Sep 29 2014
Canis Television & Media is pleased to announce a partnership deal with Ireland West Music TV. The agreement means the very successful Ireland West Music TV will now broadcast on the re-launched Bonanza Bonanza Channel, Sky 266 and Freesat 157 (from October 13). Programmes from Monday to Thursday nights at 10pm will feature Irish and […]
Sep 26 2014
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has paid tribute to Freesat Managing Director Emma Scott, who is standing down seven years after launching Britain’s free satellite TV platform. Scott was launch director for Freesat at the BBC from 2006 and has seen the free TV service grow to become the main TV service in almost two […]
Sep 25 2014
Emma Scott – initially involved as project Launch Director at the BBC – has decided to stand down from her post as Managing Director of UK digital free-to-air platform Freesat. Scott has overseen the growth of Freesat from its inception becoming MD in 2007. Bal Samra, Chairman of Freesat, said: “Emma has been an outstanding […]
Sep 16 2014
Three leading European free-to-view satellite operators – Fransat (France), Freesat (UK) and TIVÙSAT (Italy) have formed the FreeTV Alliance. The Alliance is a collaboration whose primary purpose is to create commonalities in free-to-view satellite TV services across Europe, benefitting viewers, manufacturers, broadcasters, retailers and service providers. As technologies advance so does viewer expectations. Slicker user experiences […]
Jul 28 2014
Freesat has continued its good start to the year by adding 6,000 new homes in the three months to the end of June, as viewers continue to move away from long term contracts and expensive pay TV packages. In all, Freesat has added 24,000 households in the first half of 2014. As a result, Freesat […]
Jul 21 2014
Freesat has announced the addition of two new additions to the free-to-air satellite platform from today. True Drama, which launched in 2013 as a free-to-air channel on Sky, can be viewed on channel 153. Children’s timeshift channel Tiny POP+1 has launched on Freesat channel 609. The two channels are part of the CSC Media bouquet […]
May 28 2014
Freesat, the satellite TV service, is delighted to announce the launch from today onwards of the Curzon Home Cinema video On Demand service on Freetime, its award-winning connected TV service. Curzon Home Cinema is Freesat’s first film On Demand and pay per view player. The new player, created by Curzon Home Cinema, gives Freetime viewers […]
May 27 2014
Freesat, the subscription free TV Service, has today announced that Manhattan Technology intends to manufacture a new line of Freetime set top boxes. Manhattan is the largest UK-owned set-top box manufacturer supplying thousands of independent retailers as well as major retailers including Argos, John Lewis and Amazon. Users of the new range will be able […]
May 6 2014
Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV service, has announced a good start to 2014, adding 18,000 homes as budget-conscious consumers switched away from expensive pay TV packages. Freesat, which celebrates the sixth anniversary of its launch this week, is now available in 1.84 million households, and is watched by more than 3.8 million viewers every […]
Apr 29 2014
As part of Freesat’s on-going commitment to deliver our great line-up of 11 subscription free HD channels, a dedicated HD category has been added to the channel category list, making it easier for you to find out what to watch in HD. If you have got a Freetime box, select ‘list’ on your remote control […]
Apr 28 2014
STV HD is officially launching on Sky and Freesat today. Viewers in the STV region with Sky or Freesat will see the HD channel being added during the day. On Freesat, STV HD will bw available on channel 119 for Scottish viewers, other viewers will have to add the channel manually. On Sky, STV HD […]
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Oct 16 2014
Freesat unveils new Freetime advertising campaign
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service jointly owned by BBC and ITV, has launched a new advertising campaign to promote the great features of its award-winning Freetime service. The campaign will debut on ITV and digital platforms on Monday 20th October and runs throughout November and December. The new advertising campaign features Sheldon, a snail […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freesat, freetime