A subscription TV service can provide access to some or all of the terrestrial digital television channels as well as other subscription only content.
You should be able to continue watching digital TV provided the broadcasters continue to allow their signals to be carried by the subscription TV provider or your subscription package provides access to a terrestrial digital tuner.
Some subscription TV providers give their customers access to digital free-to-air channels as part of their channel packages. If you’re considering subscription TV as a way to receive free-to-air television, check first with the provider in your area to find out which digital free-to-air channels will be offered. Also, find out what will happen to your free-to-air channels if you end your contract, after analog broadcasts have been switched off in your area.
AUSTAR offers customers who subscribe to their MyStar service the option of retaining their access to free-to-air services if they end their contract by supplying them with a digital receiver. If you have a MyStar digital box, you should check with AUSTAR about the details of this offer.
Other than those using the MyStar service, you would generally lose access to free-to-air television if you end your contract after the switchover. The only exception would be if your television has a built-in digital tuner, or has a digital set-top box or digital TV recorder.
Please remember that fees apply to subscription TV services and that if you end your subscription TV contract you will lose that means of viewing digital TV. To contact a subscription TV provider to check your options, go to our media centre.
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