Real Estate TV
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Real Estate TV, also known as RETV, was an award-winning UK-based television channel and multi-media company that formed part of News Corporation
’s Fox International Channels
’ network.
As a simulcast
company, RETV was the UK’s only dedicated property television channel, and it successfully bridges the divide between traditional television transmission and new media, online, on demand broadcasting.
Launched in October 2004 on the British Sky Broadcasting
platform and closed on 1 April 2009, Real Estate TV was available on Sky Channels 262 and 263, on demand on Virgin TV and at www.realestatetv.tv
The channel broadcast 24 hours a day on Sky Channel 262 and had a +1 service available on Sky Channel 263. RETV broadcast to over 21 million adult viewers in the UK and Ireland, and to millions more across Europe. The company was based at FIC’s studios at Shepherd’s Bush in London and Real Estate TV was a member of the Association of International Property Professionals.
Steve Dawkins, Managing Director of the company continued to lead Real Estate TV despite the January 2008 controlling stake purchase by Fox International Channels
(FIC)
Programming included the transmission of quality, entertaining property programs from the UK and around the world, as well as RETV commissioned series such as ‘Next Big Thing.’
‘Next Big Thing’ specifically focuses on global emerging property markets of interest and financial potential to the channel’s viewers.
Online on its own dedicated website, RETV offered streaming video, a property finder service, international real estate news and value added viewer services such as currency exchange, insurance and international mortgages.
RETV also offered free-to-view video content via Tiscali
, Blinx, Jalipo and BT Vision
. It was as a result of the RETV online expansion and development that in 2006 the channel won the ‘Best Use of Broadband’ award at the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards and RETV also won the OPP Special Innovation Award in 2007
As an advertisement platform for property professionals, Real Estate TV allowed brand owners to target property-focused consumers through spot advertising, sponsorship, or advertiser funded programming. Tailor-made, long-form advertisements can be produced by the RETV creative team as well, offering developers, agents and property professionals the opportunity to showcase their properties or services in a measurable way to secure leads for example.
Buyer's Guide to Spain,
FOCUS Calabria,
FOCUS Costa de la Luz,
FOCUS Rhodes,
FOCUS Romania,
FOCUS SW France,
FOCUS Ski Bulgaria,
FOCUS Slovakia,
Home For The Future,
House Hunters International,
Living in Algarve,
Living in Andalucia,
Living in Bristol,
Living in Costa Blanca,
Living in Costa de Almeria,
Living in Costa del Sol,
Living in Cyprus,
Living in Docklands,
Living in French Riviera,
Living in Liverpool,
Living in Manchester,
Living in Miami,
Living in Orlando,
Living in Southern Italy,
Location, Location Amazing Homes,
Next Big Thing - Ajman & Ras Al Khaimah,
Next Big Thing - Costa Vista & Marrakech,
Next Big Thing - Cape Verde,
Next Big Thing - Caribbean,
Next Big Thing - Costa De La Luz,
Next Big Thing - Dubai,
Next Big Thing - Morocco,
Next Big Thing - Murcia,
Next Big Thing - Tennessee,
Next Big Thing - Turkey,
Property Matters,
World’s Most Extreme Homes.
Deborah Hutton,
Jo Sinnott,
Kevin Kennedy
,
Melissa Porter,
Ruth England,
Scott Huggins,
Suzanne Whang.
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
’s Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels is a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corporation...
’ network.
As a simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
company, RETV was the UK’s only dedicated property television channel, and it successfully bridges the divide between traditional television transmission and new media, online, on demand broadcasting.
Launched in October 2004 on the British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
platform and closed on 1 April 2009, Real Estate TV was available on Sky Channels 262 and 263, on demand on Virgin TV and at www.realestatetv.tv
The channel broadcast 24 hours a day on Sky Channel 262 and had a +1 service available on Sky Channel 263. RETV broadcast to over 21 million adult viewers in the UK and Ireland, and to millions more across Europe. The company was based at FIC’s studios at Shepherd’s Bush in London and Real Estate TV was a member of the Association of International Property Professionals.
Steve Dawkins, Managing Director of the company continued to lead Real Estate TV despite the January 2008 controlling stake purchase by Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels is a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corporation...
(FIC)
Programming included the transmission of quality, entertaining property programs from the UK and around the world, as well as RETV commissioned series such as ‘Next Big Thing.’
‘Next Big Thing’ specifically focuses on global emerging property markets of interest and financial potential to the channel’s viewers.
Online on its own dedicated website, RETV offered streaming video, a property finder service, international real estate news and value added viewer services such as currency exchange, insurance and international mortgages.
RETV also offered free-to-view video content via Tiscali
Tiscali
Tiscali may refer to:*Tiscali, an archaeological village of Nuragici people, in Sardinia, Italy, notable because it was completely inside a huge cavern*Tiscali SpA, a telecom company based in Italy*Tiscali TV , multiple uses...
, Blinx, Jalipo and BT Vision
BT Vision
BT Vision is a hybrid IPTV-digital terrestrial television service provided by BT Group in the United Kingdom which was launched in December 2006...
. It was as a result of the RETV online expansion and development that in 2006 the channel won the ‘Best Use of Broadband’ award at the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards and RETV also won the OPP Special Innovation Award in 2007
As an advertisement platform for property professionals, Real Estate TV allowed brand owners to target property-focused consumers through spot advertising, sponsorship, or advertiser funded programming. Tailor-made, long-form advertisements can be produced by the RETV creative team as well, offering developers, agents and property professionals the opportunity to showcase their properties or services in a measurable way to secure leads for example.
List of programmes
Buyer's Guide To Florida,Buyer's Guide to Spain,
FOCUS Calabria,
FOCUS Costa de la Luz,
FOCUS Rhodes,
FOCUS Romania,
FOCUS SW France,
FOCUS Ski Bulgaria,
FOCUS Slovakia,
Home For The Future,
House Hunters International,
Living in Algarve,
Living in Andalucia,
Living in Bristol,
Living in Costa Blanca,
Living in Costa de Almeria,
Living in Costa del Sol,
Living in Cyprus,
Living in Docklands,
Living in French Riviera,
Living in Liverpool,
Living in Manchester,
Living in Miami,
Living in Orlando,
Living in Southern Italy,
Location, Location Amazing Homes,
Next Big Thing - Ajman & Ras Al Khaimah,
Next Big Thing - Costa Vista & Marrakech,
Next Big Thing - Cape Verde,
Next Big Thing - Caribbean,
Next Big Thing - Costa De La Luz,
Next Big Thing - Dubai,
Next Big Thing - Morocco,
Next Big Thing - Murcia,
Next Big Thing - Tennessee,
Next Big Thing - Turkey,
Property Matters,
World’s Most Extreme Homes.
On-air staff
David Dominey,Deborah Hutton,
Jo Sinnott,
Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy may refer to:*Kevin Kennedy *Kevin Kennedy *Kevin Kennedy , screenwriter of The Assassination of Richard Nixon*Kevin J. Kennedy, former CEO of JDSU, current CEO of Avaya* Kevin Kennedy, Ed.D.,...
,
Melissa Porter,
Ruth England,
Scott Huggins,
Suzanne Whang.