400 Channels Of C**p ?.

So the digital age is now with us and we now all have access to more than the four original Television channels. Some of us, of course, have been able to access many more channels via the Sky satellite system. Those who have viewed the mass of digital channels available through Sky know that much of what is on offer is rubbish. Sky does well at sport and movies for those interested in either, but much of the rest of the output consists of reruns of material originally shown on BBC or the independent channels. We complain enough about repeats on BBC and ITV without having to watch whole channels of it. The only other good thing about Sky as far as I am concerned is that it gives access to a wider range of news and views particularly through stations such as CNN and Al-Jazeera.

The Freeview platform seems likely to be like Sky on a smaller scale. True you now can see BBC 4 which does produce a lot of original material and the childrens TV channels for family viewing but much of the rest of it is instantly forgettable, overall, access to the many new channels available through digital TV reinforces the old axiom that more does not always mean better.