Digital TV news, Jul - Sep 2008

ITV to drop some regional news programmes

25 September 2008

Commercial broadcaster ITV may be set to cut some of its regional news programmes and reduce its current affairs output in order to save money.

Gaelic digital TV channel launched

22 September 2008

A new channel dedicated to Gaelic language programming has been launched on satellite and free-to-air digital TV.

Freesat wins digital TV award

18 September 2008

Freesat has won an award for Best Contribution to Digital TV in the UK, beating off competition from Virgin Media.

Sky blames Ofcom for pay TV service delay

16 September 2008

Satellite television broadcaster Sky has blamed industry regulator Ofcom for the delayed launch of its new terrestrial pay TV service.

Residents in Lancashire 'could be left TV-less'

12 September 2008

Some residents in Lancashire could be left TV-less when the digital switchover takes place in their area next year, it has been claimed.

Andy Murray helps Sky take lion's share of viewing figures

11 September 2008

Tennis star Andy Murray helped Sky win a larger share of the viewing figures than commercial channels such as BBC1 and ITV1 on Monday.

Scottish digital TV channel wanted

08 September 2008

A new digital TV channel dedicated to Scottish programming should be provided for audiences in Scotland, it has been claimed.

DVRs 'essential household items'

05 September 2008

Digital video recorders (DVRs) are now seen as essential household items by 70% of the British population, according to new research.

Sky launches autumn campaign

29 August 2008

Satellite television provider Sky has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its autumn programme schedule on Sky1 to digital TV viewers.

Freeview upgrade stops set-top boxes working

20 August 2008

An upgrade to the Freeview digital television system left thousands of digital set-top boxes unable to work.

Consumers still tuning into TV

12 August 2008

Traditional television viewing is still favoured among British consumers, despite the growth in on demand services on the internet, new research shows.

Welsh digital switchover timetable confirmed

08 August 2008

TV viewers in Wales have been given a full timetable of the digital switchover across the country, which will see analogue signals turned off.

BT and Setanta to offer live Premier League football

28 July 2008

BT Vision has announced that it is to team up with Setanta to offer free live Premier League football to its digital TV customers.

MP launches digital TV petition

25 July 2008

A Liberal Democrat MP has launched a petition outlining concerns about digital TV services being offered in the Borders.

Two-thirds of TVs now digitally-linked

23 July 2008

Over two-thirds of all television sets in the UK are now linked to digital, according to figures from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.

Consumers unprepared for digital switchover

22 July 2008

The digital TV switchover is already underway but many consumers still do not understand the implications of the conversion scheme, MPs have warned.

Licence fee 'could drop' after switchover

18 July 2008

When the digital switchover is complete in the next five years, the licence fee will drop, watchdog Ofcom has stated.

'Growth' in digital TV market

15 July 2008

More than two-thirds of consumers in the UK with televisions now have access to digital services, it has been revealed.

Minister looks to remove digital fears

07 July 2008

A politician has moved to dampen fears that it will be impossible to obtain digital TV in the Skelmersdale area next year.

Date set for Devon switchover

02 July 2008

The independent group charged with undertaking the digital switchover process in Britain, Digital UK, has said that north Devon will see the change in a year's time.