Free catch-up digital television service Freeview Australia has unveiled its new Freeview Plus service with new features and a fresh look and feel.
Freeview says the key to the upgrade has been the implementation of “world’s best practice” interface design, now featuring image-based browsing and the introduction of the My TV function.
Freeview CEO Elizabeth Ross says My TV presents viewers with image-based carousels including personalised recommendations and viewers’ favourites along with live TV, catch up and genre-based browsing.
Other Freeview Plus upgrade features include an easy-to-use guide with backwards navigation to catch-up content and a simplified Mini Guide for quick program discovery.
{loadposition peter}“Australian broadcasters are truly leading the world in innovation and providing a complete TV experience. With this upgrade and our recently launched Freeview FV mobile app, viewers not only have great convenience but also a fantastic choice of how, when and where they watch their favourite content – for free,” Ross says.
The new Freeview Plus - a hybrid digital television service that provides access to catch-up free-to-air programming on TVs - is now available through all Freeview Plus-enabled television receivers, set-top boxes (STB) or personal video recorders.
Ross says there are now 12 manufacturers including all of the top five providing fully certified Freeview Plus receivers into the market, with more than 85% of all smart televisions carrying Freeview Plus.
Freeview says there are currently around 2.2 million TV receivers in Australia that are Freeview Plus-enabled with an 85% connection rate.