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Dixons Retail launch own brand Freesat HD receiver

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:25:59 +0000

Dixons Retail, the company that operate Dixons, Currys, PC World and many more have launched their own Freesat HD Receiver, branded Logik. We don’t have much information on the Logik LHDFSAT11, as it seems to have had a silent launch, but it appears to be a straight forward single tuner HD receiver capable of receiving [...]

Channel 4 to launch ‘Project Shuffle’ channel

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:34:43 +0000

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 [...]

Encourage FTA/FTV channels to join Freesat

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:52:06 +0000

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 [...]

Freesat 2012 channel awards open for entries

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:21:21 +0000

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 [...]

Ask Emma Scott a question (2012)

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:16:38 +0000

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 [...]

Update Scan – 17/01/12

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:44:51 +0000

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers: 0 added – 1 deleted – 814 Speedauctiontv 1 changed – Channel 5 regional/postcodes moved to 1N

Manhattan confirmed as Freesat partner for next gen receivers

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:06:39 +0000

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. This is great news for Manhattan (and Freesat) and much deserved following the success of [...]

Update Scan – 05/01/12

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:54:26 +0000

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

Freesat renews Arqiva contract with EPG deal

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:52:53 +0000

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 and redundant multiplexing, uplink and satellite capacity on the Eurobird 1 platform [...]

Echostar HDS-600RS Bargain Price

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:06:44 +0000

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. Echostar HDS-600RS £179.99 from Amazon We knew that Echostar [...]