European set-top box manufacturer Metronic is developing a Freesat receiver and digital video recorder, it has emerged.

The France-based company will release a high definition STB with two SCART connections, HDMI v1.2 and optical audio.

The product will be "followed by an HD DTR", according to the Connected TV blog.

Freesat, which has suffered supply problems, has previously said products from a second wave of manufacturers, joining Humax, Panasonic and Alba, would enter the market early next year.