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ITV Player beta launches on Freesat
The Only Way is Freesat... 26 July 2011 17:27 GMT TweetFreesat viewers with a Humax Foxsat-HD box can now access the ITV Player directly through the EPG after a beta trial of the video-on-demand service was announced.
The move follows the addition of the BBC iPlayer to Freesat boxes last year as...
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ITV big winner at Freesat Awards 2011
Along with Al Jazeera 13 July 2011 9:42 GMT TweetITV1 has walked away with the Best Entertainment Channel of the Year gong at the Freesat Awards 2011, beating competition from the BBC, Five and Channel 4 for its shows such as X-Factor, Downton Abbey and Penn and Teller: Fool Us.
News station...
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Real Digital: The new alternative to Freesat
Let the fight begin... 16 June 2011 16:21 GMT TweetThe UK's Freesat is about to get direct competition later this year with the launch of new free satellite service Real Digital.
Those wanting the channel choice without paying for Sky's or Virgin Media’s subscription packs could find...
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Panasonic TX-L37DT30 review
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Plasma giant masters 3D LED
9 June 2011 9:23 GMT
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During 2010 Panasonic quickly made a name for itself - and plasma technology in general - with a string of high-end 3DTVs that supplied stunning depth and comfortable viewing. That’s not what happened on the LCD/LED side of the market, where...
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EchoStar Freesat HDS-600RS review
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Freesat anywhere
19 April 2011 11:14 GMT
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The Freesat audience may comprise Sky wobblers and value seekers, but that doesn’t mean they should be denied a little innovation to call their own. Enter the HDS-600RS, world’s first personal video recorder with integrated Slingbox.
The...
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Freesat increases its high-def armoury with C4HD
Four HD channels for nowt now 2 February 2011 12:32 GMT TweetFreesat has announced that it will be increasing its high-definition offerings to four channels by, ironically enough, adding Channel 4's HD platform - C4HD - to its line-up.
Freesat managing director Emma Scott said: "This is fantastic news...
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Freesat tunes in two new music channels
To-tapping TV for free 1 February 2011 16:41 GMT TweetIt's a double bubble win for Freesat-owning music lovers as the platform has announced that not one, but two, additional music channels have been added to the free TV platform.
Freesat is now broadcast to 1.5 million homes in the UK, and those...
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Full BBC Red Button platform lands on Freesat
Freesat now on par with rivals 28 January 2011 15:06 GMT TweetThe BBC has announced that its Red Button service is now fully operational for Freesat viewers.
Previously Freesaters only had access to limited content and not the whole shebang. For example, during December Freesat viewers were not able to...
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Samsung coming to Freesat's rescue
Electronics giant to produce kit for the platform 17 December 2010 16:43 GMT TweetFreesat hasn't exactly set the home cinema world alight, but has been handed a boost by Samsung who has confirmed that it will be producing Freesat enabled devices next year.
The platform is facing an uphill battle to compete with the other...
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BBC iPlayer now on your Panasonic TV
Update allows Freesat TV viewers access to Auntie's goodies 1 September 2010 11:29 GMT TweetPanasonic has released an update to its 2009 Freesat built-in TV models (V10/G15) that allows you to get iPlayer directly through your telly.
The update isn't via the signal satellite route that you'd normally use for Freesat updates - you'll...
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Panasonic TX-P42G20B review
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Feature-packed plasma offers the best of both worlds
26 August 2010 15:55 GMT
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Choosing which free high-definition TV platform to go for can be difficult, but thankfully this 42-inch Panasonic plasma makes the decision a whole lot easier. It’s equipped with both Freeview HD and Freesat HD tuners, which means it’s...
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Panasonic TX-65VT20 review
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3D plasma with panache
24 August 2010 16:49 GMT
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At 65-inches in diameter and with a depth of just 90mm, is this 3D Ready plasma the ultimate flatscreem TV? It certainly looks the part, but if you’re going to spend this kind of money on anything it should be faultless.
And for all its...
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Freesat with Slingbox PVR rumoured
Freesat as well as Freeview option coming supposedly 5 July 2010 0:38 GMT TweetSlingmedia has reportedly confirmed that it plans to launch a Freesat+ PVR receiver in the UK before the end of the year, with its Slingbox location shifting feature built in.
According to joinfreesat.co.uk, an unofficial Freesat news site...
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Panasonic TX-L32D28BP television review
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Purple reigns
3 June 2010 9:00 GMT
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Part of Panasonic's LED-lit D28 Series, this purple (or silver, or white) set is some package - but it comes at a high price. Although it's only 77mm in depth, it packs in an almost ridiculous line-up of features.
Both Freeview HD and Freesat...
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Devolo dLAN 200 AVpass kit review
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Bring IPTV to your Freesat TV
28 May 2010 22:56 GMT
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Devolo’s dLAN 200 AVpass broadband adapter kit can connect your Freesat box to your broadband router via the mains electricity sockets in your home. But does it work?
For those unfamiliar with Powerline networking (for that’s what...
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