BBC1+1 rejection likely to prove popular with rivals

Dont Tell the Bride

The BBC Trust’s provisional decision to reject plans for BBC1+1 is likely to be greeted with relief among commercial rivals which lobbied against the launch of the service.

ITV welcomes decision

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