Press release from freesat 27/07/09:
HIT THE RIGHT NOTES WITH THE PROMS ON BBC HD ON FREESAT
The symphonies, concertos, overtures and fugues of this year’s Proms will be better than ever this year with Freesat bringing viewers this unique summer event in glorious high definition on BBC HD. From the First Night of the Proms on [...]
ITV is in talks with freesat and Panasonic regarding its High Definition broadcasts and the ability to record/archive HD Â programmes to Blu-ray discs.
Currently ITV’s HD content is flagged with “Copy Never†codes, which prevent it from being copied by the new Panasonic  Blu-ray recorders from [...]
On American Independence Day, Saturday 4th July Freesat will bring viewers the prestigious BET Awards 2009 in brilliant high-definition (HD) – a UK exclusive for the subscription-free digital satellite TV service.
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Held in Los Angeles on Sunday 28th June, this year’s BET Awards are hosted by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and will feature performances from Hollywood [...]
freesat have announced that Talksport Radio will be joining the freesat (EPG) Electronic Programme Guide next Tuesday 19th May on channel number 731
Talksport is the UK’s largest commercial radio station, broadcasting sports phone-ins and discussions, live sports commentary, and lively phone-in discussions. Talksport is the UK’s only national commercial speech radio station and is home [...]
Freesat have today announced that NHK World TV will be joining freesat Tuesday 21st April. NHK World TV provides English language news, analysis and culture from a Japanese and Asian perspective to over 80 countries around the globe. NHK World TV is the international channel of Japan’s national broadcaster NHK.
Emma Scott, Managing Director of Freesat [...]
With the forthcoming release of the new Panasonic PVR’s with additional Blu-ray drives the BBC has made changes to the way it enforces DRM (Digital Rights Management) on its High Definition broadcasts.
The new DRM which is encoded with the programme will now allow consumers to make one personal copy of a HD programme (after recording [...]
BBC HD is now broadcasting up to nine hours a day, the maximum permitted by the BBC Trust. The challenge now, it says, is to balance its schedule and develop an identity.
Danielle Nagler, the head of BBC HDTV, says: ‘Getting to nine hours is quite a milestone in the life of BBC HD.’ But what [...]
freesat have today announced the addition of CNN the International news site, due to go live in the freesat EPG on Tuesday 24th March. In addition going live on the same day are: Rural TV and JML Home & DIY.
The press release in full:
Freesat, the free-to-air digital satellite TV service today announced the launch of [...]
Yes, you will still receive all the freesat channels including the HD ones which will be downscaled to standard definition, this is a good solution if you plan on buying a HD ready TV in the future.
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What if I have an HD-ready TV? Will I automatically be [...]
The long overdue BBC iPlayer will hopefully launch this Autumn 2009, using the Ethernet (RJ45) socket on a compliant freesat set top box or TV you will be able to connect this to your Broadband router/switch allowing streaming from the iPlayer though your internet connection.
The Ethernet connection has been a freesat standard from day one [...]