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Free Satellite TV Grows in U.K.
Free satellite TV services are taking off in the United Kingdom.
Last week, U.K. regulator Ofcom said there were 840,000 households in the European nation with a free satellite service at the end of the second quarter. That was an increase of about 120,000 users from the previous quarter, the government said.
The free satellite services include the Freesat offering from the BBC and ITV and a no-cost component from British Sky Broadcasting.
Also, between June and September, the BBC/ITV Freesat service sold an additional 60,000 units. That would put the number of U.K. households using a free satellite service at around 900,000.
In addition to those figures, Ofcom said about 88 percent of U.K. households now have digital TV on their main television set. Also, the number of households with digital terrestrial television service from Freeview reached 16.7 million in the second quarter, the regulator said.
Free satellite TV services are taking off in the United Kingdom.
Last week, U.K. regulator Ofcom said there were 840,000 households in the European nation with a free satellite service at the end of the second quarter. That was an increase of about 120,000 users from the previous quarter, the government said.
The free satellite services include the Freesat offering from the BBC and ITV and a no-cost component from British Sky Broadcasting.
Also, between June and September, the BBC/ITV Freesat service sold an additional 60,000 units. That would put the number of U.K. households using a free satellite service at around 900,000.
In addition to those figures, Ofcom said about 88 percent of U.K. households now have digital TV on their main television set. Also, the number of households with digital terrestrial television service from Freeview reached 16.7 million in the second quarter, the regulator said.
