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| | [itvt] Bloggit: Independent Television Network News: |
 | | UK commercial terrestrial broadcaster, the Independent Television Network (generally referred to by the acronym, "ITV"), has signed a long-term contract with satellite company, SES Astra, that will give it a further 16 Mbits of transmission capacity. |
 | | The service, which will be available in the Brighton and Hastings areas, will provide a local news and weather channel, community activities, entertainment content, travel and property advertising, advertising for local businesses and local classified ads. |
 | | The service, which will be targeted at viewers in areas where Freeview reception is poor or non-existent and which is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2006, will feature an EPG and all the BBC's and ITV's interactive TV services, as well as digital channels from third parties. |
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