±«Óãtv Red Button Changes on Freeview
Post categories: HDTV,Ìýred button
| 14:44 UK time, Tuesday, 20 October 2009
As Controller of the ±«Óãtv Red Button service, I have to look at what's available for viewers on the service and balance it with the ±«Óãtv's full digital aspirations. This sometimes means I have to make hard decisions about what we do and what we can offer to our audience.
From October 27th, Freeview viewers will see some changes to the ±«Óãtv Red Button service that is part of a government backed UK strategy to bring HD broadcast channels to a wider audience, first announced by Ofcom back in 2008.
In order to make space for HD broadcasts in the future we need to now switch off two of the three interactive streams we use to deliver ±«Óãtv content on Freeview. This means that Freeview viewers will no longer be able to see the ±«Óãtv News Multiscreen and the interactive stream (known as 302) will also cease to be used for Red Button content.
So what does that mean for you watching on Freeview?
