Responding to last week's news that Ofcom has awarded two more licences to broadcast in HD on Freeview, Freesat has said that it offers much better UK coverage and programme choice.
An official statement read:
"With Freesat, subscription free high definition (HD) is already a reality for the UK. We believe our no strings offer of over 130 channels plus great HD programmes from the BBC and ITV, for a one off payment of as little as £120, is leading the way in making HD the standard that viewers will come to expect in the future."
"Due to the way we broadcast our service, via satellite rather than traditional aerial, HD is available now to 98% of UK homes via Freesat. Freesat homes don't have to wait until Digital Switchover reaches their region to get HD for free - which for large parts of the country is still over three years off."
Freesat is currently able to reach around 98% of UK homes, whereas Freeview can only manage 73%, and may still not be ubiquitous after digital switchover.
