According to a SCE’s New Zealand Boss, the PS3 will be getting a digital tuner add on and DVR functionality during the first quarter of next year, coinciding with the launch of Freeview (UK terrestrial broadcast) in New Zealand.

Warrick Light told the New Zealand press "We’re hoping next year about the same time that Freeview launches its terrestrial broadcasting service to release a digital tuner for the PS3, turning it into a programmable TV recorder."

This is an interesting development but comes as no surprise as Sony had started to go in this direction already with their recently announced deal with Sky for movies on demand on the PSP. 

Details of the exact functions and price were not revealed, but we can expect to hear more on this at the Leipzig Games Convention later this month.