Leaky dishes drown out terrestrial TV

摘要

Thousands of TV viewers across Britain have had their pictures ruined as signals from Astra's new satellite leak onto programmes broadcast by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. And with no one else willing to take responsibility for the problem, householders may have to foot the bill to put it right. Over a thousand people have already complained to the Department of Trade and Industry, and similar numbers have been phoning the TV stations. Henry Price, head of engineering information at the BBC, was called into work over Christmas after the BBC switchboard began buzzing with complaints about disrupted viewing.