The BBC has appointed broadcast specialist Arqiva to manage its new digital transmission services in a deal reported to be worth£1bn. The contract is for the design, deployment and operation of the new high-powered digital terrestrial television (DTT) network for the BBC, which comes into service as part of the digital switchover starting in 2008. The new services - set to replace the BBC's analogue television network and low-powered DTT network - will run until 2031.
The BBC has appointed broadcast specialist Arqiva to manage its new digital transmission services in a deal reported to be worth £1bn. The contract is for the design, deployment and operation of the new high-powered digital terrestrial television (DTT) network for the BBC, which comes into service as part of the digital switchover starting in 2008. The new services - set to replace the BBC's analogue television network and low-powered DTT network - will run until 2031.

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