Freeview

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digital terrestrial television platform free-to-air television service

Freeview is the United Kingdom’s main free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform, offering a wide range of TV and radio channels without subscription.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Freeview (UK) 2
Freeview Play 2
DTV Services Ltd 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf digital terrestrial television platform ⓘ
free-to-air television service ⓘ
businessModel free-to-air broadcasting ⓘ
contentIncludes BBC channels ⓘ
Channel 4 channels ⓘ
Channel 5 channels ⓘ
ITV channels ⓘ
children’s channels ⓘ
commercial entertainment channels ⓘ
local TV channels ⓘ
news channels ⓘ
radio stations ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
coverageArea most of UK population ⓘ
distributionTechnology DVB-T ⓘ
DVB-T2 ⓘ
hasVariant Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Freeview HD

Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Freeview Play
launchCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
launched 2002 ⓘ
marketPosition main UK free-to-air digital terrestrial platform ⓘ
offers radio channels ⓘ
television channels ⓘ
operatesIn United Kingdom ⓘ
ownedBy Arqiva ⓘ
BBC ⓘ
Channel 4 ⓘ
ITV ⓘ
surface form: ITV plc

Sky UK Limited ⓘ
platformOwner Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DTV Services Ltd
primaryFunding advertising ⓘ
broadcaster carriage fees ⓘ
regulator Ofcom ⓘ
replaced ITV Digital ⓘ
requires aerial ⓘ
compatible digital TV or set-top box ⓘ
requiresSubscription no ⓘ
serviceType digital terrestrial television ⓘ
free-to-air ⓘ
signalMedium terrestrial broadcast ⓘ
supports audio description ⓘ
electronic programme guide ⓘ
high-definition television ⓘ
interactive services ⓘ
parental controls ⓘ
standard-definition television ⓘ
subtitles ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BBC Alba → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Four → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Radio 1 → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Radio 3 → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Radio 5 Live → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
CBBC → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
CBeebies → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
Sky Arts → availableOn → Freeview ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview (UK)
ITV → availableOnPlatform → Freeview ⓘ
BBC One → availableOnService → Freeview ⓘ
YouView → basedOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Radio 4 Extra → broadcastOn → Freeview ⓘ
BBC Three → broadcastOnPlatform → Freeview ⓘ
Freesat → competesWith → Freeview ⓘ
BT TV → contentSources → Freeview ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview channels (via aerial, where available)
subject surface form: S4C
Freeview → hasVariant → Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview HD
Freeview → hasVariant → Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview Play
Freeview → platformOwner → Freeview self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DTV Services Ltd
ITV Digital → successor → Freeview ⓘ
BBC iPlayer → supportsPlatform → Freeview ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview Play
BBC Two → terrestrialService → Freeview ⓘ
this entity surface form: Freeview (UK)