Freely - new free TV service launches…
 

The TV landscape has been changing in recent years with the increase in streaming services and different types of TV packages to get ones head around, but Freely offers a new way to enjoy Freeview in a more streamlined and innovative fashion.

For those looking for a way to save money where they can, or for those simply looking for a new way to enjoy TV, then Freely could be the perfect product. But what is it and how does it work? Yahoo UK has the guide to everything you need to know.

What is Freely?
Freely is a new TV service which gives users the chance to stream live and on-demand TV all in one place and, like its name suggests, gives viewers access to all this for free. As well as the likes of BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, Freely also has new channels including QVC+, PBS America, and WATCH FREE UK available to watch, giving users hundreds of hours of TV available for users.

If you're watching live TV then you can also pause, restart and rewind shows at the click of a button, much like how Sky TV or Virgin Media customers can do — but for free. The service has also streamlined the TV browsing experience, helping users avoid app-hopping by having a simple and easy interface that viewers can look through quickly and easily.

This will allow users to access on demand shows from the likes of BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and other freeview channels without needing to go into and browse each individual app. It's an easy and practical solution that gives users a way to watch their favourite shows from all the big channels, and all of this is accessible in one place.


How does Freely work?
Freely can be installed without a dish, aerial or a box, all people will need is a Freely TV and a WiFi connection to gain access. The way that users join Freely is by buying a Freely TV, once a new user has purchased this then all they need to do is connect the TV to WiFi, and then they will be good to go.

The company works in collaboration of a number of TV manufacturers, with products ranging from premium OLED TVs to budget-friendly options. They work alongside Hisense, Panasonic, TCL and Toshiba, to provide the best TVs with Freely built in.


What can you access on Freely?
Freely gives users access to 70,000+ hours of free and on demand TV, with Freely putting shows and films into categories that are easy to understand and that highlight some of the hidden gems on freeview services like BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

For those wondering: 'but what if I want to watch something on Netflix?' You will be able to do that too on Freely as the service does give access to all the paid-for streaming content like Disney+, Prime Video and Netflix through their respective apps. This is not free through Freely, though, you will need to be a subscriber to the individual streaming services.


https://www.freely.co.uk/tv-guide?userNid=64865

Freely has been around for a while i think but it was only available on TV's by one manufacturer previously

…so more widely available now with a download, maybe…?…

https://www.freely.co.uk/tv-guide?userNid=64865

Ammi it is no different
to Freeview

or Freesat


Why would I bother with it

No Fox News on it.

NO CNN on it



Does it have any News channels

i may have got it wrong, but i believe it's now available with a few more manufacturers, but it seems to be limited to smart TV's only, no android tv etc yet. That probably means it won't generate the uptake to make it feasible long term

Even from the description alone, I can tell it's probably absolutely awful to try to use. Like freeview/freesat.

I swear TV peaked with classic Sky+ :flutter:. Streaming was great at first but as with everything it's been ruined by the big companies in competition.

…tbh, I don’t know what channels it has …but it was on my news page this morning as ‘exciting new free TV services launches’ so it felt like a change in it from today and more widely available and of possible interest to some people…

…Fake news, though…?…

it will have everything that freeview has i would imagine, you just don't need a dish or an antenna

I suspect they're be phasing out over-the-air (to free up broadcast bands for other uses) and satellite (to free up cluttered low earth orbit) television over the next decade or at most two... so they need a "free telly" version of some sort that operates over the internet, but in a simple way that non-internetty folks can use.

Then that'll gradually phase out in usefulness because over time the whole population will be used to being fully online in terms of media consumption (a large portion of the public already are).

That link of theirs Shows you.


You made this thread


Putting their Link is essential, Ammi

https://www.freely.co.uk/tv-guide?userNid=64865

It only has 3 News Channels

Sky News
BBC News
GB News

and
BBC Parliament


It should have
CNN

…well, I didn’t know there was a link …I posted the whole article as it was, which read like a newly launched TV service…I’ve added the link to the OP now as you’ve kindly provided it, Arista…thank you…

Sure,
some may like it.


It's general TV from the normal
Main Channels