Everyone TV, the joint venture backed by the United Kingdom’s four public service broadcasters, is partnering with other content providers to launch new channels on its Freely platform.
Revealed Tuesday at the MIPCOM television market in Cannes, the update adds 10 internet-delivered live channels, including Blaze from Hearst Networks, Bloomberg TV Plus, a new movie channel from Talking Pictures TV, shopping channel Gemporia and several Local TV channels.
AMC Networks International UK will also bring five of its brands to the platform: True Crime UK, Evidence of Evil, Bloodline Detectives, Love After Lock Up and AMC Reality.
The additions are intended to help strengthen Freely’s evolution as the U.K.’s most-comprehensive destination for free streaming TV channels — including those programmed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount-owned Channel 5 — as well as their on-demand TV show libraries.
The announcement follows Channel 4’s recent debut of three Freely-exclusive channels — 4 Reality, 4 Homes, and 4 Life — with additional offerings from ITV and Channel 5 expected in the coming months.
Everyone TV said Freely now carries more than 70 live channels streamed over Wi-Fi, alongside a large catalog of on-demand programming. The company has forecast strong growth, citing independent research projecting Freely to become the UK’s largest TV device platform within five years.
Earlier this year, the platform surpassed 500,000 weekly users, according to data from Everyone TV. It is currently pre-installed on televisions from Hisense, Bush, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sharp, TCL, Amazon Fire TV and Metz, with standalone streaming dongles expected to launch next year.
“Today’s new partners mark another step forward for Freely as we scale up the platform for viewers and partners alike,” said Jonathan Thompson, the Chief Executive Officer of Everyone TV. “We’re seeing clear momentum as we move into 2026, with more high-quality free channels joining the service and strong growth in usage.”
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