Freeview

  • Freeview debuts new ad campaign

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    Freeview has launched a new advertising campaign highlighting its non-subscription nature. Based around the slogan ‘Entertainment. It’s even better when it’s free’, the campaign builds on Freeview’s message that it offers 95 per cent of the nation’s most-watched programmes. A new 60 second advert for the platform will air during Saturday’s X Factor on 5th…

  • UKTV to launch new Drama channel on Freeview and YouView

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    UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, are to launch a new drama themed channel on Freeview and YouView. Named Drama, the channel will go live on 8 July 2013 and offer modern and classic British drama including Tipping the Velvet, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Cranford and Lark Rise to Candleford. The channel is expected…

  • Film4 to relaunch +1 channel on Freeview

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    Film4, the free to air movie channel owned by Channel 4, is to relaunch its +1 variant on Freeview. The channel was previously available on Freeview but was dropped in August 2007 to make way for Channel 4+1 but has continued to be broadcast on Sky, Virgin and Freesat services. News of the channel’s return…

  • UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot

    UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot

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    UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, has secured a fourth channel slot on Freeview. The firm’s Really, Dave and Yesterday already air on Freeview while channels Watch, GOLD and Eden are currently available only on pay-TV platforms. From January Dave Ja Vu, the +1 version of Dave, will fill the new slot on…

  • Changes confirmed for Freeview HD channel numbers

    Changes confirmed for Freeview HD channel numbers

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    Freeview and YouVIew users will see major changes to their programme guides later this month. In July the organisation responsible for allocating channel numbers to broadcasters on Freeview say announced a number of changes including renumbering the HD, news and adult channels. The changes were meant to be implemented in September. However following objections by…

  • From recordable Freeview to YouView in a decade

    From recordable Freeview to YouView in a decade

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    10 years after Pace released the first Freeview recorder, YouView is revolutionising digital TV again.