Fresh calls to protect terrestrial TV as traditional service under threat

Fresh calls to protect terrestrial TV as traditional service under threat

Campaigners warn of the impact of the potential switch-off on vulnerable people

Majority want Freeview TV protected from axe

Amidst renewed uncertainty for the UK’s digital terrestrial television service, better known as Freeview, new research shows widespread support even from users who’ve switched to streaming. Research underlines importance of a universal free-to-air TV service for some groups of society. Public broadcasters have failed to support retaining a terrestrial TV service The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) – a UK-based charity dedicated to addressing the…

Research: 73% of UK public want terrestrial TV protected

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) – a UK-based charity dedicated to addressing the digital divide and combating digital exclusion across vulnerable communities – is calling on the government to give long-term protection to the UK’s free-to-air terrestrial TV service, as research finds strong support (73 per cent) for retaining it and low awareness that its […]