There are four active free-to-air television networks in Hong Kong. Of the four networks, only TVB, HKTVE and FTV operate English language channels. There are also a number of cable, premium, and subscription television services. Currently, there is not any free-to-air television licence applicant. Since 2007, both free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong have been allocated extra frequency bands and bandwidth to provide additional digital broadcasts over and above that needed to provide simultaneous digital and analogue broadcasting of the four original multi frequency free-to-air channels. Digital broadcasts began on 31 December 2007. Analogue broadcasts were originally slated to end in 2012, but in 2011 was deferred to 2015, and then in 2014 deferred again to 2020. (en)