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Royal Wedding balcony kiss crowned most uplifting TV moment of the last ten years
3 May 2012
In research released today to celebrate ten years of Freeview, Will and Kate’s balcony kiss from the 2011 Royal Wedding topped a poll of the most uplifting British TV moments from the last ten years.
Freeview reaches 60 million boxes and TVs milestone
7 October 2010
Sales of Freeview boxes and TVs equivalent to population size of Great Britain!
Freeview upgrades iPhone app for iOS 4 users following user feedback
20 August 2010
New version 1.1 of the Freeview HD TV Guide app for easier TV planning, favourite programme sharing and searching of Freeview content
HD Goes Freeview
29 March 2010
High definition television comes of age today with the launch of the new HD service from Freeview, the UK’s most popular digital TV platform.
Freeview Launches iPhone App
16 February 2010
New Freeview HD TV Guide offers listings, search and recommendations for millions of Freeview viewers.
Freeview Viewers in Sheffield to Retune on 17 March 2010
20 January 2010
Freeview viewers receiving a signal from the Sheffield transmitter will need to retune their equipment on Wednesday 17 March to continue watching BBC services. The retune is required to prepare local transmitters for the future rollout of HD (high definition) channels on Freeview.
Final Countdown to Freeview National Retune 30 September 2009
16 September 2009
Campaign to remind viewers to retune gets underway.
A national upgrade of the Freeview service is just two weeks away and viewers are being reminded to retune their equipment from lunchtime on Wednesday, 30 September* so they can continue receiving all channels and services available to them, including Five.
TV Stars Drive New Freeview Campaign
31 August 2009
Freeview, the UK’s most popular digital TV service, today unveiled its latest £4 million national and regional television campaign featuring a host of British TV talent from across the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 schedules.
Freeview launches ‘Remember to Retune’ campaign
28 July 2009
To encourage regular retuning to make sure viewers are receiving all Freeview channels and services available to them, Freeview is launching its ‘Remember to Retune’ campaign ahead of an upgrade of the Freeview service which will require viewers to retune on or after Wednesday 30 September this year.
Tim Hunt Joins Freeview as Director of Marketing Communications
29 April 2009
Freeview has appointed Tim Hunt as Director of Marketing Communications. Tim replaces Rob Farmer who joins ITV as Director of Viewer Marketing at the beginning of May.
Viewtrition: A Parent's Guide to Quality TV for Kids
18 November 2008
Top TV stars get the Freeview+ treatment in national TV campaign
5 November 2008
Freeview today announced the launch of its first national television ad campaign to promote Freeview+, featuring a stellar cast of British TV talent.
Freeview hosts VCR amnesty in Borders
19 October 2008
…and hands out 100 Freeview+ boxes for FREE!
With digital switchover fast approaching, residents from Border will be given the chance to replace and update their recording equipment by taking part in a VCR Amnesty hosted by Freeview - the nation’s most watched TV service.
Freeview re-brands its subscription-free digital TV recorders Freeview+
2 July 2008
Move signals ‘a real plus’ for viewers and further growth for the digital TV recorder market.
Freeview switches on its first TV ad campaign for Christmas
16 November 2007
Today Freeview kicks off its first ever television advertising campaign, forming part of a wider Christmas marketing initiative. The 40”, 30” and 10” ads are airing in three TV regions close to digital switchover (Border, Central and Granada). Running alongside outdoor, online and retail activity, the ads invite people from all walks of life to join the 14 million homes* in the UK that are already enjoying Freeview.
Freeview welcomes you to 'Free TV Land'
2 November 2006
Freeview today unveiled ‘Free TV Land’, a new brand look and feel, developed to engage with consumers and communicate the central values of the free-to-air digital TV service – free, simple and inclusive.
Film4 launches on Freeview
9 July 2006
From the 23rd July, all Freeview viewers will be able to enjoy the dedicated movie channel FilmFour for free. The relaunch of FilmFour makes it the UK’s only free-to-air movie channel and brings it to Freeview viewers for the very first time.
Now you can sing-a-long to Virgin Radio on Freeview
13 July 2006
Virgin Radio, the UK’s leading commercial pop and rock music station, is set to launch on Freeview, providing viewers with yet more digital radio choice and entertainment.
Freeview launches 'Freeview Playback' brand
17 May 2006
Freeview today announced plans to launch a digital TV recorder brand, ‘Freeview Playback’, designed to raise consumer awareness and boost sales of these DTT products.