Surprise upgrade adds 16 NEW channels to Fire TV for free – and millions of telly models can unlock them too

BRITAIN'S telly fans can bag an extra 16 TV channels without paying a penny.

It's part of a massive upgrade to one of the most popular free streaming services – and it's available on Amazon Fire TVs, plus loads of telly models too.

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The app is called Freely, and it's ran by Everyone TV.

Everyone TV is owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5, and serves up loads of free telly.

Now Freely has announced that it's adding 16 bonus channels, bringing the total that can be streamed over Wi-Fi up to 55.

Freely boasts that this unlocks over "70,000 hours of on-demand content" at no cost.

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The full list of channels being "exclusively integrated" into Freely's TV guide includes:

ITV

• The Chase
• Saturday Night Every Night

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Channel 4

• 4Reality
• 4Homes
• 4Life

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• 5 GPs Behind Closed Doors
• 5 Bargain
• 5 The Yorkshire Vet
• 5 History
• 5 Crime
• Milkshake!
• 5 Police Interceptors
• 5 Cops
• 5 Trucking Hell
• 5 A&E
• 5 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

They're all due to launch in 2025, although there's no exact date that they'll switch on.

"We're proud to be part of Freely," said ITV's Akhila Khanna.

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"And making these channels available to the Freely TV Guide reinforces our commitment to delivering fantastic, free content through this innovative platform."

And Channel 4's Grace Boswood added: "The launch of new streamed channels further accelerates our transformation into the streaming age."

You can bag Freely on a load of devices, including Amazon's own Fire TV sets.

You can also get it on new TV models from Hisense, Bush, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, Metz, and TCL.

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SWAP YOUR STREAMS TO SAVE!

Here's some bill-slashing advice from The Sun's tech editor ...

If you're like me, you'll be paying out more than you'd like on subscriptions each month.

It's easy to lose track of where all the money goes, and the fear of missing out makes it hard to bin Netflix.

But if you're paying for several streaming services, you're making a big mistake.

Instead, try something called stream swapping.

Cancel all of your TV subscriptions except for Netflix, then burn through all of the telly you want to watch on the app.

Then cancel that and sign up for another service, like Disney+.

Watch all of the good stuff there and then move on, perhaps to Amazon Video.

Do this with three or four apps and then cycle back to Netflix at the start.

This way, you get to watch all of the top content on each app but you're not paying for them all at the same time.

And you might even get to take advantage of some attractive sign-up offers too.

It could save you hundreds each year if you stick to it.

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Of course, Freely isn't the only free TV streaming service out there.

There are lots of other ad-supported telly apps that offer no-cost streaming, including Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel.