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Sky adds streaming to online VOD service - Friday, May 16, 2008Sky responds to the success of the BBC iPlayer by renaming its VOD service and introducing streaming.
click here 'Freeview for online' gets name - Wednesday, May 14, 2008BBC Worldwide, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have finally decided on the name for their proposed all-in-one broadband TV site - SeeSaw.
click here Pubs call for Sky investigation - Wednesday, May 14, 2008Landlords are voicing concerns over Sky’s control of the Pay-TV market in licenced premises.
click here 'We're not for profit' - Monday, May 12, 2008In her first national newspaper interview, Freesat's managing director tells Owen Gibson about the challenges of launching the service - and why she hasn't ruled out a pay-TV service if viewers want it
click here Official Freesat Press Release - Thursday, May 8, 2008BBC and ITV launch digital TV service, Freesat - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The BBC and ITV have formed a unique partnership to launch a new, free, digital satellite television service called Freesat.
click here Freesat round-up - Wednesday, May 7, 2008Today saw the launch of Freesat, a subscription-free satellite TV platform backed by the BBC and ITV. It's independent of Sky, with its own channel list, set-top boxes, programme guide and interactive services.
click here Arrests over digital box fraud - Monday, April 28, 2008Five men have been arrested by police investigating illegal use of digital television boxes.
click here Sky firms up EPG reshuffle plans - Monday, April 28, 2008Sky has given timing details and provisional new channel numbers for a reshuffle of its electronic programme guide this summer
click here TWO STAGE SWITCHOVER DITCHED - Friday, April 25, 2008Digital UK has announced that the four-week "transition period" used when digital switchover took place in Copeland, may be scrapped when it comes to other regions.
click here CAPTIONS SIGNAL END OF ANALOGUE TV - Friday, April 25, 2008Captions reminding viewers to get ready for digital switchover will appear on televisions in the
Scottish Borders for the first time from May 6, 2008.
click here SWITCHOVER TEAM TO SUPPORT RETAILERS - Friday, April 25, 2008Con-artists target digital switch - Wednesday, April 23, 2008Con-men have jumped on the Digital Switchover bandwagon by encouraging home-owners to get aerial upgrades they don't need.
click here Leaked photos and specs of the Humax FreeSat box - Monday, April 21, 2008USWITCH SURVEY PUTS SKY ON TOP - Thursday, April 17, 2008Humax claims lead on HD Freesat box - Wednesday, April 16, 2008Humax claim they will be the only company offering a high definition Freesat box when the service launches
click here CHARITIES UNITE TO SUPPORT SWITCH TO DIGITAL TV - Monday, April 14, 2008A groundbreaking initiative bringing together three of the UK’s leading charities to support viewers through the switch to digital television was announced today.
click here Channel 4 test free-to-air on Astra 2D - Monday, April 14, 2008Sky+ HD loses component outputs - Monday, April 14, 2008HOUSING COMPANY SIGN DEAL TO DELIVER DIGITAL SWITCHOVER - Saturday, April 12, 2008One Vision Housing has joined forces with the Northern Housing Consortium to deliver the Digital Switchover to residents of the Borough of Sefton.
click here iPlayer now on Nintendo Wii - Thursday, April 10, 2008HD CHANNELS AVAILABLE ON FREEVIEW - Sunday, April 6, 2008In some parts of the country Freeview viewers will be able to watch high definition TV channels as early as next year.
click here Wii TV in the pipeline? - Thursday, April 3, 2008Channel 4's switchover subsidy in jeopardy - Thursday, April 3, 2008The European Commission has said it will investigate Channel 4’s bid for £150 million subsidy from the Government stating that it may breach rules on state aid.
click here Freeview service launches in New Zealand - Wednesday, April 2, 2008Freeview, New Zealand's non-profit provider of free to air digital television services, has commenced transmissions on digital terrestrial today ahead of a full launch on April 14.
click here Freeview sales reach record high - Monday, March 31, 2008Man shoots wife while installing satellite dish - Monday, March 31, 2008An American man fatally shot his wife while trying to install a satellite dish over the Easter weekend.
click here Small-screen TV on Freeview? - Wednesday, March 26, 2008Freeview multiplex operator SDN is looking for radio, data and small-screen video services to take up spare capacity.
click here Ofcom reveals digital switch shortcomings - Wednesday, March 26, 2008If you're wondering why you might miss out on Freeview after Digital Switch, Ofcom has issued three fact sheets explaining the details.
click here MTV-branded Sky boxes coming soon - Wednesday, March 19, 2008RTÉ Diaspora TV service will join Freesat - Wednesday, March 19, 2008The Irish government has promised that an RTÉ channel will be on Freesat by St Patrick's Day next year.
click here Comms chief follows Murdoch to News Corp - Wednesday, March 19, 2008Sky's marketing chief is moving to parent company News Corp to become director of strategy for Europe and Asia.
click here Freesat confirms retailers, takes licence - Wednesday, March 19, 2008Freesat has confirmed its launch retailers and has been granted a licence for the service's electronic programme guide.
click here BBC overbudgets for switchover - Friday, March 14, 2008The BBC, who are taking £250 million from the licence fee to pay for the costs of digital switchover has been told by the National Audit Office that this may be a waste of money.
click here Olympics broadcast in HDTV - Friday, March 14, 2008The digital switchover for London is scheduled for 2011 and should be completed by April 2012 - in time for the games, which means Londoners will be able to watch the 2012 Olympics in high-definition over Freeview.
click here Switchover teething problems in Ely - Friday, March 14, 2008Reception on the TV sets of Ely residents has gone haywire since engineers started carrying out work ready for digital switchover.
click here Sky plans EPG reshuffle - Thursday, March 6, 2008Talks begin between Virgin and Sky - Tuesday, March 4, 2008BBC’s Arabic language channel set to launch - Tuesday, March 4, 2008NINE OUT OF TEN NOW AWARE OF SWITCHOVER - Tuesday, March 4, 2008Nine out of ten adults are aware of digital television switchover, according to new research from Digital UK and Ofcom published today.
click here Bad weather 'could threaten switchover' - Monday, March 3, 2008A repeat of last year's summer storms could threaten the digital switchover timetable, according to an official audit report.
click here New Sky+ and Sky HD prices confirmed - Friday, February 29, 2008Virgin's loss deepens despite TV growth - Thursday, February 28, 2008Virgin Media's loss widened to £163.2m in the last three months of 2007 - despite faster growth in TV subscribers.
click here One-third 'unsure' on digital TV - Thursday, February 28, 2008One-third of the UK population is unsure about how to get ready for the switchover to digital TV, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
click here Freesat rejects claim it will "struggle" - Thursday, February 28, 2008Freesat has rejected a claim it will "struggle" to win viewers because of Sky's dominance.
click here Sky announces three new HD channels - Thursday, February 28, 2008Sky has expanded its portfolio of HD channels, with three new channels set to be added to the broadcaster's HD platform.
click here Major charities help people switch to digital terrestrial - Monday, February 25, 2008CHARITIES UNITE TO SUPPORT SWITCH TO DIGITAL TV - Tuesday, February 19, 2008A groundbreaking initiative bringing together three of the UK’s leading charities to support
viewers through the switch to digital television was announced today.
click here BBC name supplier for digital switchover help scheme - Wednesday, February 13, 2008The green support services firm Eaga, has been named preferred supplier for the BBC's Digital Switchover Help Scheme
click here Glasgow pubs banned from showing football - Monday, February 11, 2008Two pubs in Glasgow have been banned from showing televised Scottish premier league football matches in their pubs because they are using foreign satellite systems.
click here ITV digital shake-up - Monday, February 11, 2008ITV has announced a shake-up of its digital channels, with ITV4 becoming a 24-hour channel and CITV - which currently shares a Freeview slot with ITV4 - moving to its own Freeview slot.
click here Low take up for Digital TV help - Thursday, January 31, 2008Only a third of people in Whitehaven eligible for the digital switchover assistance scheme used the programme
click here PURNELL PRAISES SWITCHED ON LANDLORDS - Friday, January 25, 2008Five public housing providers were today named as the first recipients of a new award recognising
housing providers and managers who are prepared for digital television switchover.
click here SUPPORT FOR SWITCHOVER LEGACY PROJECT - Tuesday, January 22, 2008Digital UK today announced its backing for a scheme to build on the success of the UK’s first
television switchover in Copeland.
click here Consumers want "on demand" TV - Thursday, January 17, 2008New research shows that television viewers across the UK are abandoning traditional television schedules in their droves, resulting in a boom for on-demand TV services.
click here TOURISM SECTOR ‘MUST DO MORE’ TO PREPARE FOR DIGITAL SWITCHOVER - Tuesday, January 15, 2008Three quarters of UK hoteliers and B&B owners say that availability of television is important in
letting their rooms, yet a majority are unprepared for the forthcoming switchover to digital TV and
run the risk of their guests being stuck with blank screens, according to research released today by
Digital UK.
click here Hoteliers gear upfor switchover - Monday, January 14, 2008There has been a lot of rooftop movement in tourist hotspot Blackpool recently after hoteliers switched aerials in time for the digital revolution.
click here New Digital UK CEO - Monday, January 7, 2008Digital UK, the industry body overseeing the UK's switchover to digital television, has appointed ex Channel 4 executive David Scott as its new Chief Executive.
click here New Ofcom directors to help with switchover - Monday, January 7, 2008Tim Gardam, a former director of programmes at Channel 4, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Ofcom.
click here DAS MAKE THE MOVE - Tuesday, December 18, 2007Digital radio spectrum to be auctioned off - Saturday, December 15, 2007The highly sought-after radio spectrum which will be freed up through the digital television switchover, will be auctioned off by Ofcom.
click here Confusion amongst public about switchover - Tuesday, December 4, 2007Information about the digital switchover is not getting through to people who need it most, according to a new report.
click here Pensioners in the dark about switchover - Sunday, December 2, 2007A recent survey by the elderly charity WRVS has revealed that more than a million pensioners are still in the dark about the switchover to digital television.
click here Global digital tv total to rise to 239 million - Wednesday, November 28, 2007Nearly 54 million digital TV households will be added in 2007, bringing the global total to 239 million.
click here Fears grow of problematic switchover in Scotland - Thursday, November 22, 2007With only 12 months to go before Scotland begins the switchover to digital television, it has emerged that only one person in the country is registered to install the new technology.
click here Broadcasters plan to put HD TV onto Freeview platform - Wednesday, November 21, 2007The four main broadcasters in Britain, including the BBC and ITV have agreed a plan to put high-definition channels on the free-to-air Freeview platform in time for the 2012 digital switchover.
click here Awareness of digital switchover low amongst landlords - Monday, November 19, 2007Less than one in three landlords are aware of what they need to do to implement the switchover to digital television, according to research by the National Landlords Association (NLA).
click here Freeview unveils new Christmas ad campaign - Sunday, November 18, 2007Freeview is to launch an advertising campaign on TV as part of a Christmas marketing initiative.
click here FIRST SWITCHOVER RAISES AGE CONCERNS - Sunday, November 18, 2007The first digital switchover has been completed - with the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven becoming the first area in the UK to make the leap to the new technology.
click here SCOTLAND SET TO MAKE THE SWITCH - Sunday, November 11, 2007Scotland will begin the switch to digital television on November 6, 2008, it has been announced.
click here CALL FOR BILINGUAL S4C AFTER SWITCHOVER - Thursday, November 1, 2007Assembly government heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas has argued that Welsh fourth TV channel S4C could be bilingual after digital switchover.
click here DAWN OF A NEW DIGITAL AGE - Wednesday, October 17, 2007The town of Whitehaven in Cumbria has become the first place in the UK to undergo the official switchover from analogue to digital TV.
click here SWITCHOVER FOR CUMBRIAN ELDERLY INVESTIGATED - Sunday, October 14, 2007CUMBRIA County Council’s Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel has launched an investigation into the digital switchover in the Copeland area and the mechanisms of help and support for older people.
click here AD CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED AHEAD OF SWITCHOVER - Sunday, September 30, 2007Digital UK, the body charged with promoting awareness of digital switchover has launched an £8m ad campaign ahead of the analogue TV switch-off beggining in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven.
click here FOUR OUT OF FIVE HOMES ARE DIGITAL SAYS SURVEY - Friday, September 21, 2007TOWN TO GET SWITCHOVER STATUE - Sunday, September 16, 2007The first stage of the digital TV switchover will be marked by a statue made out of old video recorders.
click here RESIDENTS USED TO HELP PREPARE TOWN FOR SWITCHOVER - Tuesday, September 4, 2007Residents at the forefront of the digital TV revolution are being recruited to help prepare their community for the switchover.
click here MINISTER PROMISES DIGITAL IMPROVEMENT - Friday, August 10, 2007Culture Minister James Purnell has promised that digital television will deliver a "big improvement" in the service received in the Borders
The pledge was made during a visit to the region, where analogue signals will be switched off toward the end of 2008.
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