Digital 3&4
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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | December 12, 1996 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Steve Holebrook (managing director)[1] |
| Parent | ITV Network Limited Channel 4 Television Corporation |
Digital 3&4 is the operator of the PSB2 multiplex for digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. The company is equally owned by ITV Network Limited and Channel Four Television Corporation.[2] It was established in 1996 to manage the multiplex that ITV and Channel 4 had been each gifted half of by the Independent Television Commission.[3]
Digital 3&4's PSB2 multiplex contains a number of channels and radio services. It must carry ITV (TV network), Channel 4 and, since 2009, Channel 5.[4] Prior to 2010, 3% of the capacity was allocated to Teletext Ltd for interactive services.[5] Digital 3&4 has used the rest of the multiplex's capacity to broadcast other channels from their parent companies or other broadcasters who pay Digital 3&4 a fee. Unlike other multiplexes, the regional ITV broadcaster has control over which services are to be broadcast on their allotted amount of the capacity, leading to small regional differences across the country.
Channels carried[edit]
- ITV1 / STV
- ITV1 +1 / STV +1 (except Channel Islands)
- ITV2
- ITV3
- ITV4
- ITVBe (in Channel islands)
- Channel 4 (except Wales)
- S4C (Wales only)
- Channel 4 +1
- Film4
- More4
- E4
- E4 +1
- Channel 5
- Freeview information page
- Accessible TV guide
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Channel 4 (30 March 2023). "Steve Holebrook Appointed Managing Director of Digital 3&4". Channel 4 Press. Channel 4. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bensberg, Greg (8 June 2016). "Digital 3 and 4 Limited response to Ofcom Broadcast Transmission Services Consultation" (PDF). Ofcom. Ofcom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Digital 3 and 4 Limited Overview". GOV.UK. Companies House. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Ofcom (28 July 2010). "Determination Between Digital 3 & 4 Limited and Channel Five Broadcasting on Charges Payable for Services on DTT Multiplex 2: Non-Confidental Summary" (PDF). Ofcom. Ofcom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Digital 3 and 4 Ltd Response Document (page 4)" (DOC). Ofcom. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
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