BritBox have announced that 25 films will be added to the UK version of the on-demand streaming service on the 17th September (2020).
These will mainly be drawn from the Film4 collection, and include Trainspotting, Sexy Beast and The Inbetweeners Movie.
A further 25 movies are due to be added by the end of this year.
Whilst I normally wait until I have the full story before publishing a news article, today I make an exception as the information will be of benefit to viewers.
Freeview are advising viewers to to retune on 5th November, as changes are being made to way in which Film4+1 and More4+1 are broadcast. It is understood that these channels will be moving to a different frequency.
Freeview are also advising a further retune will be required on 14th November in order to continue receiving E4+1, and this could be part of a wider channel reshuffle. Following a renumbering by Channel 4 earlier this year, it is clear that E4 is an important part of their plans. Therefore it would appear that a coverage boost to E4+1 appears likely. through a frequency/multiplex slot.
Currently, Film4+1 and More4+1 are on PSB (public service broadcaster) frequencies, with E4+1 on a commercial frequency with reduced coverage area.
More details will be posted on TelevisionSRS when available.
Channel numbers on several Channel 4 channels on Freeview will be changing on 13th May, following Channel 4s full acquisition of the Box Plus Network that was previously a joint venture.
E4 will move from 28 to 13 which is currently home to Channel 4+1. Film 4 moves to 14, with Channel 4+1 taking over 15. More 4 moves from 14 to 4 Music’s current number of 18.
E4+1 will move up slightly to 28, with 4 Music being pushed down to 29.
These changes will also affect Youview powered services from BT and TalkTalk, as these rely on Freeview from some of their channels.
The table below shows all of the old and new channel numbers.
| Channel | Old Number | New Number |
| Channel 4 + 1 | 13 | 15 |
| E4 | 28 | 13 |
| E4+1 | 29 | 28 |
| Film 4 | 15 | 14 |
| More 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 4 Music | 18 | 29 |
