Ofcom
has launched an inquiry into
BSkyB's plans to
offer pay-television channels using its current
Freeview
capacity.
The broadcaster currently provides
Sky
News,
Sky
Sports News and
Sky
Three on the digital terrestrial television platform on a free-to-air basis.
Under the new plans, these channels would be replaced with Sky Sports 1,
Sky One
and
Sky
Movies 1.
Sky also plans to use the remainder of its capacity in the daytime to sell
two further channels from third-party providers, including one factual and one
children's channel.
The public consultation will judge whether Sky and its Freeview subsidiary
National
Grid Wireless will have an impact on competition if they get the go ahead.
"Sky welcomes the fact that the process is moving forward," a spokesman for
the broadcaster told
vnunet.com.
The proposed
Picnic service will
offer broadband, telephone and digital terrestrial television services.
"Picnic will increase competition in TV, broadband and phone services and
bring viewers a better choice of channels through their aerial," said an
official Sky statement.
"Sky believes these plans are a positive step for the digital terrestrial TV
platform and we look forward to responding to Ofcom's consultation in due
course."
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