Some big changes have just been confirmed by the Freeview team and if you get your fix of entertainment via this free-to-view platform then now is a good time to check your settings and hit the retune button. The massive update, which was released just before the Bank Holiday weekend, is switching things up with some channels changing position on the TV planner, a number of services getting a rebrand, three channels launching whilst three are closing for good.

Switches include On Demand 365 moving to channel 254, the new Trailblazer service launching on channel 253 and Seen On TV shutting its doors for good.

This latest update affects over 35 channels making it one of the biggest Freeview releases in a while.

If you use Freeview here are all the changes you need to know.

CHANNEL LAUNCHES

Trailblazer (Ch 253)

Odyssey TV (Ch 256)

Global Arabic + (Ch 283)

NOTE: All these new channels are hybrid streamed and require an internet connected TV.

CHANNEL REBRANDS

WAS That’s Memories • NOW That’s TV 3 (Ch 71)

WAS That’s 80s • NOW That’s Melody (Ch 75)

WAS That’s 80s MCR • NOW That’s Melody MCR (Ch 77)

WAS That’s 90s MCR • NOW That’s Rock MCR (Ch 78)

WAS That’s Memories MCR • NOW That’s TV 3 MCR (Ch 78)

CHANNELS MOVES - full list here

On Demand 365 WAS Ch 265 - NOW 254

France24 WAS Ch 266 - NOW Ch 255

Al Jazeera English WAS Ch 267 - NOW Ch 251

Al Jazeera Arabic WAS Ch 268 - NOW Ch 252

Filmstream WAS Ch 269 - NOW Ch 257

Real Crime WAS Ch 270 - NOW Ch 258

MBC WAS Ch 272 - NOW Ch 259

ASHARQ NEWS WAS Ch 274 - NOW Ch 260

Shots! 276 262

ROK 280 265

Revelation TV 281 266

GOD TV 282 267

3ABN 283 268

NHK World 286 272

Newsmax 287 273

Mech+ 290 276

Nosey 292 278

Talk 294 280

EXTREME CHANNEL 295 281

CHANNEL CLOSURES

NYX (Ch 289)

Talk TV (DTT) (Ch 237)

Seen On TV (Ch 79)

If you want to keep your TV up to date then now is a good time to check you have the new channels and that the services which have changed position are showing on your planner.

Not seeing the update? It's time to retune things. Full details on how to update your screen below

HOW TO RETUNE YOUR FREEVIEW TV

Freeview has issued advice on how to retune devices and here are the steps every user needs to follow.

• Press menu on your box or TV remote control

• Select ‘set-up’, ‘installation’, ‘update’ or a similar option. If you’re asked for a password, the default code is ‘1234’ or ‘0000’.

• Select ‘first-time installation’ (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’).

•Press ‘OK’ if your equipment asks if it's OK to delete existing channels and then your retune should start automatically. If you’re prompted to, save the channels that are found.