Freesat pumps up its music channels with Massive R&B

September 2011
Freesat today announced that it is adding Massive R&B to its range of existing music channels: NME TV, Bliss, Chart Show TV, Flava and the Vault. Massive R&B is the home of the hottest R&B and Hip Hop videos, interviews, countdowns and exclusives.

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Freesat confirms Sagemcom as lead manufacturer for its next generation of set-top boxes

September 2011
Freesat today confirmed it is partnering with Sagemcom as its lead manufacturer for the development of its next generation set-top boxes, due to launch in early 2012. Freesat confirmed that Humax would also be producing new boxes later in 2012.

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Freesat hits 2 million sales

September 2011
Freesat today announced it has sold its 2 millionth unit, far exceeding original sales projections made when the company launched three years ago, and taking gross retail sales to nearly £1 billion since launch in 2008.

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Freesat team member scoops prestigious RTS Young Technologist award

July 2011
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for discussion and debate across the television community, has announced this year’s winner of their Young Technologist award as Freesat employee Peter Sellar, beating stiff competition from across the television industry.

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Freesat strengthens its On Demand service with the launch of ITV Player

July 2011
Freesat today made it even easier for customers to take control of their TV viewing as it announced the arrival of ITV Player on its subscription-free TV service. The only TV service to offer both ITV Player and BBC iPlayer, Freesat’s customers can now catch-up on all their favourite ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 programmes, up to seven days after broadcast.

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Freesat appoints new Finance Director

July 2011
Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service, is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Finance Director, Alistair Thom. Alistair brings a wealth of experience to the role of Finance Director, joining Freesat from KPMG where he has worked for the last five years as a Manager in the financial advisory team, across a wide range of commercial clients including AOL, Arqiva and Jaguar Land Rover.