Feb 2 2016
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, has confirmed the launch of independent archive film and TV channel Talking Pictures TV on channel 306. Free to view, the channel brings the best of time-honoured British cinema to Freesat viewers. Talking Pictures TV covers films of all genres including westerns, comedy, thrillers, horror, romance, and drama, stretching […]
Jan 27 2016
Talking Pictures will join Freesat at the beginning of February, following its successful launch on SKY 343 and Freeview 81. Do you remember the sheer joy and excitement of Saturday Morning Pictures? Where heroes and villains and clowns and crooners, invariably in glorious black & white, would entertain you for hours and hours. Now those […]
Jan 20 2016
RTÉ has partnered with Freesat, the UK free-to-air television company, to develop a new product for Saorview, Ireland’s free digital television service and the largest television platform in Ireland*. The new product, called Saorview Connect, will allow viewers to access a range of on demand content as well as the Saorview television channels, all integrated […]
Jan 11 2016
The Craft Channel will be launching on Freesat channel 818 very shortly, according to the broadcaster. The Craft Channel was previously available on Freeview, at various times of the day on Showcase as the channel changes its distribution on Sky and prepares to launch on Freesat. Last week, the channel launched on Sky channel 679, […]
Jan 5 2016
UKTV is celebrating its most successful year after record-breaking viewing puts it neck and neck with terrestrial FTA pubcaster Channel 5’s full portfolio and all of Sky’s wholly-owned channels, including movies and sport, for the first time. In 2015 UKTV grew its share to 5.27 per cent (from 5.08 per cent in 2014) and as […]
Dec 15 2015
Netflix has launched on UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat via its Freetime connected TV service. The subscription video-on-demand service is now available via set-top supplier Humax’s Freesat with Freetime boxes, enabling Freesat viewers to sign up for Netflix’s offering. The service is available via Humax’s HDR-1000S 500GB, HDR-1010S 1TB, HB-1000S, as well as the […]
Dec 8 2015
Three new entertainment channels; Drama (Ch. 162), Yesterday (Ch. 163) and Really (Ch. 164) are now available to watch on Freesat. Drama is a channel that is passionate about bringing you Britain’s best-loved dramas. From period through to contemporary and comedy, the channel is a treasure trove of classics, which showcase the greatest stories ever […]
Dec 7 2015
Freesat viewers will be able to enjoy Yesterday, Drama and Really this Christmas. Drama premieres for December include Call the Midwife and Captain Webb. Also featured are The Pinkertons, The Last Detective, Death In Paradise, Garrow’s Law, Moby Dick Louis Theroux: Behind Bars premieres on Really in December. Other highlights include I Survived Evil, High […]
Dec 3 2015
UKTV will launch three channels on Freesat, marking the next step in its platform growth strategy. Yesterday, Drama and Really will be available to users of the subscription-free satellite TV service. UKTV’s CEO Darren Childs said “We work hard to secure platform deals that give more people our channels, and ultimately grow UKTV’s footprint. Freesat […]
Dec 2 2015
Freesat programme data has now appeared alongside the new streams for Drama, Really and Yesterday, as part of the move of UKTV channels on satellite to a new transponder. The data streams show that Drama has been assigned Freesat channel 162, Yesterday channel 163 and Really channel 164. All channels are still encrypted at present […]
Nov 4 2015
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has continued to add users during 2015, with 25,000 new households taking up the service during the year up to the end of September 2015. The satellite TV service says it continues to be the preferred TV service for 1.9 million households and watched by more than four […]
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Feb 4 2016
Strong quarter for Freesat as Freetime drives growth
Freesat today announces a strong final quarter to 2015, with the addition of 36,000 new homes in the three months to December 2015. After adding 61,000 homes over the course of 2015, Freesat is now available in over 1.93 million households and is watched by more than four million viewers every week. Customer numbers have […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freesat, freetime