Overview

• Everyone TV and Netgem will release an HDMI-plug streaming puck later this year to bring Freely’s live and on-demand public service channels to any TV via Wi-Fi.
• The device requires no aerial or subscription and offers seamless access to channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
• Pricing details have not been confirmed but the puck is designed to be affordable and easy to install on non-smart TVs.
• UK Government working groups and Ofcom are reviewing plans to retire terrestrial broadcasts and define a clear switch-off timeline.
• Broadcast 2040+, supported by Age UK and Silver Voices, is urging ministers to postpone the terrestrial shutdown until at least 2040 to safeguard vulnerable viewers.