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It’s not usually you get one thing for nothing but that is precisely what Sky is dishing out proper now. Over the Easter break, the telly firm says you can get entry to ‘hidden’ movies and exhibits which may help the household keep entertained. If that sounds engaging, all you need to do is grab your distant control, faucet the voice button and say these three phrases – “Easter Egg Hunt”.

This will then launch a devoted Easter web page the place bonus content material may be discovered and considered. Some of the issues already on offer embrace Isadora Moon, Knuckles and the Transformers One film. More treats shall be launched every single day, so it is price checking back to see what’s been added.

This deal with is offered throughout the entire vary of Sky units akin to Sky Q, Sky Stream and Sky Glass televisions.

“To add to the Easter excitement, this year Sky is shaking things up with an Easter Egg Hunt for Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream users. From 14 April, discover a new Easter treat on your homepage each day and solve clues to track down hidden films and shows! Just say “Easter Egg Hunt” into your remote to join the hunt today,” Sky confirmed in a message despatched to Express.co.uk.

As Sky confirmed, this blockbuster Easter offer is operating from now till April 27. There’s even a bonus quiz with Sky saying that those that remedy the three clues within the second rail on the screen may also unlock three thriller titles.

Sky clients aren’t the one ones getting a free content material enhance.

Freely – the free to watch TV service from the workforce at Freeview – has simply introduced a enormous enhance for viewers who don’t desire an aerial with 16 new streamed channels coming to the platform “later this year”.

These embrace two ITV channels, The Chase and Saturday Night Every Night, plus three from Channel 4, that are 4Reality, 4Homes and 4 Life.

Meanwhile, Channel 5 will present 11 new dwell channels to stream: 5 GPs Behind Closed Doors, 5 Bargain Loving Brits, 5 The Yorkshire Vet, 5 History, 5 Crime, Milkshake!, 5 Police Interceptors, 5 Cops, 5 Trucking Hell, 5 A&E and 5 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

“We’re excited to bolster Freely’s offering with eleven new dwell channels, together with 5 that shall be unique to the platform and 5,” mentioned 5’s VP Distribution Kiaran Saunders.