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Despite many gurus' forecasts that have been refuted by reality, television has not only not died because of the Internet but it has been revitalised by linking up with new networks and media. But digital television is bringing about profound changes in its range and social uses by joining forces with the Internet to form a variety of combinations.
Analogue TV in Spain is no more; its successor, Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) now caters for the full range of digital television media that are available to the public, both for free and at a price. Digitisation has meant that the available channels have multiplied, as they did previously with cable, satellite and IPTV platforms, but with a substantial difference: most DTT programmes can be accessed freely and universally. The doomsayers who foretold the death of television have not seen their pessimistic predictions come true. To the contrary, viewers now have more platforms for accessing television and can enjoy a broader range of content than ever before.