Freesat

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Freesat LTD
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	Digital Satellite television provider
Founded	2005
Headquarters
Industry	Media
Products	Package of channels

Freesat is a BBC-owned trademark for free to air digital satellite television services targeting the UK. It is used as a tradename by two, differing systems, one of which is not purely free-to-air. Both of these systems draw or will draw their signals from the SES Astra/Eutelsat owned Astra 2 and Eurobird satellites located at 28.2 and 28.5 degrees east of south respectively. The service will be available for a one off payment and include a set top box and Installation.

BBC/ITV Freesat

The BBC and ITV first revealed in September 2005 that they were working on a free-to-air (FTA) satellite service to complement Freeview.^[1] The BBC went free-to-air on digital satellite in 2003, with ITV moving their remaining Videoguard encrypted channels over on 1 November 2005. Since then, viewers have been able to pick up the signals using any commercial DVB-S decoder. For widespread adoption, a more managed platform is required to provide an electronic programme guide and interactive television features.

The BBC initially planned to launch such a platform in early 2006 but this was put back first to Autumn 2007 and later to Spring 2008. On 27 April 2007 the BBC Trust approved the BBC's plans for Freesat.^[2]

The technical details of the platform have yet to be announced. However, the platform will include support for HDTV and DVR recording features.^[2] Boxes will initially be provided by Alba plc, Humax, Panasonic and Sagem.

Some channels that are available on Freeview, such as Sky Three, Five and Sky Sports News will be absent from the Freesat line-up unless the channels renegotiate their carriage deal and go free-to-air.

Channel 4

Channel 4 have expressed interest in joining the BBC and ITV in promoting and jointly operating Freesat. Channel 4 has an exclusive deal with BSkyB which means its channels (except Film4 and Film4+1) are encrypted until 2008 but stated that "under the Communications Act we would expect to become subject to obligations to ensure the availability of the core channel on all satellite platforms, which would require that Channel 4 was available on Freesat".^[3]

Channels

While all channels from the BBC and ITV will be available on the new service, what other services will be available and how the EPG line-up will eventually look in reality remains to be seen.

General Entertainment

BBC One (includes regional variations)
BBC Two (includes regional variations)
ITV1 (includes regional variations)
Channel 4 (under contract with Sky until 2008)
S4C Digidol (Wales only)
Five (currently under contract with Sky)
BBC Three
BBC Four
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
E4 (under contract with Sky until 2008)
More4 (under contract with Sky until 2008)
ITV2+1
ITV3+1
E4+1 (under contract with Sky until 2008)
Men & Motors
Five US (currently under contract with Sky)
Five Life (currently under contract with Sky)
Travel Channel
Travel Channel+1
Performance
Life TV
Life TV 24
Life Showcase
Baby Channel
Hollywood TV
Bonanza
Film24
Wedding TV
Zone Reality
Zone Reality+1
Zone RealityX
Rapture TV
Propeller
Quiz Call
Wine TV
Live TV

Childrens

News

BBC News 24
Sky News
BBC Parliament
CNN International
Euronews
France 24 (English)
Al Jazeera (English)
S4C2
Deutsche Welle (currently under contract with Sky)
TV5 Europe (currently under contract with Sky)
TVE International (currently under contract with Sky)

Film

Music

Local and Open Access

Open Access 1
Open Access 2
Open Access 3
Information TV
Teachers' TV
My Channel
Community Channel
Channel M

Shopping

QVC
O' Seasproperty
LivinginSpain

References

1. ^ "BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival", 2005-11-07.
2. ^ (2007-04-27). BBC Trust Approves "Freesat". Press release.
3. ^ Channel 4 expresses freesat interest.

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Sky Digital Channel 103
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Virgin Media Channel 103
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Freeview
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Key people Cary Wakefield (General Manager)
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Analogue Normally tuned to 4 (excluding Wales)
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Channel 8 (Wales)
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Sky Digital Channel 104
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Analogue Normally tuned to 2 (Not in Whitehaven and Copeland )
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Freesat

Information about Freesat

BBC/ITV Freesat

Channel 4

Channels

General Entertainment

Childrens

News

Film

Music

Local and Open Access

Shopping

See also

References

External links

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