Freesat hits 1 million sales with 250,000 customers added over Christmas and New Year

Freesat delivers 30 percent sales growth since November 
40 percent customers from Sky homes
30 percent share of STB market based on value

Subscription-free digital satellite TV service, Freesat, has delivered 1 million sales in a little over 18 months since its launch in May 2008. 

Freesat enjoyed an excellent Christmas and New Year, increasing sales by 250,000 over [...]

ITV1 HD Launch Dedicated Channel in April

New ITV1 HD channel available on Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin

ITV launches its new channel, ITV1 HD, on April 2nd 2010, which will broadcast ITV1’s schedule in high definition for the first time.

ITV this week reached commercial agreement with Sky and Virgin Media for carriage of the new channel. ITV1 HD will also launch on [...]