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Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Watch out Sky - new UK rival adds more TV features and is totally free to watch
Freely is back with a big update to its Sky Glass-style TV. The streaming revolution continues to pick up pace with providers trying to woo homes away from traditional ways of watching the telly. Sky recently unveiled its all-new Glass TV, which gets an improved display, easy setup up plus better sound from its built-in speakers and soundbar. Unlike older systems, Sky Glass doesn't need a dish with all content beamed to the pin-sharp 4K display via the internet instead. It's top-rated telly, but those wanting one in their homes do face having to pay a monthly price to use this premium platform. if signing up for a long-term deal sounds like too much of a commitment, there is now another way to stream live and on-demand content and it's totally free to watch. Freely launched last year, and offers a simple way to get your fix of entertainment via the web. Just like Sky Glass, it doesn't require an aerial and everything needed to tune into channels comes built in. When Freely was first announced last summer, it was well behind Sky Glass. There was a very limited channel list, not many manufacturers were onboard, and it lacked some must-have features. Freely has been getting better, but the team behind the service, who also look after Freeview, have just confirmed one of the biggest upgrades to date. Firstly, there will soon be a whole swathe of new screens that will feature Freely. These include models from Philips and JVC. Those tellies will now join Amazon Fire TVs, Bush, Hisense, METZ, Panasonic, Sharp, TCL, TiVo, Toshiba and VIDAA which already have Freely installed. More choice is great news for consumers, but it's not the only new update that's been announced. Freely has confirmed that it's boosting the user experience via three smart updates, including a Backwards TV Guide. As the name suggests, this allows users to scroll back over the past seven days and catch up on anything they might have missed. Then there's an improvement to recommendations with an upgrade called Never Miss. This highlights shows that people are talking about and includes programmes that are coming up or have already aired. Freely says this new feature will continue to evolve introducing new ways to bring live content to the fore across the Freely interface. Finally, there's a change that is similar to Sky's Playlist function on Glass TVs. It's called My List and allows Freely users to save up to 50 favourite shows from the UK's biggest free-to-air broadcasters - all in one place. That means no more endless searching, just instant access TV from UK's leading free-to-air channels, right on the homepage. '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. 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.'
Scottish Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Freeview successor makes huge TV guide change for MILLIONS of Brits with premium perk – days after adding 16 channels
Not tried Freely yet? Get a taster in the video 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. Advertisement 1 Viewers can now go backward up to seven days on the TV guide Credit: Everyone TV 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement "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. Advertisement The platform will now made available on 2025 Philips TVs and JVC models that run the Titan OS.
The Irish Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
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 1 Viewers can now go backward up to seven days on the TV guide Credit: Everyone TV The platform is made by the same company as Freely beams channels into the living room via 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 Read more about TV 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. Most read in Tech 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. "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. The platform will now made available on 2025 Philips TVs and JVC models that run the Titan OS. FREELY LATEST CHANNEL ADDITIONS ITV The Chase Saturday Night Every Night Channel 4 4Reality 4Homes 4Life 5 5 GPs Behind Closed Doors 5 Bargain 5 The Yorkshire Vet 5 History 5 Crime Milkshake! 5 Police Interceptors 5 Cops 5 Trucking Hell 5 A&E 5 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
