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How does Digital TV work through
your aerial?
Digital terrestrial TV is received through
your TV aerial and converted through an ITV
Digital set top box or an integrated TV (TV
with an ITV Digital receiver built in).
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Key Features
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Pay-Per-View - ITV Select and ITV Sport
Select.
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Internet access and TV e-mail (via additional
ITV Active box).
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Digital teletext.
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Electronic Programming Guide (on screen
information).
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Interactive services and games.
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Equipment Required
To receive digital terrestrial TV you need
a TV aerial and a set-top box provided by ITV
Digital.
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Coverage
Coverage is available to about 85% of UK homes.
In areas of poor reception an ITV Digital engineer
may recommend an aerial upgrade.
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Cost
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Packages start from £12.00 with the most
popular packages ranging from £20 - £35
a month
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Subscription is for a 12 month period
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Pay-Per-View movies are available from
£2.99
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There is no installation charge, but a
one-off fee of £40 if an aerial upgrade
is needed
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For Internet access an ITV Active box is
required at an additional cost of £5 per
month
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Channels available
include:
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Free-to-air channels: BBC1, BBC2,
ITV, ITV2, BBC Choice, S4, S4C, S4C2 (Wales),
Tele G (Scotland), UTV2 (Northern Ireland),
BBC Knowledge, Shop, TV Travel Shop
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Entertainment: UK Gold, Granada
Plus, Sky One, Paramount Comedy, E4
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Documentary: Discovery Wings, UK
Horizon
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News: BBC News 24, ITN
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Lifestyle: UK style, Granada Men
and Motors, Taste CFN, Granada Breeze
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Kids: Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network,
Discovery Kids
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Music: MTV, UK Play
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Adult: TVX (except Wales), The Adult
Channel
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Movies: Sky Moviemax, Sky Premier,
Sky Cinema, Filmfour, Carlton Cinema
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Sports: ITV Sport Channel, ITV Sport
Select, Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky
Sports 3, Eurosport
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