Freesat to launch May 5th

The BBC has confirmed, that the launch date for Freesat is expected to be Monday 5th May through those retailers appointed by the platform.
Updates will occur on the official site within the next week or so.

They have however suggested that whilst the 5th is the date they are aiming for, if the service is not ready, or if there is still issues to overcome, they have no problem delaying the service further.
Information has been scarce from Freesat, even their own website has no official launch date posted as yet.
Further delay could be damaging for the new platform, and may even cause frustrated viewers to use Sky’s rival Freesat from Sky offering.