Digital TV news, Oct - Dec 2007

Digital TV registers further growth

21 December 2007

More Britons than ever own digital TVs as the country prepares for the national analogue switch-off, Ofcom has reported.

Ofcom releases pay-TV report

19 December 2007

Ofcom yesterday published the results of its latest investigation into the pay-TV market, which was brought about by broadcasters in the sector making a complaint about Sky's "anti-competitive" practices.

Ofcom sheds light on spectrum plans

13 December 2007

Ofcom has announced today further details of its plans for the radio spectrum to be freed-up by the UK digital TV switchover.

UK digital TV rates 'highest in world'

12 December 2007

Rates of digital TV ownership in the UK are the highest in the world, a new Ofcom report revealed today.

Digital TV report shows consumer uncertainty

03 December 2007

The switchover to Digital TV is being stymied by public confusion over the issue, a new report from the Consumer Panel claims.

Ofcom announces new digital radio licences

29 November 2007

A new 12-year licence, which would cover digital radio services for the Mid and West Wales regions, was advertised yesterday by regulator Ofcom.

Ofcom announces digital TV upgrade

22 November 2007

Big changes are on the way for the UK Digital TV sector, Ofcom said yesterday.

Ofcom plans 'liberalisation' of spectrum

20 November 2007

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is planning further liberalisation of the radio spectrum, opening it up to a raft of competing new technologies.

Whitehaven switches off analogue TV

14 November 2007

The first digital TV switchover in the UK has now been completed - signalling another milestone in the national transition from the old analogue signal.

Ofcom announces new digital radio licence

09 November 2007

Signalling the further expansion of digital radio technology into the mainstream, Ofcom announced a new DAB licence for Oxfordshire yesterday.

Digital TV switchover is "unfair lottery" for Scots households

02 November 2007

The digital television transmitter switchover could cause an "unfair lottery" for viewers in Scotland, an MP has claimed.

Digital radio receives boost

26 October 2007

In a sign of digital media's rapid colonisation of the radio market, the BBC has announced that 8.5 million listeners are now using its DAB services.

First UK town makes digital switchover

17 October 2007

Whitehaven has become the first place in Britain to 'go digital', in a historic day for the broadcasting industry.

BBC cuts jobs, embraces its 'digital future'

15 October 2007

The recently-announced job cuts at the BBC might be attributable to the demands of its expanding digital TV services, reports suggest.

Cumbrian towns ready digital switchover

10 October 2007

Two north-west towns, Whitehaven and Copeland, are making preparations ahead of becoming the first places in the UK to have their analogue TV signals switched off next week.

Ofcom warns BSkyB over Picnic plans

05 October 2007

Communications industry watchdog Ofcom has warned BSkyB that it risks affecting competition for pay-TV services if it goes ahead with plans to put some of its sports and movies channels on digital terrestrial TV.

Sky deal "operates against public interest"

02 October 2007

A recent deal between BSkyB and ITV has been criticised by industry regulators for limiting competition in the industry.



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