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01-10-2010, 15:12
*BBC and Arqiva to offer BT DTT spectrum to broadcast Sky Sports Joseph O'Halloran | 01-10-2010 UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has given consent to the BBC and Arqiva to sell off unused DTT spectrum to BT who plans to make use of the paired capacity to retail Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2. The deal potentially places the subscription sports channels into ten million Freeview homes, thus ensuring competition within the sector. The process to commercialise the unused spectrum began in January 2010, and by May 2010, the BBC and Arqiva entered into agreements for On 23 and 26 July 2010, respectively, the BBC and Arqiva sought separate consent to broadcast Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 on DTT in circumstances where BT or Top Up TV (TUTV) are retailing either or both of those channels. In its statement of 30 September granting permission for such usage, Ofcom says that it now recognises the consumer benefits can be achieved by matching and offering jointly to the market the BBC