Digital 3&4

Digital 3&4

Company type	Limited company
Industry	Television
Founded	December 12, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-12-12)
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Steve Holebrook (managing director)[1]
Parent	ITV Network Limited Channel 4 Television Corporation

Digital 3&4 is the operator of the PSB2 multiplex for digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. The company is equally owned by ITV Network Limited and Channel Four Television Corporation.^{[2] [dead link‍]} It was established in 1996 to manage the multiplex that ITV and Channel 4 had been each gifted half of by the Independent Television Commission.^[3]

Digital 3&4's PSB2 multiplex contains a number of channels and radio services. It must carry ITV (TV network), Channel 4 and, since 2009, Channel 5.^[4] Prior to 2010, 3% of the capacity was allocated to Teletext Ltd for interactive services.^[5] Digital 3&4 has used the rest of the multiplex's capacity to broadcast other channels from their parent companies or other broadcasters who pay Digital 3&4 a fee. Unlike other multiplexes, the regional ITV broadcaster has control over which services are to be broadcast on their allotted amount of the capacity, leading to small regional differences across the country.

Channels carried

• ITV1 / STV
• ITV1 +1 / STV +1 (except Channel Islands)
• ITV2
• ITV3
• ITV4
• ITVBe
• Channel 4
• S4C (Wales only)
• Channel 4 +1
• Film4
• More4
• E4
• E4 +1 (except Wales)
• Channel 5
• That's TV 3
• Freeview information page
• Accessible TV guide

See also

• List of DTT channels in the United Kingdom

References

1. Channel 4 (30 March 2023). "Steve Holebrook Appointed Managing Director of Digital 3&4". Channel 4 Press. Channel 4. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. Bensberg, Greg (8 June 2016). "Digital 3 and 4 Limited response to Ofcom Broadcast Transmission Services Consultation" (PDF). Ofcom. Ofcom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
3. "Digital 3 and 4 Limited Overview". GOV.UK. Companies House. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
4. Ofcom (28 July 2010). "Determination Between Digital 3 & 4 Limited and Channel Five Broadcasting on Charges Payable for Services on DTT Multiplex 2: Non-Confidential Summary" (PDF). Ofcom. Dead link as at 6 August 2024. Ofcom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
5. "Digital 3 and 4 Ltd Response Document (page 4)" (DOC). Ofcom. Retrieved 26 April 2007.