Freesat

  • Freesat adds 31,000 homes in final three months of 2013

    Freesat adds 31,000 homes in final three months of 2013

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    Subscription free satellite TV service Freesat says it added a further 31,000 homes last quarter, taking the total of households to 1.8m.

  • Freesat to launch remote recording app later this month

    Freesat to launch remote recording app later this month

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    Free to air satellite service Freesat says it will release a remote record app for iPhone handsets later this month. The company has today released a new software update for its Freesat+ HD with Freetime boxes which fix a number of bugs and introduces new features. It also adds support for the new remote record…

  • Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

    Freesat adds Channel 5 catch-up to < free time >

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    Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service owned by the BBC and ITV, has added Demand 5 to its service. Set up six years ago, Freesat provides access to over 150 free TV and radio channels, including six HD channels. Last year the platform launched its < free time > service to compete against rival YouView…

  • Freesat adds 145,000 new homes

    Freesat adds 145,000 new homes

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    Digital satellite platform Freesat says it gained 145,000 new homes in the last twelve months, taking its total base to 1.8m homes. Jointly owned by BBC and ITV, the platform competes for viewers against Freeview and YouView as well as Pay-TV operators Sky and Virgin Media. Set up six years ago, the platform provides access…

  • Freesat launches new < free time > box

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    Freesat, the BBC and ITV backed free-to-air digital satellite platform, has unveiled a white version of its new box. Launched last September as a rival YouView, combines live channels with a backwards EPG and catch-up content from selected providers. Although the service launched with the promise of catch-up players from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and…

  • Freesat sales pass 3m, service to add YouTube

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    Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, today announced it has sold its 3 millionth product. Launched in 2008, the service was created by the BBC and ITV as a way yo ensure viewers outside the Freeview coverage area could watch free TV. To mark its 3m landmark, Freesat has announced plans to add Google’s…