UK on channel 34. The service, previously only available in the Scottish and Grampian regions, is broadcast on multiplex 2 and borrows broadcast capacity from ITV.