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Jan 27 2012
Channel 4 have today announced they plan to launch a new television channel around June, allowing viewers the opportunity to catch repeats of its best shows; effectively offering a television version to complement their existing 4OD (on demand) facility.
The new channel, referred to internally as Project Shuffle, will allow viewers who missed the first live broadcast of Channel 4′s most popular shows multiple opportunities to catch up with them over the next seven nights. …read more »
Jan 27 2012
Inspired by a comment made recently, I thought it would be a good idea to produce a list of all fta/ftv channels currently available within the UK (astra2/eurobird1) that Freesat don’t have included in the EPG. Now obviously some of these channels may be classed as “less exciting” but as you may know, these channels would pay an annual fee for inclusion within the Freesat EPG (tv guide), which means money in the Freesat pocket for future growth, and an increased possibility of more good folk becoming Freesat viewers/customers to enjoy their fav channels. …read more »
Jan 19 2012
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service announced today that this year’s Awards are open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the Awards celebrate the very best channels and programming available on Freesat, showcasing the diverse range of choice and quality programming on offer.
Brand new categories for 2012 include Best TV Presenter, Best Live TV Programme and Best New TV Series. …read more »
Jan 18 2012
Following the huge success of the previous ask Emma Scott a question article, we are pleased to announce we’ve been given the opportunity to once again pose some questions to Emma Scott, MD of Freesat; and we’d like your questions to put to Emma.
It’s been nearly 2 years since we last did this and if you follow the link above, …read more »
Jan 17 2012
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
0 added –
1 deleted – 814 Speedauctiontv
1 changed – Channel 5 regional/postcodes moved to 1N
Jan 10 2012
Freesat today confirmed it is partnering with Manhattan as a manufacturer of its next generation set-top boxes due to launch early this year.
In September last year, Freesat confirmed that Sagemcom and Humax would also be producing the new boxes. …read more »
Jan 05 2012
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
1 added – 516 Chart Show TV +1
1 deleted – 516 NME TV
4 changed – 142 True Entertainment renamed 142 True Ent, 302 True Movies renamed 302 True Movies 1, 605 Tiny POP renamed 605 Tiny Pop, 606 Kix! renamed 606 Kix
Jan 05 2012
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV service, has extended its business relationship with Arqiva for the delivery of Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) data its DTH platform.
Under the terms of the deal, the communications infrastructure and media services company will ensure that dual …read more »
Dec 29 2011
For those of you looking for a post-Christmas bargain and some pennies still in your pocket, this might be of interest to you.
The excellent Echostar HDS-600RS SlingLoaded Freesat+HD Receiver is being sold by Amazon for £179.99, a staggering drop in price from £227.99 only yesterday. …read more »
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