Your smart TV is getting smarter. Freeview Play has rolled out new content discovery tools, with a major update to its Explore Freeview channel, while Sky Glass has expanded voice search functionality.
The former says a firmware update has improved navigation and access to the platform’s extensive on-demand library, from its Explore Freeview Play TV channel 100, on all Freeview Play TVs. The service currently offers over 40,000 hours of gratis on-demand content, in addition to its 70 SD channels, 15 HD channels, 30 radio stations and 10 resident catch-up players: BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, UKTV Play, CBS Catchup Channels UK, Legend, POP Player, BBC Sounds, and STV Player.
Viewers can now scroll through a carousel of Freeview-curated recommendations and explore new genre suggestions which include Food,…