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BBC/ITV FREESAT The BBC and ITV revealed in September 2005 that they are working on a free-to-air (FTA) satellite service to complement Freeview , the FTA digital terrestrial service that launched in October 2002 and Now has sold over 10 million boxes/ Digital TVs, reaching 6.4 million homes. The BBC went free-to-air on digital satellite in 2003, with ITV moving their remaining Videoguard encrypted channels over on 1 November 2005 . While the signals can be picked up by any commercial DVB-S decoder, a hardware specification for ''Freesat'' boxes is being devised, and is likely to cover a method for setting channel numbers, a 7 or 14-day Electronic Program Guide (EPG), and Interactive Television , likely based on Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) or MHEG-5 . A similar situation exists with the Freeview EPG, channel numbers and MHEG-5 based interactive system. Due to the large market for FTA television in continental Europe, decoders equipped with digital audio, multiple video output formats, and Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) are all likely to be available. FREESAT FROM SKY Sky Digital also offer a Non Subscription Based satellite service branded Freesat From Sky . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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