Freesat - A brand new digital tv service offering to treat you to HD tv for freeSo what's it all about? Katie Scott gets the lowdown at the UK launch

Panasonic launches an LCD TV with integrated Freesat HDKatie Scott checks it outhttp://www.megawhat.tv/clips/400/Quick Reviews_Panasonic_LCD_freesat_integrated

It's been three years since freesat the satellite equivalent of Freeview was first announced and the first freesat-compatible receiver has finally arrived. The Humax Foxsat-HD gives those who don't want to be tied into a subscription a way to watch high-definition broadcasts.

Yesterday I read in BBC website about a free satellite television “Freesat” which has been launched by BBC and ITV. It will have 80 digital TV and radio channels. BBC has plans to increase the number of channels to 200 by the end of 2008. The service is completely free, only the users will have to pay for the hardware

The Freesat set-top boxes all sport an ethernet connection, which means users will be able to connect them up to the internet to access on-demand services, such as the BBC's catch-up service, iPlayer, through their televisions.