Freeview successor makes huge TV guide change for MILLIONS of Brits with premium perk – days after adding 16 channels
FREE-SY VIEWING Freeview successor makes huge TV guide change for MILLIONS of Brits with premium perk – days after adding 16 channels
FREEVIEW'S fresh successor has unveiled a number of big changes coming to screens just weeks after announcing a bunch of new channels.
Freely has not long added 16 bonus channels dedicated to Britain's favourite shows, including The Chase, 5 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and 4Homes.
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Viewers can now go backward up to seven days on the TV guide
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The platform is made by the same company as Freeview, Everyone TV, which is a joint project by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5.
Freely beams channels into the living room via Wi-Fi instead of an aerial, opening up the possibility of more channels than Freeview could ever handle.
For the moment, it uses hybrid tech, meaning viewers get channels via Wi-Fi first and can still plug in an aerial for any other Freeview channels not currently available to stream.
The service is vying to be a free alternative to Sky Glass, the premium firm's own internet-streamed TV offering that's been around for a few years now.
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In the latest update to Freely, viewers will discover a number of handy new features to help them find their favourite shows even faster.
The biggest of them all is the backwards TV guide.
This allows people to scroll back on the TV guide screen and instantly see what's been on recently, with a quick link directly to a catch up stream if one is available.
You can scroll back a full seven days.
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Additionally, the Never Miss feature will highlight what's coming up, on now, and what's just missed, alongside the biggest and best shows available on demand.
And My List will let you save up to 50 of your favourite shows from the UK's biggest free-to-air broadcasters all in one place so you can keep track of them.
"We know viewers love watching live TV and catching up with their favourite programmes soon after broadcast, so we've made it even easier," said Sarah Milton, Co-Chief Product Officer at Freely.
'Our new features—Backwards TV Guide, Never Miss, and My List—make finding, saving, and jumping back into great content effortless, whether live or on demand.
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"Freely keeps evolving, offering premium features for free that other streaming platforms don't have.
"And now with Freely becoming available on a wider range of new smart TVs, even more households will be able to enjoy this enhanced free streaming experience."
The announcement comes as Freely reveals that it's signed deals with more tech giants to make the service available on more TVs.
Freely is currently only available on selected new TVs you buy.
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The platform will now made available on 2025 Philips TVs and JVC models that run the Titan OS.
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