Ofcom Allows Channel Five To Grab Freeview HD Slot

Ofcom has given to UK Broadcaster Five a provisional licence to broadcast high definition content over the freeview network and became the fourth national broadcaster to get the green light. Five fend off competition from Channel 4 and S4C to get the fourth HD slot on freeview in a hotly contested tender process. The Bertelsmann-owned broadcaster will debut SD and HD programming in more than one year. It is expected that Five will be sharing the HD channel with another,...