Just last month, Express.co.uk brought you the news that Freeview was adding a number of channels to its platform including Rewind TV which offers back-to-back access to older shows such as The Prisoner, Drop the Dead Donkey, Worzel Gummidge, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Tony Hancock and The Charmer.

SonLife and wedotv were also added to the TV guide meaning users of the service had lots more things to watch. Sadly, that big boost hasn’t lasted for long with Freeview just confirming that a trio of channels are now shutting down.

The platforms being dropped include Create & Craft (Channel 85) and Pop Max (Channel 206) along with Filmstream (Channel 257) which only launched earlier this year and showed films unavailable on mainstream movie channels.

There’s no word why all these services are closing although Freeview has stated, “Channels are constantly evolving on Freeview with individual channels making the decision to move, add or remove channels. Freeview continues to ensure that audiences can enjoy a rich and varied content.”

To make sure your TV is now up to date with all the latest changes to the telly guide you may need to give it a retune with full details on how to do that here.

“On 10th December 2024 some broadcasters are making important changes to their channels,” Freeview confirmed

“You will need to retune to update your TV and keep your channels and TV Guide up to date.”

Although this channel update is bad news for Freeview, its sister service – Freely – has just had a big upgrade.

Freely is now boosting its channels which means users will be able to watch more things without paying a monthly subscription fee. At its launch earlier this year, there were only around 20 channels to view via this streaming platform but that’s now been increased to more than 40.

READ MORE: What is Freely?

New things to view include content from AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI UK), PBS America, GB News and QVC.

The new partnerships brings the total line-up to over 40 streamed live channels seamlessly integrated with 74,000 hours of on-demand content from eleven different players.

For those not aware, Freely launched earlier this year and comes built into a swathe of new TVs including models made by Bush, Hisense and Panasonic.