Liberoview

LiberoView is Siarlabar's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by Digital Siarlabar Inc., a joint venture between the Siarlabar Public Broadcasting Commission, Mediaset and Vision Communications. It was launched on 10 September 2004.

History
Digital terrestrial television was launched on 02 February 2000 in Siarlabar using the DVB-T standard, with a transition to widescreen on all of the digital terrestrial TV channels on the 01 January 2001. Alongside with the digital simulcasts of SPBC 1, SPBC 2 and Rete Tre, additional channels were introduced into the digital terrestrial television lineup, such as SPBC K (children's television channel), SPBC Sport (sports channel), TeleCinema (movies channel), and SPBC Music (music channel).

During the early months after its launch, the majority of viewers did not how to buy a digital set-top box in order to receive the digital channels. In August 2000, Digital Siarlabar worked with the Siarlabar Public Broadcasting Commission and Mediaset created public service announcements in order to instruct the viewers on how to buy a digital set-top box. The public service announcements sparked an increase in viewers who tuned in to digital terrestrial TV channels by 5-10%.

On 10 September 2004, LiberoView was founded as a joint venture between the Siarlabar Public Broadcasting Commission, Mediaset and Vision Communications. The first set of LiberoView-branded digital set-top boxes were launched on 1 October 2004.

On 10 July 2010, LiberoView launched LiberoView HD, an high-definition version of the LiberoView digital terrestrial television platform. It uses the DVB-T2 high-definition broadcasting standard. On that same year, LiberoView+, a version of LiberoView HD with personal video recorder support was also launched.

On 05 April 2016, LiberoPlay, an addition to the service, was launched. It combines the LiberoView set-top box with internet connectivity support. It can be used to watch catch-up services (such as Mediaset Play and SPBC Now) and streaming services (such as Amazon Prime and Netflix), as well as watching YouTube videos and stream music via Spotify.

LiberoView/LiberoView HD
The LiberoView/LiberoView HD receivers are standard receivers that receives digital channels in DVB-T/T2 format, as well as radio stations and interactive/text services.

LiberoView+
The LiberoView+ receivers are similar to the LiberoView/LiberoView HD receivers, but with the ability to record from television channels. All of the LiberoView+ receivers feature a removable 2.5-inch hard drive and a USB slot.

LiberoPlay
The LiberoPlay receivers features the best of both worlds, combining a LiberoView+ set-top box with Internet connectivity support. It allows viewers to watch catch-up services (such as Mediaset Play and SPBC Now) and streaming services (such as Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix), as well as watching YouTube videos and stream music via Spotify.