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GB NEWS, QVC & PBS COMING TO FREELY

GB News, QVC, PBS America and True Crime are among eight new live channels coming to Freely in early 2025. It’s also getting four new catch-up services for those channels. The service, which is the long-term replacement for Freeview, comes built into selected Amazon Fire TVs, as well as Bush, Hisense, Panasonic, Sharp, TCL and Toshiba sets. Read more at www.snipca. com/53110.

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