
Freeview October Update: New Movies And Kids Channels
Freeview adds Cartoon Classics kids channel and expands Wedotv Movies availability in October, plus Gems TV rebrands to Gemporia

Freeview adds Cartoon Classics kids channel and expands Wedotv Movies availability in October, plus Gems TV rebrands to Gemporia

TLC becomes free-to-air on Freeview from January 2026 with “Mock the Week” returning, while HGTV shuts down, in a series of Warner Bros. Discovery changes

Rewind TV launches late-night cult films and brings back classics like “Boon”, “The Champions” and “Wish Me Luck” to Freeview and Sky this autumn

10 streaming channels are joining Freeview’s heir Freely, including Talking Pictures TV, BLAZE, locals channels and 5 new AMC channels

Freeview warns of TV disruptions Oct 10-15 due to high pressure. Important: Do NOT retune your device during outages. Here’s what to do instead

A Humax FHR-6000T Freely recorder has appeared on UK retailer sites, potentially offering the recording features missing from other upcoming Freely boxes

UK broadcasters unite to demand government intervention against tech giants. PSBs want prominence on all platforms and internet TV switchover deadline

Manhattan releases T4-R software update 2.08 fixing stability issues and unexpected reboots. Plus those August discounts are surprisingly still available

New research reveals why 22 million over-55s feel ignored by modern TV despite watching 4 hours daily, as Freeview channels pivot to nostalgia programming

Great! Movies demoted to streaming-only Channel 61 as Great! Mystery takes over terrestrial Channel 50 in Freeview shake-up starting September 4

Freely hits 500k weekly users as platform predicts it will dominate UK TV by 2030, overtaking Freeview. Two-thirds of users already ditching aerials

GREAT! Christmas channel launches September 4th on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media with festive films (but Freesat viewers are missing out)