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 by Mark Dodd, its founding partner and Bruce Dunlop 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.
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 Ski Bulgaria
FOCUS Slovakia
FOCUS SW France
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 – Cape Verde
Next Big Thing – Caribbean
Next Big Thing – Costa De La Luz
Next Big Thing – Costa Vista & Marrakech
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
Ruth England
Scott Huggins
Deborah Hutton
Kevin Kennedy
Melissa Porter
Jo Sinnott
Suzanne Whang
References
External links
Digital Spy – "Real Estate TV to Close"