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Initial, Freeview, logo, licensees, named

Initial Freeview logo licensees named

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The first vendors to use the Freeview logo will be:

Arista Electronics

Digital Products Group (Beyonwiz)

Hills Industries (DGTEC)

Hybrid Television Services (TiVo)

Kogan Technologies

LG Electronics Australia

Panasonic Australia

Pixel Magic Systems (Magic TV)

Sharp

Sony Australia

Strong Technologies

"Australians looking to make the switch to free-to-air digital TV can be reassured that choosing a product with a Freeview product logo means they will receive the full suite of free-to-air digital TV channels," said Freeview CEO Robin Parkes.

Has anyone come across an HD TV or STB that won't pick up all the channels?

"Any HD digital receiver will receive the Freeview channels. These product logos are designed to further assist people in identifying digital TV equipment," Parkes added.

And to scare them away from equipment that supports ad-skipping?