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Freely set to overtake Freeview as the UK's biggest free TV platform – not just a rival to Sky and Virgin Media anymore

As Freely celebrates an important milestone, the calls for a new UK TV switchover grow louder

Two of the UK's most popular TV services could be shutting down – and it's bad news if you're off the grid

Freely is likely to take on the mantle

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‘End of an era’: Beloved ITV strand ‘ending for good’ after 42 years

‘This channel was my childhood,’ one gutted fan said

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"A portrait of determination, self-destruction and redemption": How to watch new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead

Jonas Åkerlund's "unflinching" look at the life and career of rock icon Billy Idol is heading to streaming services

Louder

The first 4K TV recorder box with Freely streaming built in is here — is it the ultimate way to watch things any time you want?

The Humax Aura EZ can record multiple channels of live TV via an aerial, and has Freely streaming too

TechRadar

Government launches UK radio review as digital listening hits almost 75%

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the way people listen to the radio is ‘rapidly changing’.

Evening Standard

New Freely box arrives and this time it records too – UK TV streaming getting more interesting by the minute

Humax enters the digital UK TV market with a hybrid Freely / Freeview PVR

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Understanding the bigger picture on Freeview and internet TV

Letters: Jonathan Thompson, Helen Milner and Mathew Horsman on proposals to switch off digital terrestrial television

The Guardian - UK

Manhattan Aero 4K TV Streamer review: Freely has never been so free

Fears grow as Freeview could get switched off in 2034 — but there’s a major silver lining that could come from it

“It’s 2026 not 1950” – instead of keeping Freeview on life support for the sake of it we should focus on building something better.

TechRadar

Mock the Week’s return can’t compete with memes in the new age of political satire

Just as jokes wear thin by repetition, the return of Mock the Week to TV screens via Freeview channel TLC is unlikely to excite many beyond a small circle of fans. The format is the tried and tested panel quiz, where two teams of comedians compete by improvising witty takes…

The Conversation

As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview?

The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive

The Guardian - UK

The BBC’s proposal to switch off Freeview is a threat to its universal service

Letter: Forcing households to buy broadband to access BBC television channels after 2034 would exclude poorer viewers, writes Christy Swords

The Guardian - UK

Hisense U8Q review: Brightness brilliance

How does Hisense's high-end Mini-LED TV stack up?

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The UK's free TV services are under threat, but broadcasters are fighting back

Freeview is the bedrock of terrestrial TV in the UK, but some networks are worried it could disappear in future

All UK TV viewers getting a new free channel – and the return of a much-loved comedy favourite

Warner Bros. Discovery is making one of its paid TV exclusives available to all for free

Sky and Virgin Media getting rival TV streaming box with all major channels for free

A Humax Freely box has leaked and should be available soon – you'll be able to stream TV and record shows

What Hi-Fi?

Metz MQE7600 (65MQE7600ZUK)

Venerable German brand Metz turns to Tivo, Freely and Quantum Dots to try and make its mark on the UK.

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Sky and Virgin Media just got a free rival box that could convince you to ditch the monthly payments

Freely has finally moved onto streaming devices, at last!

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Sharp GK4245K (70GK4245K)

It turns out that a sub-£500 70-inch TV with Tivo and Freely smarts can actually be good. Go figure.

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Sky Stream briefly got a great new trick but it was an error, sadly

A Sky Stream puck update gave you access to Freeview channels for a short while, but the feature was unlocked by mistake.

Evening Standard

Best portable TVs to watch anywhere, anytime

Watch TV on the move with these go-anywhere goggleboxes

TechRadar

Freely's free TV streaming is coming to Amazon Fire TVs – but not to Fire TV Sticks, sadly

There'll be even easier viewing of UK channels on some of the best cheaper TVs.

TechRadar

Samsung Q60D review: a solid QLED TV under pressure by entry-level mini-LED TVs

It's missing key features and faces tough budget mini-LED competition, but there's still plenty to like about Samsung's entry-level Q60D QLED TV.

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