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Freesat brings BET HD to UK
Published Thursday, Jun 25 2009, 11:08 BST | By James Welsh
BET HD will be added exclusively to the Freesat electronic programme guide for this year's BET Awards, it has been confirmed.
The channel will appear in Freesat's EPG at position 142 from Thursday, July 2 until after the event, which takes place at 8:30pm on Saturday, July 4.
"Being able to broadcast this year’s BET Awards exclusively on Freesat in HD is a real coup and we hope Freesat viewers will really enjoy watching some of the world’s biggest entertainers like Beyonce and Jay Z with amazing HD picture and sound quality," said Freesat managing director Emma Scott. "We’re committed to bringing our viewers brilliant HD programming completely subscription-free and we hope this will be the first of many Freesat HD exclusives."
The channel will appear in Freesat's EPG at position 142 from Thursday, July 2 until after the event, which takes place at 8:30pm on Saturday, July 4.
"Being able to broadcast this year’s BET Awards exclusively on Freesat in HD is a real coup and we hope Freesat viewers will really enjoy watching some of the world’s biggest entertainers like Beyonce and Jay Z with amazing HD picture and sound quality," said Freesat managing director Emma Scott. "We’re committed to bringing our viewers brilliant HD programming completely subscription-free and we hope this will be the first of many Freesat HD exclusives."
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