Ex Pats in Spain, Portugal and Cyprus Approximately 4.5 million British people live abroad, and according to EU estimates, around 1.3 million of these live in Europe. Many UK expats are taking advantage of the warmer weather, slower paced lifestyle and the diverse culinary and cultural experiences in Southern Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. British people who have relocated to these countries, have in the past, taken advantage of English speaking television like Sky, BBC and ITV. On the 6th February 2014 new Astra Satellites, launched the previous year, to replace the previous decommissioned satellites. These new satellites ensured that many customers in the countries above were left without Freesat channels such as BBC, ITV, Ch 4 and 5. Some Freesat HD channels are still available through Sky with the Family package. These include 5 HD, ITV 2 HD, ITV 3 HD, ITV 4 HD, Film 4 HD, More 4 HD and e4 HD. The satellites that became active in 2...
