Best free (or very cheap) TV system ?

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I've just cancelled my Sky subscription for £70pm and need to get a cheaper way of watching TV! The current system has a Sky dish and we don't need any childrens channels, we do want all the usual BBC's, ITV's, C4, C5 etc and do like to watch a film on the weekend. Very important though, is that we do want to be able to use a similar planner that you use on the Sky box. and to record a channel when you're watching another or when you're out. Any ideas on a great free (or very cheap) system to suit that please?
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/BT-Youview-Freeview-Catch-Subscription/dp/B00ISS61KE/ref=asc_df_B00ISS61KE/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311040359723&hvpos=1o5&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8315156701912022567&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045815&hvtargid=pla-592275657964&th=1
I notice this is freeview - how does that compare with freesat?
If you the Sky +HD box with shotgun cable then you will have 2 sat-dish inputs.
If you had the Sky Q box then you will have to check that Sky installer fitted a Hybrid LNB because Sky Q LNB's will not work with anything else apart from Sky Q box. Hybrid LNB will work with any satellite receiver box.
But then somebody on MSE forum may come and say I am talking rubbish but in the early days of Sky Q the LNB's would only work with Q boxes.
If you want to record or watch 2 programmes at the same time you will need 2 inputs for the sat box unless they are on the same transponder.