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| ITV Player on Freesat |
ITV Player is available on Freesat channel 903 for customers on selected receivers.
ITV Player on Freesat is only available to viewers in England, Wales and some Scottish Border areas. This is because ITV is only available to viewers in those regions and we need to ensure that ITV do not breach any broadcasting rights restrictions. If you do not have access to ITV Player, change your postcode to any English or Welsh one, then do a Freesat tune.
Advertising is important to ITV as it allows them to show all their programmes for free. You cannot fast forward through an ad break and if you attempt to skip past an ad break, you will still see the adverts you have skipped. However once they have finished, play will resume at the point in the programme that you skipped to, rather than the point after the adverts.
If you skip multiple ad breaks, you will only be required to watch one set of adverts.
ITV do not have the catch-up rights to all programmes, so unfortunately some shows (mainly US imports), may not be available to watch on ITV Player on Freesat.
All Video On Demand (VOD) content on ITV Player is restricted to UK only IP addresses. |
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| What you need |
| 1. ITV Player compatible Freesat receiver. |
2. To use ITV Player you will need to connect your Freesat receiver to a broadband internet connection. Playback quality will be dependant on the quality and speed of your broadband connection: ITV recommend viewers have at least 2Mbps broadband to use ITV Player. ITV Player streams programmes to your Freesat receiver at 800kbps in standard definition, HD content is not currently available on ITV Player.
Consult your user manual for more information about connecting your particular Freesat receiver to the internet.
You can check your actual broadband speed at www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk. |
3. The most reliable way to connect is with an Ethernet cable. These are best suited if your broadband router is situated near to your freesat box or freesat TV.
See: How to connect with an Ethernet cable.
Or a Homeplug Adapter, these enable you to connect wirelessly, for example if your broadband router is in a different room to your freesat box or freesat TV. |
| Overseas viewers, please see Using a VPN with Freesat. |
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| Parental Guidance |
Where parental guidance may be required, ITV identify programmes that may contain inappropriate material for some audiences with a ‘G’ symbol.
When you select to play one of these programmes, you will first be provided with details of the guidance warning and be required to confirm that you wish to continue before playback can begin. |
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| Accessing ITV Player on Freesat |
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| Go to ITV Player on channel 903. |
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| Press RED on your Freesat remote. |
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| Using the arrow keys on your remote control to navigate, select an option from the main menu that appears on the left hand side of the screen by pressing OK or right arrow. You will see a list of programmes under each option, which can be navigated in the same way. To go back to the previous menu, press the back button. |
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| Press BLUE on your remote for ITV Help and Terms & Conditions. |
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| Listed under help are the control keys for ITV Player, along witha helpline number. |
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| Press Cancel or Back to leave and return to the main window. |
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| ITV Player on Freesat has a very simple design, so you can find the programmes that you want to watch quickly. Use the arrow keys on your Freesat remote to navigate through the menu. |
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For each programme, broadcast information will appear on the right hand side of the screen along with a brief synopsis. Press the yellow key to read the synopsis in full.
If other programmes in the same series are available a prompt will appear on the top right hand side of the screen identifying the number of additional episodes available. Press the right arrow on your remote control to view all episodes.
To watch a selected programme, press the OK button. |
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| Press the YELLOW key to read the synopsis in full. |
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| The programme is now loading, before you can watch your chosen programme, you will have to watch the ads. This is ITV's source of revenue and keeps the service free for viewers, you can not skip the ads. |
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| If there are any competitions or other viewer interactivity, you will see the above warning message. |
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| Once the programme has started you can easily fast forward, rewind or pause the programme by using the keys on your Freesat remote. |
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| Programme is paused. |
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| Press STOP on your remote, you will be asked to confirn that you want to leave, press yes to leave or no to continue viewing. |
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| Programmes on ITV Player can also be found by channel, there are no live streams of any ITV channels on the ITV Player. |
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| Programmes by channel is now loading. |
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| Using the arrow keys on your remote control to navigate, select an option from the main menu that appears on the left hand side of the screen by pressing OK or right arrow. |
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| A selection of the most popular ITV programmes can be found under 'Don't Miss' |
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| Programmes can also be found alphabetically from A-Z, there is currently no search function available on ITV Player. |
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| Choose the letter the programme begins with, then press OK on your remote. |
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| Find the programme you would like to watch and press OK, press YELLOW for more programme information. |
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| Your programme is starting. |
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| ITV Player streams programmes to your Freesat receiver at 800kbps in standard definition, HD content is not currently available on ITV Player. |
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