Partners

The BBC

YouView is a critical part of the BBC's strategy for meeting its public purposes in the connected digital age. The BBC’s primary obligation is to ensure that all licence fee payers can access its digital services, and the BBC has a long history of helping build Digital Britain. The BBC's unique position in the UK media industry, combined with not-for-profit values of openness, transparency and fairness means it is well positioned to add value to the partnership and ensure the partnership creates broader public value.

The BBC's heritage in broadcast engineering partnerships means it has longstanding global networks, and is working on the project in partnership with European bodies (EBU, OIPF and HBBTV) to develop interoperability and common standards where possible. It also has a history in developing free-to-air platforms, with Freeview and Freesat.

The BBC sees YouView as more than access to linear and on-demand content - we describe it as democratising access to the living room - enabling a wide range of online public and commercial services to find a wider audience.

ITV

ITV believes that the YouView proposal will bring exciting high quality on-demand television services and other online content to the widest range of viewers, in particular the 14 million UK homes who choose not to subscribe to pay TV services. As a shareholder in Freeview and Freesat, ITV is committed to maintaining a competitive TV platform mix (satellite, cable, terrestrial) in order to give maximum choice to viewers and multiple distribution options for ITV content.

As the market leader for brand advertising, ITV strives to deliver the most innovative and creative advertising solutions. The open, IP-connected YouView platform will allow ITV to deliver adverts that are more engaging and relevant whilst retaining the unrivalled impact of TV advertising, creating value for our clients and shareholders.

BT

BT will be contributing significant practical experience from the launch and operation of BT Vision. YouView is a huge opportunity to enhance the UK TV market, fusing the power of broadcast and the internet; it also has significant potential to bring new people into the broadband market.

Channel 4

Channel 4 has always been at the forefront of on-demand viewing and was the first broadcaster to make its content available on an on-demand basis when it launched 4oD in December 2006. With internet-connected TV set to be the next major technological development in broadcasting, Channel 4 believes YouView is critical to the long-term future of subscription-free TV and wants to play a key role in driving and shaping the project.

Talk Talk Group

Over the last five years the TalkTalk Group has invested over £1 billion to transform the UK broadband and home phone market. TalkTalk led the way in making the internet accessible with the launch of ‘free broadband’ in April 2006 and the creation of Britain’s most advanced Next Generation Network covering over 80% of the UK population. TalkTalk is pleased to support YouView and believes it will be of great interest to its 4.2 million customers.

Arqiva

Arqiva is a leading provider of media services and communications infrastructure for television, radio, satellite and wireless networks, and has a long history of supporting the development of new media delivery platforms. The company transmits all terrestrial television services in the UK and is implementing the Digital Switch Over project. Arqiva is a shareholder in Freeview and operates two of the six digital terrestrial TV multiplexes. The company also owns the online TV service SeeSaw. Arqiva is delighted to be a partner in YouView to support the development of free-to-air broadcasting in the UK and innovation in television services that can be delivered through new technology.

Channel 5

With internet-connected TV set to be the next major technological development in broadcasting, Channel 5 sees YouView as critical to the long-term future of subscription-free TV, as well as a significant opportunity to generate new advertising revenues.

Channel 5 believes the project will extend choice and significantly improve the television experience for viewers, and play a key role in driving Digital Britain.