FREEVIEW telly owners receive a free new channel on their boxes today.
But they may need to rescan to start watching.
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Rescan your box now
New station GREAT! Real has finally landed for millions of homes, offering programmes of “genuine drama and authentic stories centred around real people and events”.
Shows you can expect include:
Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport
Cops Uncut
Emergency Rescue: Air, Land and Sea
Police Ten 7
Coast Guard Alaska
Paddington Station 24/7
It’s the sister station to existing GREAT! brands, GREAT! Movies, GREAT! Action, GREAT! Romance and GREAT! TV.
You can find GREAT! Real on Freeview channel 61.
It’s also available on Sky satellite, via channel number 189.
Channel changes
Sadly, the new channel comes as another disappears.
Today also marks the day kids station Tiny POP is removed from all boxes as a linear channel.
That not only includes Freeview and Sky, but also Freesat and Virgin Media.
Fortunately, the channel will live on in digital form via free platforms like Samsung TV Plus and via the POP Player app.
But in a matter of days a free sports channel is going for good.
SportyStuff TV will cease broadcasting on March 31.
Bosses recently said in a statement that 2023 was the company’s most successful year of trading but “external circumstances beyond our control” has forced the channel to end.
See all the movers and shakers across Freeview this month.
How to cut streaming bills with top FREE TV
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime don’t come cheap – and year on year subscription costs seem to go up.
Fortunately there are loads of free streaming TV alternatives not everyone knows about.
And we’re not just talking about BBC iPlayer and ITVX.
Here are some free alternatives worth trying:
Hidden streamed channels on your TV from Samsung and LG
Pluto TV with more than 100 extra channels
Amazon’s free alternative Freevee
The free streaming service with more than 30,000 movies and no ads – and all you need is a library card
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