BBC
reassures DTT viewers
In
the wake of ITV Digital switching off its pay services the BBC will
today broadcast a public information announcement on BBC ONE, BBC
TWO, BBC Choice, BBC FOUR and BBC News 24 to reassure viewers of
its free-to-air services on the DTT (digital terrestrial television)
platform.
The
wording of the announcement is: "Following
the recent news about ITV Digital, the BBC would like to reassure
ITV Digital customers that they'll still be able to watch all the
BBC's digital channels on their equipment, including BBC ONE, BBC
TWO, BBC Choice, BBC FOUR, BBC News 24 and our two new children's
channels, CBBC and CBeebies. Other free-to-view channels should
also still be available."
The
BBC is seeking to ensure that all the BBC's free-to-view channels
and interactive services will continue to be available to all digital
terrestrial viewers. 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.
Notes
to Editors
The
announcement is expected to be broadcast at the following times
BBC
ONE
6.58pm (before Tomorrow's World) and 8.46pm (before National Lottery
Jet Set)
BBC
TWO
9.01pm (before World Snooker) and 11.21pm (after Newsnight)
BBC
Choice
7.57pm (before Liquid News), 11.12pm (before MacIntyre Investigates),
12.14am (before Liquid News) and 1.39pm (after Robot Wars)
BBC
FOUR
8.00pm (after Century Of Self) and 11.45pm (before Bard On The Box)
A
guide to BBC digital services.
More
information about BBC digital services and how to receive them is
available through the BBC
Digital website.
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