Despite some criticism as to the way the BBC calculates its figures on this, it seems Freeview, the free-to-air digital TV platform, is becoming ever more popular. Word is some 40,000 people a week are taking up the service at the moment, bringing the total number of homes with the system up to 4 million. That means Freeview is catching up considerably with Sky who, while by far the biggest supplier of digital TV, are only growing their customer base by 5000 a week. Of course Sky's planned free-to-air satellite digital platform, which has wider geographic reach and can offer more channels, will no doubt help Murdoch's TV company maintain its market leader status.
Jun 22, 2004
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Freeview in over 4 million homes
Freeview's free-to-air digital TV platform has reached around 4 million homes, growing by about 40,000 a week compared with Sky's 5,000.