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Does Freely’s launch mean the death of Freeview?

hen Freeview arrived in 2002, BBC iPlayer was years away from launch, the UK’s average broadband speed was 0.5Mbps and Netflix made money by posting DVDs to homes. Given the pace of change since, it seems almost incredible that Freeview is still around – let alone thriving as the UK’s biggest TV platform. But the launch of a new service means its days might finally be numbered.

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