Digital TV news, Apr- Jun 2008

Scottish digital channel 'on the way'

30 June 2008

A new Scottish digital television channel has been given the support of the First Minister Alex Salmond.

Money 'wasted' in digital move

27 June 2008

A large amount of money could have been wasted by the government in the digital TV switchover regime, it has been claimed.

Welsh programmes for nursery children

24 June 2008

A television channel offering programmes in Welsh has begun to air on the digital arm of S4C.

ITV plans to change programming before digital switchover

23 June 2008

ITV has announced that it is planning to cut its public service content over the next three years before the digital switchover in 2012.

Sky deal 'not good for consumers'

19 June 2008

An MP has condemned a move that has seen Sky be given a contract in order to help consumers during the switchover to digital television.

Scottish retailers 'sketchy over digital'

16 June 2008

A number of shops in Scotland are giving inaccurate information out to customers regarding digital TV, it has been claimed.

Digital 'favoured across Europe'

13 June 2008

More consumers in Europe are choosing to implement digital television services but developments will vary vastly over the coming years, it has been claimed.

Digital TV 'will grow in popularity'

06 June 2008

Penetration of digital TV is set to hit 93% in the UK by the end of the year, according to new research.

Scottish consumers 'may be tricked in digital arena'

05 June 2008

Digital TV viewers in Scotland may be tricked into purchasing equipment they do not really need, it has been claimed.

Digital problem-solving 'takes too long'

02 June 2008

Many customers are unhappy with the digital television services offered to them and think it takes too long for problems to be sorted, uSwitch.com has suggested.

Consumers 'unhappy' with digital

28 May 2008

Some digital TV customers remain unsatisfied with the services they are being offered, according to a new study.

New transmitter proposed for town

20 May 2008

A new TV transmitter is to be installed in the Lancashire town of Skelmersdale in the run-up to the new digital era.

'Repeat prescriptions' over mobile

15 May 2008

Consumers in the UK will now be able to obtain repeat prescriptions over their mobile telephones or digital televisions via a new service.

New digital service released

06 May 2008

A fresh digital TV service has been launched with the intention of offering consumers access to free services.

'Illegal' set-top boxes taken in raid

01 May 2008

Police have seized a number of devices in Preston and Blackburn as part of a bid to crack down on fraudulent digital TV criminals.

Murdoch slams Ofcom

28 April 2008

Head of News International James Murdoch has claimed that Ofcom is attempting to regulate the television industry at the onset of the digital age.

Staffordshire warned over digital TV crime

23 April 2008

Many vulnerable people may be at risk of crime during the digital TV switchover period, police in Staffordshire have claimed.

Credit problems 'lead to more bundles'

08 April 2008

Bundled television, internet and telephone services are proving to be popular in the present economic climate, it has been claimed.

'Growth' in digital TV market

01 April 2008

A new report issued by Ofcom has claimed that nearly 90% of households in the UK now have access to digital television.