<s>
4TVInteractive	B-Device
was	O
an	O
Electronic	B-Device
Programme	I-Device
Guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
television	O
services	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
4TV	O
Limited	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Freeview	B-Device
's	O
DVB	B-Application
seven-day	O
EPG	B-Device
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
operated	O
by	O
Inview	B-Device
Technology	I-Device
since	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4TVInteractive	B-Device
was	O
found	O
on	O
channel	O
300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatible	O
receivers	O
relied	O
on	O
this	O
data	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
live	O
"	O
EPG	B-Device
broadcast	O
on	O
each	O
multiplex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
InView	B-Device
Technology	I-Device
ceased	O
updating	O
the	O
EPG	B-Device
and	O
confirmed	O
plans	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
providing	O
EPG	B-Device
information	O
until	O
7	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
continued	O
to	O
offer	O
advanced	O
EPG	B-Device
information	O
to	O
Radio	B-Device
Times	I-Device
Extra	I-Device
EPG	B-Device
based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
new	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
4TV	O
EPG	B-Device
had	O
shipped	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
services	O
closure	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
boxes	O
were	O
authorised	O
to	O
carry	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
calling	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
to	O
help	O
consumers	O
left	O
without	O
the	O
advance	O
electronic	B-Device
programming	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
data	O
had	O
attracted	O
over	O
760	O
signatures	O
of	O
consumers	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
lose	O
4TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
said	O
that	O
the	O
situation	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
consumers	O
to	O
always	O
purchase	O
Freeview	B-Device
products	O
with	O
Digital	O
Tick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
failure	O
of	O
even	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
ageing	O
receivers	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
emphasises	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
all	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
co-ordinate	O
their	O
production	O
efforts	O
through	O
the	O
specification	O
and	O
test	O
and	O
conformance	O
procedures	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	O
TV	O
Group	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
Digital	O
Tick	O
and	O
Freeview	B-Device
trade	O
mark	O
licence	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
proven	O
indicators	O
that	O
a	O
product	O
is	O
compliant	O
,	O
reliable	O
and	O
robust.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
4TVInteractive	B-Device
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
EPG	B-Device
on	O
channel	O
300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	O
boxes	O
which	O
people	O
does	O
n't	O
use	O
it	O
anymore	O
still	O
have	O
"	O
4TVInteractive	B-Device
"	O
on	O
the	O
channel	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
