Monday, 26 March 2007

Freeview prepares to oust Sky

"A World of Digital" reports that Britain's public service broadcasters are preparing to kick Sky out of the Freeview alliance.

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are angry about Sky's plans to replace its three Freeview channels with a four-channel subscription service.

Sky News, Sky Sports News and Sky Three would probably be replaced by Sky One, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and another channel, using a different broadcast system and requiring new set-top boxes. Sky was one of Freeview's founding shareholders.

New Media Age reports that the public service channels will tell media regulator Ofcom that Sky should forfeit its stake in Freeview if it proceeeds with the plan.

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