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On Digital is seeking 1,100 staff for a new call centre in Pembroke and a further 400 to add to its Plymouth call centre, in order to strengthen its customer services operation ahead of its internet TV launch. 25-Jul-2000 On Digital is to offer pre-paid subscriptions of its digital TV service through Sainsbury stores, and similar arrangements with other retailers will follow. 07-Oct-1999 On Digital is to offer free set-top boxes and subsidies on the cost of a digital TV set manufactured by Bush, in order to boost sales of digital TV subscriptions. 25-May-1999 On Digital is to create an additional 75 jobs at its digital TV call centre in Plymouth, and Plymouth is one of a number of potential locations for a new national customer inquiry centre, which could create 1,000 jobs over five years. 26-Apr-1999 On Digital has announced plans to increase sales of its digital pay-TV service by showing one-off programmes based on popular ITV shows and by offering a pre-paid subscription option. 09-Apr-1999 On Digital and S4C Digital Networks are forming a joint venture to offer pay-per-view films and sport on digital terrestrial TV. 04-Mar-1999 ITV has formed a pact with On Digital that will enable both companies to broadcast live football from the Uefa Champions League, in a four-year deal worth about £260m. 18-Feb-1999 On Digital is considering plans to include cut-price telephone calls with its digital terrestrial TV service, and will be discussing the idea with cable operators. 04-Nov-1998 On Digital is promising to send an engineer within 24 hours to any subscriber complaining of reception problems with its new digital terrestrial TV service. 29-Sep-1998 BSkyB has abandoned its legal action against On Digital over the compatibility of set-top boxes because it believes that On Digital's simpler box will "highlight the advantages of Sky's box". 15-Aug-1998 S4C Digital Networks is in discussions to offer its own movie and sport on-demand services to subscribers of On Digital. 12-Aug-1998 Carlton Communications is said to have secured the supply of a film and a crime channel from Universal Studios of the US, for broadcasting via its On Digital service. 04-Aug-1998 BSkyB is to offer free installation of satellite dishes to subscribers of its new 200-channel digital TV service, in order to eliminate the advantage held by its rival On Digital. 30-Jul-1998 British Digital Broadcasting is to change its name to On Digital, and has decided to start offering its 15-channel pay-TV service in selected regions for a gradual build-up of subscribers. 29-Jul-1998
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