Freeview Play to Launch on Philips Android TVs

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Freeview Play to Launch on Philips Android TVs

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TP Vision has announced the imminent arrival of Freeview Play on Philips’ range of Android TVs.

A recent agreement between Google and Freeview, the UK’s largest TV platform, means that Freeview Play will be coming to Android TV devices, and TP Vision has now confirmed that the linear TV and catch up service will soon be available on Philips’ TVs that use the Android Smart OS.

Launched in 2015, Freeview Play now has over 7 million users who have access to 85 live channels (including 15 in HD) and 20,000 hours of on demand TV from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My 5, UKTV Play, CBS Catchup Channels UK and Horror Bites - all through a single, user-friendly interface.

Philips 2020 TVs that use Android TV OS will all include Freeview Play as standard from the point of manufacture. Owners or purchasers of 2019 Android models will receive an over-the-air firmware update which provides instructions to enable Freeview Play.

Martijn Smelt, CMO for Europe at TP Vision, commented on the inclusion of Freeview Play to Philips Android TVs, saying, "The addition of Freeview Play is the final piece that allows us to confidently say Philips Android TV sets offer the best overall package on the UK market. Independent tests prove that we already lead the market in terms of picture quality, sound quality and design, plus our unique Ambilight technology that is so loved by our customers." He added, "To that, we can now offer a complete UK catch-up TV combination to rival any of our competitors."

Philips started its partnership with Android TV back in 2014 and has committed nearly 50 percent of its TV range to the smart operating system including the premium OLED, OLED+ and LED-LCD ranges. The company offers an alternative smart OS on its more affordable TVs called Saphi.

Simon Hunt, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Digital UK, the operators of the Freeview Play platform, explained, "We are looking forward to Philips bringing Freeview Play to their full smart TV line up, including their high-end OLED TVs. Freeview Play content underpins so much of British viewing and this commitment from Phillips is testament to the platform’s popularity and the quality of content we have available."

If you own a 2019 Philips Android TV why not let us know how you get on with the Freeview Play upgrade in the discussion thread?

Source: Press release
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