, ▁making ▁it ▁available ▁to ▁ 9 8 % ▁of ▁homes . ▁ ▁Digital UK ' s ▁post code ▁check er ▁advis es ▁consum ers ▁of ▁Free view ▁avail ability ▁at ▁[ www . dig ital uk . co . uk ▁digital uk . co . uk ]. ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁D TT ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁some ▁households ▁will ▁find ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁receive ▁' cross - border ' ▁Sa or view ▁D TT ▁services . ▁The ▁extent ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁over laps ▁into ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁determined ▁as ▁coverage ▁exp ands . ▁ ▁C able ▁and ▁satellite ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 1 2 % ▁of ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁View ers ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁cable ▁services , ▁while ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁View ers ▁use ▁Sat ellite ▁as ▁their ▁platform ▁for ▁view ing ▁TV ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁Of com ▁report ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁single ▁mult ich annel ▁television ▁network ▁is ▁Sky , ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Sky ▁UK , ▁which ▁broadcast s ▁digital ▁satellite ▁television ▁services . ▁Another ▁option ▁for ▁view ers ▁is ▁Fre es at , ▁which ▁provides ▁F TA ▁channels ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁A stra ▁sat ell ites ▁as ▁Sky . ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁oper ates ▁cable ▁networks ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁Der ry . ▁View ers ▁can ▁receive ▁R T É ▁and ▁T G 4 ▁via ▁these ▁mult ich annel ▁networks , ▁as ▁well