Freesat celebrated it’s first year on the market by announcing it’s well on the way to 400,000 sales, also citing the 70 hours of weekly HD content available, as well as the fact that nine out of every ten customers would recommend the service to a friend. Emma Scott, Managing Director of Freesat said: “We are thrilled with the progress we’ve made in the last twelve months. Reaching 400,000 sales as well as launching Freesat+ and a whole range of new Freesat products and services is a fantastic achievement in this competitive market. It shows that there is a real consumer appetite out there for high quality digital TV without monthly bills. With more Freesat channels and products to come and IPTV services such as BBC iPlayer due in the Autumn, we’re looking forward to a successful second year.”

See our exclusive interview with Freesat Marketing director Will Abbot in issue 20 of High Definition Review.