Jul 16
Today sees the launch of the BBC and ITV English regions on Freesat, plus ITV2+1 and Pitch TV .
When you retune, if you enter an English postcode when you set up your Freesat box, you will now get the correct BBC One and ITV-1 region in the 101 and 103 positions.
In addition there is now:
- 114 ITV2+1
- 803 Pitch TV
- 950 BBC One London
- 951 BBC One Channel Islands
- 952 BBC One East Midlands
- 953 BBC One East (East)
- 954 BBC One East (West)
- 955 BBC One North West
- 956 BBC One North East and Cumbria
- 957 BBC One Northern Ireland
- 958 BBC One Oxford
- 959 BBC One South East
- 960 BBC One Scotland
- 961 BBC One South
- 962 BBC One South West
- 963 BBC One West Midlands
- 964 BBC One Wales
- 965 BBC One West
- 966 BBC One Yorkshire
- 967 BBC One East Yorkshire and Linconshire
- 968 BBC Two England
- 969 BBC Two Northern Ireland
- 970 BBC Two Scotland
- 971 BBC 2W
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written by Andrew
\\ tags: bbc, channels, english regions, firmware, Freesat, itv, regional, regions
Jun 08
ITV’s high definition television service, ITV HD, launched exclusively on freesat this Saturday, 7th June at 7.15pm.
The first programme on ITV HD was live coverage of the Portugal versus Turkey football match from the Euro 2008 Championships.
Further HD coverage of the Euro 2008 Championships will follow on ITV HD. Both BBC and ITV will be showing Euro 2008 games in HD on freesat.
ITV HD will be available through the ‘red button’.
Viewers with Freesat HD digital boxes or freesat integrated HDTV watching ITV1 will see an on-screen prompt asking them to press the red button to watch in HD. After pressing the red button they will go into the HD service.
To view in HD viewers will need a freesat HD digital box connected to an HD-ready television via an HDMI cable or a freesat integrated HD TV (available soon).
The ITV HD service will be available to freesat homes in England and Wales from launch. It is hoped that SMG (STV / Grampian) and UTV will take the service from ITV at some point in the future.
Later in the year ITV will add top movies and ITV drama premieres to their HD service, alongside other football including Champions League, UEFA Cup, The FA Cup and England Internationals – including 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
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\\ tags: euro 2008, Freesat, hd tv, itv, itv hd, itvhd, launched
May 09
Here is a comprehensive list of Free-To-Air channels that are available on Freesat as of the launch.
Entertainment (101-199)
BBC One (101)
BBC Two (102)
ITV1 (103)
C4 / S4C in Wales (104)
BBC Three (106)
BBC Four (107)
BBC HD (108)
ITV2 (113)
ITV3 (115)
ITV3+1 (116)
ITV4 (117)
S4C Digidol / C4 in Wales (120)
E4 (122)
More4 (124)
Zone Romantica (135)
Zone Thriller (137)
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\\ tags: bbc, digital, Freesat, freesat channels, FTA, hd tv, itv, launch, satellite
May 07
Freesat, the UK’s latest package of free-to-air TV channels, transmitted from a satellite, has now gone live, allowing comsumers access to standard-definition and HD (high-definition) broadcasting for a single, one-off payment.
Freesat is brought to us by BBC and ITV and currently features a package of over 80 digital channels, including some HD channels (although we are promised more soon!).
Freesat’s Highlights:-
- Over 80 digital TV and radio channels
- HD TV programmes subscription-free
- No contract, no subscription, just a one-off payment
- Available to almost every home in the UK
Although Freesat is available to buy now through many retailers such as Argos, Currys & John Lewis, the choice of equipment is currently limited. We will be doing a full article with lots more information soon.
written by Andrew
\\ tags: argos, bbc, currys, digital, digital tv, Freesat, hd tv, high definition, itv, john lewis, launched, radio channels, satellite, tv channels
