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The BBC is planning to broadcast "public information announcements" on both network television and its digital channels in order to reassure viewers that BBC broadcasts are still available free-to-view on digital terrestrial television.
The move comes in the aftermath of the collapse of digital terrestrial broadcaster ITV Digital, which ceased operations at midnight; pay-TV channels except E4 and FilmFour ceased transmission at 7am today.
The corporation announced: "The BBC is seeking to ensure that all the BBC’s free-to-view channels will continue to be available to all digital terrestrial viewers. As a result we are, as a matter of urgency, negotiating with the administrator to ensure that full access to all the BBC’s free-to-view channels continues. The BBC believes there is still a future for the digital terrestrial platform - where audiences get digital TV through their rooftop aerials - and hopes the ITC and the Government will be able to resolve its long term future in the public interest, as soon as possible. We will be be broadcasting public information announcements on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Choice, BBC Four and BBC News 24 to reassure DTT viewers that they will continue to receive our channels."
More on the future of digital terrestrial television coming up on Digital Spy.
The move comes in the aftermath of the collapse of digital terrestrial broadcaster ITV Digital, which ceased operations at midnight; pay-TV channels except E4 and FilmFour ceased transmission at 7am today.
The corporation announced: "The BBC is seeking to ensure that all the BBC’s free-to-view channels will continue to be available to all digital terrestrial viewers. As a result we are, as a matter of urgency, negotiating with the administrator to ensure that full access to all the BBC’s free-to-view channels continues. The BBC believes there is still a future for the digital terrestrial platform - where audiences get digital TV through their rooftop aerials - and hopes the ITC and the Government will be able to resolve its long term future in the public interest, as soon as possible. We will be be broadcasting public information announcements on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Choice, BBC Four and BBC News 24 to reassure DTT viewers that they will continue to receive our channels."
More on the future of digital terrestrial television coming up on Digital Spy.
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