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The Arts on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Television - Facts and Figures


• The ´óÏó´«Ã½ produces and transmits more television arts programmes than any other UK broadcaster.


• The ´óÏó´«Ã½ broadcasts more arts hours in peak time than any other UK broadcaster.


• The ´óÏó´«Ã½ committed to a minimum of 245 hours of arts and music output on its analogue channels in 2002/2003 (financial year): 45 hours on ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE and 200 hours on ´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO.


• All arts output on the digital channels ´óÏó´«Ã½ THREE and ´óÏó´«Ã½ FOUR is in addition to arts on ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE and ´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO – it does not replace it.


• Spend on arts programmes this financial year across all ´óÏó´«Ã½ Television channels is approximately £50 million – a significant investment.


• In 2002 (calendar year) the ´óÏó´«Ã½ broadcast more arts programmes on its analogue channels than all the commercial terrestrial broadcasters put together: 287 hours ´óÏó´«Ã½, 282 hours commercial.


• In 2002 (calendar year) the ´óÏó´«Ã½ broadcast 41 per cent more arts hours in peak time than its commercial counterparts: 106 hours ´óÏó´«Ã½, 75 hours commercial.


New arts programmes on ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE and ´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO in 2002


´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE


• 82 hours of arts programmes


• 18 hours playing in peak time


• 22 per cent of hours in peak time


´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO


• 205 hours of arts programmes


• 89 hours in peak time


• 43 per cent of hours in peak time


Totals for 2002 (calendar year)


´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE and TWO: 287 hours


Commercial channels
(ITV1, C4, Five): 282 hours


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´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE


´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO


´óÏó´«Ã½ THREE


´óÏó´«Ã½ FOUR


All the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s digital services are now available on , the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well as on satellite and cable.

Freeview offers the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s eight television channels, interactive services from ´óÏó´«Ã½i, as well as 11 ´óÏó´«Ã½ radio networks.


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