Can TOPUP go into administration ?

**garrick** · 16-01-2009

If TOPUP was to go into administration, what would happen to it's channel network ? Would FREEVIEW take control of the channel capacity or would OFCOM take control ?

The reason i ask is that with the credit crunch, people may start to leave and just have the basic FREEVIEW network.

**Analoguesat** · 16-01-2009

Presumably the spectrum access/transmission licences would be handed back to Ofcom. They would either readvertise them or hand them over to the psb channels for reuse.

**garrick** · 17-01-2009

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Presumably the spectrum access/transmission licences would be handed back to Ofcom. They would either readvertise them or hand them over to the psb channels for reuse.

Thank you Analoguesat, it make's one think what channels might appear if TOPUP was to disappear!

**Analoguesat** · 17-01-2009

There is a precedent for this hypothetical situation - when ITV Digital/OnDigital went bust in 2002.

**garrick** · 20-01-2009

There is the chance that if OFCOM gave the licence to FREEVIEW then there could be an extra 4 to 5 channels available. With any luck UKTV could put some extra channels or EUROSPORT might take a spare channel. CNN, VIRGIN 1 or even BBC3 and 4 could go 24 hours

**Channel Hopper** · 10-06-2009

With Setanta on the ropes, what will be on channel 34 next week ?

(Psst, anyone want to buy a CAM ?)

**Analoguesat** · 10-06-2009

Probably nothing in the short term.

**Topper** · 11-06-2009

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Probably nothing in the short term.

I think the best they will fill the gap with is another +1 for the moment

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