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FreesatWelcome to joinfreesat.co.uk, the unofficial Freesat news site. Find out the very latest information on the Freesat satellite television service, available throughout the UK. This site includes all the latest news, reviews and product details, plus where to buy online at the best price.

Freesat is a UK digital satellite TV service from the BBC/ITV which launched in May 2008. Freesat has no monthly subscription, just a one-off payment for the digital box, satellite dish and installation. It even comes with subscription-free, high-definition TV programmes. As Freesat is broadcast via satellite, it’s available to almost every household in the UK.
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May 24 2013

Freesat Awards 2013Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, announced today the channels and programmes that have been shortlisted for the Freesat Awards 2013. Now in its fifth year, the Freesat Awards showcase and celebrate the TV that Britain loves.

The 2013 Awards see 52 nominees …read more »


May 06 2013

Happy Birthday FreesatFreesat celebrates its fifth birthday today and continues to be the biggest growing television platform in the UK.

Here are a few Freesat statistics for you:

- Over 3,200,000 Freesat sales from over 100 different models of receiver, now in 1.7 million homes, circa 6% of UK homes …read more »


May 01 2013

Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television provider today announced very strong 2012/13 results as the company celebrates its fifth birthday next week. Having added c.150,000 homes in the last 12 months, Freesat remains the UK’s fastest growing established TV platform, and continues to outgrow Pay-TV rivals. …read more »


Mar 20 2013

Freesat announces new Chief Technology OfficerFreesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television provider, has today announced the appointment of Matthew Huntington as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

In his new role, Matthew will drive and deliver Freesat’s future facing technology …read more »


Mar 07 2013

Poll: What would you like freesat to focus on?Freesat has made some radical moves forward in recent months to keep pace with the industries need to offer ‘interactive’ this and ‘on-demand’ that, but is that what the consumers want?

In our latest poll, we ask this very question. As freesat fans/consumers, what would …read more »


Mar 06 2013

Following the announcement that YouTube would launch on freesat’s <free time> service, we can confirm that it is due to launch tomorrow, Thursday 7 March 2013.

This version of YouTube has been built on HTML 5 platform, a first for any television …read more »


Mar 05 2013

Author: Giles Cottle is Head of Strategy at freesat

You’ll be hard pressed to have missed the hype surrounding Netflix’s new House of Cards series. A high-profile ad campaign has accompanied its launch, including blanket coverage on London’s Underground, among other places. …read more »


Feb 14 2013

Author: Giles Cottle is Head of Strategy at freesat

Let’s be honest, we all love free carbs and sugar on a Monday morning, so as a newcomer to freesat – I started three weeks ago, heading up our strategy team – I enjoyed starting my week with doughnuts at freesat Towers to celebrate our …read more »


Feb 11 2013

Freesat today announced it has sold its 3 millionth product, taking gross retail sales to well over £1bn; four years after the service first launched in 2008.

Freesat added 55,000 new households in the third quarter of 2012. This is more than Sky (25,000 households) and BT Vision …read more »


Jan 11 2013

Freesat, the UK’s leading subscription-free satellite TV service, has today announced the appointment of Paul Gilshan as Marketing and Communications Director.

Paul will lead Freesat’s marketing and communications development …read more »