Why can I get pay TV channels through Freeview?
Pay TV channels were originally avaliable through DTT on ONdigital/ITV Digital until May 2002. ITV Digital, run jointly by Granada and Carlton, closed down after the pair decided to pull out of a 315m contract for the TV rights to Nationwide League games, and following much pressure from shareholders to ditch the loss-making venture. With ITV Digital’s closure came the closure of the pay TV channels it provided. In March 2004, Top Up TV launched as a provider of subscription channels on the DTT platform, with ten time-shared channels on a pay monthly, no contract basis.
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