Thousands of TV fans receive free upgrade this month with three channels dedicated to beloved BBC shows

TELLY lovers will find three new channels on their sets later this month that won’t cost a penny.

The trio will largely centre around some of the BBC‘s much-loved long-time shows.

A Homes Under The Hammer channel is among the roster

And the company behind the project plan to introduce even more free channels in future too.

It’s all comes amid a steady increase in internet-streamed channels that have popped up from the likes of Pluto TV and Amazon‘s Freevee in recent years.

Even Freeview‘s owner is planning to launch a brand new streaming-based TV service called Freely.

But for now TalkTalk TV, Community Fibre TV and Better TV can expect these three channels on their boxes for the first time.

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The third channel is called So…Real, with a focus on everything reality TV.

All three already exist on some services such as Virgin Media.

But later this month they’ll be available on TalkTalk TV, Community Fibre TV and Better TV to customers in the UK and Ireland.

It comes as the company that powers the boxes – Netgem TV – signs a deal with All3Media International, the firm behind hits such as The Traitors and The Tourist.

Once launched, it’ll bring Netgem’s channel line-up to more than 130.

“We recognise a shift in consumer behaviour, expecting ad-supported content to be of high quality and operated in the same way as traditional Pay TV,” said Sylvain Thevenot, Chief Commercial & Customer Officer of Netgem.

“In line with this trend, our content acquisition strategy is to provide the best content at no extra cost for our clients across Europe.

“All3Media International brings just that with fantastic channels such as Homes Under The Hammer and The Great British Menu, which will resonate particularly well with our audience.”