Hey, shall we have a whip round and buy a TV channel? I'll present the lunchtime entertainment news review, and every Thursday will be McFly night. You can do whatever you like with the rest of the available airtime. Yes, another Freeview channel is about to be put up for auction because Arquiva, who own a third of the terrestrial digital TV network, have decided they can fit another one in. That said, we might have to raise quite a bit of cash. Channel 4 agreed to pay £10 million a year for its sixth Freeview slot back in 2005, and at that point the digital network was in 10.8 million homes. Now it's in 16.7 million homes. That said, with the fact that the big broadcasters seem happy with their current range of Freeview channels, coupled with that big bad credit crunch, there may be less interest this time round, so a good deal may be on the table. I've got 83p right here I can put forward to our deal.
Oct 9, 2008
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Another Freeview channel goes up for auction
Arquiva is auctioning another Freeview channel slot, as Freeview now reaches 16.7 million homes; Channel 4 paid £10 million a year for its sixth slot in 2005.