BBC and ITV join forces to fill in black spots
The BBC and ITV are joining forces to deliver programming via satellite to fill in black spots in terrestrial digital TV signals.
The BBC hopes that the public can continue to receive the programs they have already paid for via the TV license fee, without having to rely on programming being rebroadcasted by commercial satellite or cable operators. This is because about a quarter of UK viewers cannot receive the Freeview terrestrial service as the digital reception is too poor a quality.
Although no announcement has been made, it is expected that Freesat will offer high definition (HD) programming.
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