Digital UK,a television communications company, completed the acquisition of Freesat, a free-to-air satellite television service provider, from BBC and ITV. Financial terms were not disclosed. “I’m delighted to be heading up the new entity and am very much looking forward to leading the development of free-to-view TV in the UK over the coming years. Freeview and Freesat are both major success stories for the UK’s TV industry and wider society, enabling the public policy goals that underpin public service broadcasting, allowing access to high quality TV for free, for all,” Jonathan Thompson, Digital UK CEO.