Freesat
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| Type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 16 May 2007 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite, pay television, pay-per-view |
| Owner | Everyone TV |
| Website | freesat |
Freesat is a British free-to-air satellite television service, first formed as a joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc and since 2021 owned by Everyone TV (itself a venture of the four UK public service broadcasters, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5). The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008. Freesat offers a satellite alternative to the Freeview service on digital terrestrial television, with a broadly similar selection of channels available without subscription for users purchasing a receiver.
The service also makes use of the additional capacity available on satellite broadcasting to offer a selection of 60 (as of December 2023) high-definition channels from broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky Mix, Arirang TV, Bloomberg, Daystar, Discovery Networks, France 24, NHK, and TRT World.