Freesat plans launch on IDTVs

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March 7, 2014

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Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum’s Prospects for the UK television market even, Freesat’s MD announced that the service is soon to be launching on Internet Digital TVs.

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Anne Tucker Anne Tucker has been in the media and advertising industry since 2001. Currently heading up the research division at Mediatel, she has held roles across the company overseeing data, news and AV. Before joining Mediatel in 2005, she was Research Manager at The Allmond Partnership media agency, having spent several years prior to that in retail and change management.

Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, has announced that the service is soon to be launching on Internet Digital TVs (IDTVs).

Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum’s Prospects for the UK television market event, the innovation comes less than two months after Freesat’s launch of its companion app, which Scott revealed had been downloaded over 130,000 times in its first fortnight.

Freesat’s companion app has been shortlisted in the Best Technology category at next week’s Connected Consumer Awards. The results will be announced after day two of the Connected Consumer conference.