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Encyclopedia > Freeview (United Kingdom)
This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television brand. For other uses of the branding, see Freeview.
Freeview
(DTV Services Ltd)
Type Free-to-air digital terrestrial television promotions company
Founded 2002
Headquarters United Kingdom London
Key people Ilse Howling (Managing Director)
Industry Media
Products Equipment to receive free-to-air digital terrestrial television channels
Revenue Not for profit
Website www.freeview.co.uk

DTV Services, trading as Freeview, is the name for the collection of Free to air services on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform in the UK. The service is jointly run by its five equal shareholders - BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva. DTV Services is designed to market changes to the platform. In association with the Digital TV Group, DTV Services is responsible for marketing specifications such as Freeview+, the PVR brand and Freeview HD - the roster of forthcoming HD channels. This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... “UK” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British television station. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ... Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ...

Contents

Overview

Adoption of digital terrestrial television (green) across all television sets from 2006-2009. Source: Ofcom

Freeview officially launched on 30 October 2002 at 5 am when the BBC and Crown Castle (now Arqiva) officially took over the digital terrestrial television (DTT) licences to broadcast on the three multiplexes from the defunct ITV Digital (originally called ONdigital). The founding members of DTV Services, who trade as Freeview, were the BBC, Crown Castle UK (now part of Arqiva) and British Sky Broadcasting. On 11 October 2005, ITV plc and Channel 4 became equal shareholders. Since then, the Freeview model has been copied in a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, France and Italy. Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... In telecommunications, multiplexing (also muxing or MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

Service costs

Freeview provides no channels at all, the promotional efforts not extending to the consortium member's premium or pay-per-view channels and no subscription channels. The name distinguishes the service from ITV Digital, cable and satellite digital TV services. To receive the services that Freeview promotes, a set-top box (typically available from £15) or a new television with an integrated digital tuner is required. DTT reception cards for computers are also available for a similar price. Some viewers also need an aerial upgrade which can cost around £80 to £180.[1] In addition, the annual television licence must be purchased, as is required for all viewers of broadcast television in the UK irrespective of the method of reception.[2] Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Cable TV redirects here. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... A set-top box (STB) or set-top unit (STU) is a device that connects to a television and an external source of signal, turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the television screen. ... This article is about a licence that is required to own or operate a television or radio. ...


A subscription-based DTT service, Top Up TV, launched in March 2004 using unused channel space on Multiplexes that were owned by parties who, at the time, were not members of the Freeview consortium. The Top Up TV service is not connected with the Freeview service; it simply runs alongside it on the DTT platform. It was possible to receive Top Up TV selected Freeview set-top boxes or televisions equipped with a card slot or CI slot, however, this was discontinued in 2006 in favour of "Top Up TV Anytime", a service which depends on a proprietary set top box.[citation needed] The subscription business model is a business model that has long been used by magazines and record clubs, but the application of this model is spreading. ... Top Up TV is a pay TV service provided in the United Kingdom. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... scheme The Common Interface (CI) is the slot on a digital television receiver into which a conditional access module (CAM) may be inserted for satellite television. ...


The Digital TV Group the industry association for digital television in the UK, is responsible for co-ordination between Freeview, Top Up TV, and other digital services.[citation needed]

Freeview channels

Main article: List of digital terrestrial television channels (UK)

The Freeview service broadcasts free-to-air television channels, radio stations and interactive services from the existing public service broadcasters. Channels on the service include BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five terrestrial channels as well as their digital services. In addition channels from Sky, UKTV and Virgin TV, text services from Teletext and radio stations from BBC and Bauer amongst others are available. This is a list of TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, internet streaming and cable systems. ... This article is about the UKTV network of channels in the UK and Ireland. ... Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Virgin Media (previously known as NTL and Telewest) and acts as its television programme production arm. ... A BBC Ceefax page from January 9, 2007. ... The Bauer Media Group (Bauer Verlagsgruppe) is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg, which operates in 15 countries worldwide. ...


The full range of channels broadcast via digital terrestrial television includes pay television services from operators such as Top Up TV and ESPN. These channels, requiring an extra subscription, are usually listed in on-screen Electronic Programme Guides alongside the various Freeview channels, although some set-top-boxes which are not capable of receiving encrypted channels may decide not to list these channels. Top Up TV is a pay TV service provided in the United Kingdom. ...

Freeview+

Main article: Freeview+

Freeview+ is a consumer brand for the specification of Digital Terrestrial Recorders which is laid out by the Digital TV Group. It is designed to "raise consumer awareness and promote sales" of Freeview-capable digital video recorders". Only approved digital terrestrial recorders (PVR's, DVR's and DTR's) which meet specified quality and functionality criteria are permitted to carry the Freeview+ logo. An advantage of the scheme is the benefit of joint marketing and consumer confidence. The digital video recorder (DVR), also called personal video recorder (PVR) or digital personal video recorder, is a consumer electronics device that records television shows to a hard disk in digital format. ...

Freeview HD

The two channel (BBC HD and ITV1 HD), Freeview HD completed a "technical launch" on 2 December 2009 from Crystal Palace and Winter Hill and operates on multiplex BBC B (aka Multiplex B or PSB3) from that date in regions that switched-over on or after that date, with the service coming to all regions by the end of 2012.[3] BBC HD is the high-definition television channel launched by the BBC on a trial basis from May 15, 2006, with the first HD originated programme, Planet Earth, shown on May 27. ... The Crystal Palace transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site in the Crystal Palace area of the London Borough of Bromley, England (grid reference TQ339712). ... Click to view the hi-res version and see the supporting cables The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site situated on Winter Hill between Chorley and Bolton, in Lancashire, England. ...


Channel 4 HD was expected to be available at launch but has been delayed.[4] S4C HD is expected in March 2010 in Wales, where Channel 4 HD will not launch.[5] Five HD will launch during 2010, while a fifth HD channel may be able to launch during 2013.[6][7] S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ...


Freeview HD is the first operational TV service in the world using the DVB-T2 standard, which will require the purchase of new compatible reception equipment.[8] Freeview HD set-top boxes and televisions will be available at the consumer launch of the service in early 2010. In order to qualify for the Freeview HD logo, receivers will need to be IPTV-capable and display Freeview branding, including the logo, on the electronic programme guide screen.[9] DVB-T stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial and it is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television. ...


It was announced 10 February 2009 that the signal will be encoded with MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4, which supports up to 1080i30/1080p30, so 1080p50 cannot be used.[10] The system has been designed from the start to allow regional variations in the broadcast schedule. Services will be statistically multiplexed – which means bandwidth is dynamically allocated between channels, depending on the complexity of the images – with the aim of maintaining a consistent quality, rather than a specific bit rate. Video for each channel can range between 3Mb/s and 17Mb/s. Dolby Digital audio will be transmitted at 320Kb/s for 5.1 surround, with stereo audio at 128Kb/s; audio description takes up 64Kb/s, subtitles 200Kb/s and the data stream, for interactive applications, just 50Kb/s.[9] H.264 is a standard for video compression. ...


The Ofcom proposal, the consultation responses (21 November 2007 - 30 January 2008), and related documents can be found at "The Future of Digital Terrestrial Television - Ofcom". http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/dttfuture/. Retrieved 2009-08-01. . Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...

Coverage and reception

Coverage is being increased as digital switchover takes place across the UK.[11]


Ofcom estimates that the coverage level of the three public service broadcasting multiplexes will reach 98.5% of the population (the same as analogue television) and six-multiplex reception will cover 90% of the population once the digital switchover has been completed in 2012.[12] The Digital Tick Digital switchover is the name given to the process by which analogue broadcast television in an area is converted to digital television. ...


Approximately 27% of households were in a location that couldn't receive Freeview broadcasts.[13] Maximum Freeview coverage of the UK whilst analogue and digital services were running in tandem was reached in the years before digital switchover in the UK began.[14] Digital UK, the body backed by the UK government and UK broadcasters is currently switching off the analogue TV services in the UK, region-by-region. Digital Switchover in the UK In 2007, the Whitehaven transmitter in Cumbria switched to digital. Then in 2008 viewers in the Scottish Borders had their analogue signal switched off and their Freeview signal boosted, and coverage increased to minor relays. In 2009, Freeview coverage increased: The South West of England switched to digital between April and August; Cumbria, Dumfries&Galloway and Isle of Man switched in June. Wales is currently in the process of digital switchover, with existing analogue services being replaced by high powered digital signals carrying the Freeview service.[15] An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. ... For other uses, see Digital (disambiguation). ...

History

Main article: History of Freeview UK

Following the collapse of ITV Digital, the Independent Television Commission re-advertised the licenses for the three multiplexes (MUX B, C and D) that had been used by ITV Digital. On August 16, 2002, the licenses were granted to members of the Freeview consortium, with BBC getting multiplex B and Crown Castle getting multiplexes C and D.[16] The ITC has been superseded as the British commercial television regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). ...


Although all pay channels had been closed down on ITV Digital, many free-to-air channels continued broadcasting, including the five analogue channels, the BBC channels and ITV2, ITN News Channel, S4C2, TV Travel Shop and QVC.[17] ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... The ITV News Channel was a 24 hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 2000 to 2005. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered... QVC is a digital television station broadcasting in the United Kingdom. ...


Freeview launched on 30 October 2002. Sky Travel, UK History, Sky News, Sky Sports News, The Hits (now 4Music) and TMF (now Viva) were available from the start. BBC Four and the interactive BBC streams were moved to multiplex B.[18] Under the initial plans, the two multiplexes operated by Crown Castle would carry eight channels altogether. The seventh stream became shared by UK Bright Ideas and Ftn which launched in February 2003. The eighth stream was left unused until April 2004 when the shopping channel Ideal World launched on Freeview. There are now 14 streams carried by the two multiplexes, with Multiplex C carrying 6 streams, and Multiplex D carrying 8. It has recently been announced that more streams are now available on the multiplexes, and that bidding is under way. Sky Travel is a channel from BSkyB that shows extensive programmes about travel, adverts for travel agencies, and documentries. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 5 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... Sky Sports News (SSN) is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. ... 4Music is a music channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 4. ... Crown Castle International Corp. ... For other uses, see FTN. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) was a television channel from Virgin Media Television (formerly known as Flextech) transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. ... Ideal World is a shopping channel in the UK owned by Ideal Shopping Direct Plc. ...

Technical problems

In August 2008, a change was made to the broadcast parameters to allow future expansion of the network. This caused approximately 250,000 DVB-T receivers to stop working altogether due to incompatibility. The boxes affected were mainly manufactured before 2004. The problem was caused by an increase in the size of the Network Information Table (channel list) which exceeded the memory available in some set-top boxes.[19] Freeview had warned consumers in advance of the update, which was phased over a three-month period.[20] Affected consumers were advised to buy new set-top boxes.[21][22]


Other boxes have been obsoleted by the change to "8k mode".[23] And some boxes fail to work in mixed 2k and 8k environments.

2009 retune

The Freeview service underwent a major upgrade on 30 September 2009 which required 18 million households to retune their television sets.[24] The changes lead to several thousand complaints from people who have lost channels as a result of retuning their equipment. The Freeview website crashed and their call centre not accepting calls as a result of the problems. The change involved an update to the NIT (Network Information Table) which some sets could not accommodate, in total many thousands lost access to some of the channels. This includes 460,000 fed from relay stations who have permanently lost access to ITV3 and ITV4. Updates are being broadcast to enable firmware changes but in some cases sets have to be on and receiving broadcasts to accept the updates and not all householders are aware of this. [25][26]

See also

References

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Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Freesat is a BBC-owned trademark for free to air digital satellite television services targeting the UK. It is used as a tradename by two, differing systems, one of which is not purely free-to-air. ... This article is about the free-to-view satellite service from BSkyB. For the similarly named free-to-air service from the BBC and ITV, see Freesat. ... Freeview is a non-profit organisation providing free-to-air digital television and digital radio to New Zealand. ... GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 25 satellite. ... Globosat is a multichannel, subscription-based cable and satellite TV service in Brazil, created in 1991, after the creation of cable and satellite TV services. ... GloryStar Satellite Systems is a vendor of satellite television equipment oriented towards viewers of satellite-delivered Christian broadcast ministries. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Does not meet WP:CORP If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Indovision is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service initially in Indonesia. ... Kristal-ASTRO, formed on January 24, 2000, is the sole operator of Bruneis multi-channel pay-television service. ... Middle East Broadcasting Centre or popularly known as MBC was launced on September 18, 1991, is a Saudi-run company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite. ... The correct title of this article is . ... NOVA Cyprus is a Cypriot digital satellite pay television service owned by Multichoice Cyprus. ... NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay television service owned by Multichoice Hellas and Teletypos. ... NTV+ is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsats W4 satellite at 36. ... PrimeStar is a now-defunct U.S. direct broadcast satellite organization formed in 1991. ... SelecTV is an Australian satellite based subscription television broadcasting service headed by CEO Jim Blomfield (previously CEO of FOXTEL). ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... SKY Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. ... SKY Latin America is two closely related pay-TV providers, one based in Mexico, the other in Brazil. ... This page has been deleted, and protected to prevent re-creation. ... SKY Perfect Communications Inc. ... SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: ; NZX: SKT), often trading as SKY, is a New Zealand pay television service. ... Star TV can refer to the following: Star TV (Ukraine): An electronic/club music channel in Ukraine Star TV (Turkey): A general entertainment channel in Turkey Star TV (Tanzania): A television station in Tanzania STAR TV (Asia): An Asian satellite service owned by News Corporation Startv (Canada): A Canadian weekly... Tata Sky is a DTH satellite television provider in India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... TV Cabo, a division of Portugal Telecom, is the main cable television provider of Portugal. ... TV Vlaanderen Digitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Belgian market, using the Astra-1 satellites at 19. ... TVTEL (TVTEL Comunicações, S.A.) is a Portuguese digital satellite and cable pay television service provider. ... UBI WORLD TV is an Australian digital satellite pay television service that broadcasts predominantly ethnic (and mainly non-english) channels. ... United States Satellite Broadcasting was a satellite television company that ran from 1981 to 1998. ... Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. ... The VOOM logo Voom was a direct broadcast satellite television provider serving the United States. ... WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. ... Yes TV (formally incorporated as D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd) founded in 1998, is the sole satellite television provider (DBS) in Israel. ... This article is about internet protocol television. ... Bell Aliant Regional Communications is a communications company providing services primarily in rural areas throughout eastern Canada, as Aliant in Atlantic Canada and as Bell in central Canada. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... The Belgacom Group, composed of Belgacom NV/SA and its subsidiaries, is the leading telecommunications company in Belgium. ... Logo BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is Indias largest Communication Service Provider (CSP), and seventh largest in the world. ... BT Vision is a service provided in the United Kingdom supplied by BT Group. ... Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian state-telecommunications operator Telenor. ... Clix is the triple play brand of Portuguese telecommunication operator Sonaecom, majority-owned by the Sonae conglomerate, with a participation of France Télécom. ... Darty, founded in 1957 by the Darty Family in France, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of KESA Electricals Plc specialising in Electrical retailing. ... Fine tv is the third pay TV station in Malaysia. ... Free is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of the Iliad Group. ... Imagenio is the comercial name of the IPTV , Television over ADSL , service of Spains Telefonica company. ... The IAEA INES Scale The INES (International Nuclear Events Scale) was introduced by IAEA in order to enable prompt communication of safety significance information in case of nuclear accidents. ... KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., Royal KPN NV) (NYSE: KPN) is a Dutch fixed-line and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations. ... Maroc Telecom (Arabic: ; Ittisalat Al Maghrib; Acronym: IAM) is the main telecommunication company in Morocco. ... The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is the government owned telephone service provider in the cities of Bombay, New Delhi and New Bombay in India. ... Neuf (formerly known as Neuf Telecom) is French telecom provider offering a number of services to the larger urban areas of France, ranking number two in the country. ... For the television station in Surrey, British Columbia that formally used the on-air brand NOWTV, see CHNU-TV now TV (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 24-hour pay-TV service provider in Hong Kong SAR. It is transmitted through the companys Netvigator broadband network via an IPTV service. ... Portugal Telecom (Euronext: PTC, NYSE: PT) is the biggest telecommunications operator in Portugal. ... Meo is the commercial name of the IPTV television over ADSL service of Portugals PT Comunicações telco company. ... Sky Angel is a multi-channel, direct-to-home satellite television and radio service that specializes in Christian and family-friendly programming. ... ShqipTV was one of the first major Albanian project to deliver IPTV service world wide. ... T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT; T-Croatian Telecom) is the national telecommunications company in Croatia. ... Tele2 AB is one of Europes biggest alternative telecommunications operators with over 30 million customers in 22 countries. ... Telefónica, S.A., (IBEX-35:TEF, Euronext: TEF, NYSE: TEF, LSE: TDE, FWB: TEF, TYO: 9481) is a Spanish telecommunications company. ... TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... Total Peripherals Group (commonly known as TPG) is a privately owned Australian ISP and IT company. ... AT&T U-verse is the brand name for a group of services provided over Internet Protocol (IP), including television service, Internet access, and voice telephone service. ... VDC Corporation, based in Northbrook, Illinois, is the first company to deliver Television On the Desktop, or TOD, programming over IP to desktop computers, cell phones, and mobile devices. ... Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. ... Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. ... Boxer TV Access is the Swedish digital terrestrial television (DTT) pay-TV-provider. ... Doordarshan (sometimes DoorDarshan; ) is a Public broadcast Terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India. ... Freeview is a non-profit organisation providing free-to-air digital television and digital radio to New Zealand. ... KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., Royal KPN NV) (NYSE: KPN) is a Dutch fixed-line and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... La 7 Cartapiù (Italian: Cardplus, La7 The Seventh refers to a broadcast network) is an Italian digital terrestrial television channel broadcasting 7 channels on a pay-per-view basis. ... Mediaset Premium is an Italian digital terrestrial television service provided by Mediaset. ... MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd is Malaysias second pay television operator. ... The service known as Multichoice TV is a wirelessly broadcated Cable television service in the country of Barbados. ... The Pakistan Television Corporation (abbreviated as PTV) (Urdu: پاکستان ٹیلیوژن کارپوریشن) is the state-run television service in Pakistan, and has been on the air since 1964. ... Télévision Numérique Terrestre logo TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre) is the national digital terrestrial service for France. ... Top Up TV is a pay TV service provided in the United Kingdom. ... Fiber to the x (FTTX) is a generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber to replace all or part of the usual copper loop used for telecommunications. ... TVTEL (TVTEL Comunicações, S.A.) is a Portuguese digital satellite and cable pay television service provider. ... FiOS (Fiber Optic Service) is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service, originally piloted in Keller, Texas, and now offered in many areas of the United States by Verizon. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ... Meo is the commercial name of the IPTV television over ADSL service of Portugals PT Comunicações telco company. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Analogue television in the United Kingdom. ... A UK Restricted Service Licence (often called an RSL), is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event. ... BT Vision is a service provided in the United Kingdom supplied by BT Group. ... Freesat is a BBC-owned trademark for free to air digital satellite television services targeting the UK. It is used as a tradename by two, differing systems, one of which is not purely free-to-air. ... This article is about the free-to-view satellite service from BSkyB. For the similarly named free-to-air service from the BBC and ITV, see Freesat. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Top Up TV is a pay TV service provided in the United Kingdom. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... WightCable is a provider of commercial and residential cable television, telephone and broadband internet services in the United Kingdom. ... As of 2005, analogue transmissions are still the most used method of receiving television in the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Analogue television in the United Kingdom. ... Cable TV redirects here. ... This article is about internet protocol television. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... Television stations These channels are available on digital aerial, satellite and cable systems. ... A digibox can refer to either: Digibox (Sky Digital), BSkyBs proprietary satellite set-top box Digibox (generic set-top box); in Britain, the above trademark has become genericised such that it can often refer to any digital TV (either DVB-S or DVB-T) set-top box Digital tuner... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Old V+ Logo The black V+ Box Right Side Front view of the V+ box V+ (previously known as TV Drive) is a product from Virgin Media which provides Personal Video Recording (PVR) and High Definition (HD) functionality to customers who subscribe to the service. ...


 
 

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