The subscription service ended on 19 July 2006 and the channel re-launched (under the slightly modified name of Film4) a few days later on 23 July. When the channel became free, it also returned to digital terrestrial as part of Freeview, and became completely free-to-air on satellite. The channel's availability increased from 300,000 (subscribers) to 18 million households. It also changed its broadcasting hours to 3pm - 3am, and commercial breaks were included during films for the first time. The first film broadcast under the new format was the British non-subscription television premiere of Lost in Translation.
It remains the only free film channel available on digital terrestrial television.
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