Early in July, 4TV/Inview discontinued the 14 day EPG service on Freeview without notice. This has rendered thousands of digital PVR recorders near obsolete, most of which will needlessly end up in landfill.

Most of these PVR owners will be disillusioned with Freeview and will be unhappy with the way they have been treated. A large number will defect to alternative systems such as Freesat or Freesat from Sky.

Whilst the undersigned realise that Freeview is not responsible in any way for this situation, the bad feeling that results will not be good for Freeview or digital TV as a whole.

We, the undersigned therefore petition Freeview to request that they take over provision of the EPG system, previously provided by 4TV/Inview.

This could be as simple as the existing 7 day Freeview EPG but re-broadcast in a format that is compatible with our PVR's.

This would restore out faith in Freeview, as the 'gatekeepers' of terrestrial DTV in the UK.