Freeview viewers may soon see the number of ways they can watch content dropping. Last week it was revealed some types of TV will be longer be able to stream ITV Hub over Freeview.
Previously 11 devices had been affected, but that list is now set to get even bigger from September. The Express claims Panasonic and Hisense are among the TVs that will lose the service.
According to Freeview, the upcoming incompatibility is due to ITV working on upgrades to its app. The technology required to carry out the improvements is not supported by some older televisions.
In a post on its website, Freeview confirmed: "From the end of September the ITV Hub app will no longer be available on some Freeview devices.'
Here is the full list of TVs that will lose ITV Hub next month:
vtex (2016+)
• CVTE (2013+)
• Hisense MTK5657
• Hisense MTK5658
• TCL 6586 6 Series
• Panasonic TV 2016 D MT5810
• Panasonic TV 2015 C MT5595, Diga
• Panasonic TV 2018 F HD MT5581
• Sharp UMC MSD6486
• Sharp UMC MS6586
• Sharp UMC 6486X
It's a big loss for anyone with these TVs in their homes with ITV Hub offering hours of content that can be viewed on demand. To make matters worse, ITV Hub is about to be replaced by a new service called ITV X which is promising even more shows and boxsets with some being made available before they are shown on terrestrial TV.
In fact, whilst ITV Hub has 4,000 hours of content the new ITVX platform is boasting that it will have around 11,000 hours more. ITVX will be entirely free to watch via an ad-supported plan, but a paid-for package which bundles in BritBox will also be available that removes ads as well.
