UK Partnership To Bring YouTube To More TVs

Thanks to a new deal between Google and UK satellite television operator Freesat, UK television viewers will be able to tune into a dedicated YouTube television channel by the end of next month.

Thanks to a new deal between Google and UK satellite television operator Freesat, UK television viewers will be able to tune into a dedicated YouTube television channel by the end of next month.

The channel, which Katherine Rushton of The Telegraph describes as “a full-blown YouTube television channel,” will allow Freestat customers to watch YouTube content via the main television programming guide.  The YouTube application on Freesat is built on HTML5, to offer a fully interactive viewing experience, optimized for TV.

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