Freesat
Freesat is a British free-to-air satellite television service, first formed as a joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc and now owned by Everyone TV (itself owned by all of the four UK public service broadcasters, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5). The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008. Freesat offers a satellite alternative to the Freeview service on digital terrestrial television, with a broadly similar selection of channels available without subscription for users purchasing a receiver.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Freesat
- Company.logo
- File:Freesat logo.svg
- Company.type
- Joint venture
- Company.industry
- Satellite television
- Company.products
- Direct broadcast satellite, pay television, pay-per-view
- Company.location
- United Kingdom
- Company.owner
- Everyone TV
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Official website
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freesat.co.uk →Freesat is a subscription-free satellite TV service, backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. Find out more about Freesat's team and company culture. Our platform carries over 170 channels, including more than 25 in HD, as well as some of the leading free On Demand platforms, like BBC iPlayer and ITVX, as well as paid for On Demand services like Netflix and Prime Video.
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- History
- Background
- Move to free-to-air
- Managed service
- Launch channels
- High-definition
- Regional variations
- Recent launches
- Video on demand
- Reception equipment
- Receivers
- Televisions
- Satellite dish
- Ireland
- Outside the UK and Ireland
- Technical details
- Adoption
- See also
- References
- External links
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