The Liberty Global-owned DTH platform freeSAT plans to focus on the provision of HD channels in 2012.
Leading platforms discuss app strategies
APPSWORLD – LONDON. Freesat will be evolving its platform strategy over the next 12 months in the areas of second screen technology and apps development, according to James Strickland, director, […]
Sagemcom to manufacture Freesat G2 boxes
Sagemcom has been confirmed as the lead manufactuer on Freesat’s next generation of set-top boxes, slated for launch in early 2012.
Freesat exceeds sales projections
Freesat has said it has exceeded its original sales targets, announcing total sales of two million units in the three years since its launch. The total value of retail sales […]
BBC Trust approves Freesat entry into pay VOD
The BBC Trust has said the BBC can continue to play a part in Freesat following its approval of plans to include pay-TV content. The Trust said proposals by the […]
ANT secures Freesat licence agreement
Cambridge-based digital TV software provider ANT has confirmed that Freesat has licensed its ANT Galio technology for use in future satellite receivers.
Echostar debuts Freesat Slingbox
IP&TV WORLD FORUM – LONDON. Echostar has unveiled a new PVR with a 500 GB hard disk for the free-to-air satellite platform Freesat that features the group’s placeshifting technology.
New Freesat boxes to run on HbbTV
Freesat is preparing to launch a new series of receivers that will run on the HbbTV (hybrid broadcast broadband) platform popularised in Germany and France. The plans codenamed G2, and […]
Thompson defends role of FTA broadcasters in platform innovation
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has defended the role of free-to-air broadcasters in the distribution of content and development of technical platforms. In a speech to the Oxford Media Convention, Thompson […]
BBC One HD DTH launch on November 3
The BBC has confirmed BBC One HD will launch on satellite on Wednesday, November 3. The channel will broadcast on the same Astra transponder as the current BBC HD pilot […]