With most of ITV Digital's pay TV stations now off air, Digital Spy recaps the events of the past 24 hours.

Tuesday, 2.30pm: Alarm bells are raised as news breaks of 900 job losses at ITV Digital's main call centre in Pembroke, Wales. Early reports indicate ITV Digital administrators Deloitte & Touche had informed the centre's management contractors - 7C and Manpower - of the decision to withdraw funding on Monday.

3:55pm: Reports begin to emerge indicating that ITV Digital will close completely at midnight. Insiders say that an announcement from Deloitte & Touche is imminent.

5:10pm: Deloitte & Touche issue a statement confirming that they have been unsuccessful in finding a buyer for the service, and, lack of funds will mean operational closure of ITV Digital at midnight. Job losses are confirmed for the Pembroke call centre, and the smaller Plymouth call centre.

5:30pm: The ITC confirms that ITV Digital has surrendered its three multiplexes, and gives provisional details of the accelerated reallocation process.

6pm: Digital Spy learns that E4, FilmFour and ITV Sport will continue to broadcast via DTT for at least a further two weeks. This is confirmed by Channel 4 at 6.20pm.

6.30pm: Contrary to reports that most pay TV channels will end at midnight, Digital Spy is told that channels will go off air at 7am.

7pm: BSkyB announce they are to write off £22m debt owed to it by ITV Digital for channel carriage.

8pm: News emerges that the ITV Sport Channel is to become a free-to-air station for DTT and ntl:home customers from Wednesday, May 1. The Football League say they are happy at the decision, which ensures a wider audience for coverage of the Nationwide League playoffs.

12am: ITV Digital's information channel is updated with a message informing viewers of the pay TV closure. MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount broadcast on-screen messages advising viewers of the shutoff.

Wednesday, 7am: Pay TV channels begin shut down. Sky Premier is the last to bow out at 7.30am after the credits finish for film Baby.