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ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service

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Old 29-04-2007, 9:40 AM   #1
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The prospect of free-to-air high definition TV broadcasting in the UK moved forward this week with the announcement by the BBC that it plans to launch the Freesat platform early 2008. The venture has been approved by the BBC Trust and will be conducted as a joint venture with ITV.The proposal is for [...]
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Old 29-04-2007, 10:10 AM   #2
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Re: ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service
HD! Come on!!!
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Old 29-04-2007, 10:40 AM   #3
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Re: ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service
Freeview needs consigning to history now then really.
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Old 30-04-2007, 12:53 AM   #4
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Re: ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service
Why so? If you can receive Freeview through an aerial why should you then be obliged to fork out for a satellite receiver etc if Freeview does what you want?
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Old 30-04-2007, 6:02 AM   #5
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Re: ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service
Woo, this is an interesting read...The trust approval document.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets...t/decision.pdf

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Old 02-05-2007, 11:56 AM   #6
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Re: ITV joins BBC to create free HDTV satellite service
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Freeview needs consigning to history now then really.
Yeah, I mean its only in 8.3 Million homes compared to 8 Million for Sky. It sure has been a big failure
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