Posted by Simon Perry on 26 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, BT, Digital TV
BT Vision were up in Whitehaven before, during and after the analogue switch off trying to tempt ‘Switchers’ to take up the service.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 22 October 2007 | Tagged as: Platforms, TV related
With most of the world stampeding to wireless solutions for just about everything, SanDisk reckon they’ve hit on a winner with their unashamedly cable-toting device.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 19 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, Government, UK, Digital TV
Most people in the UK have to bear their own costs for converting their TVs to be digital-capable, but after pressure, was decided that the least wealthy and most vulnerable should receive assistance.
This takes the form of equipment, assistance and support and is handled by the Digital Switchover Help Scheme.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 19 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV
The day after digital switch over; we caught up with Ilse Howling to have a quick chat about her views on the switch over and the the introduction of the next stage of Freeview - the ability to easily record the programmes on Digital TV.
Freeview have worked with the Digital Television Group to create the […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 19 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, Business, UK, PVR/DVR, Digital TV, Mobile
As you’re aware there’s lot of new things being tried out in Whitehaven for the UK’s first analogue/digital switch over.
One that electrical retailer Currys is trying out is a showroom/shop that can be driven to remote areas giving those who are miles away from a shop, or who aren’t that mobile.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 19 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV, HDTV
Post Digital switchover, Jamie Reed, the MP for Copeland (that includes Whitehaven) and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on digital switch over, has a lot of interesting things to say, both about the run up to this week and following it.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 18 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV
We thought we’d have a wander around the shops to try and gauge the feeling of the electronics retailers, as to how things have been with the build up to digital switch over.
Given this is the first place in the UK to switch off the analogue, we thought it would be of general interest.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 18 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV
Sarah Jane Grey has been working for Digital UK on the ground in Whitehaven since December 2006 - a full 10 months before switch over.
She points out that it’s wrong to assume that older people are less able to cope with analogue/digital switch over - many of the older people in Whitehaven were highly qualified […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 18 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV
Mary Bradly is the regional director of Age Concern, a charity that works with the over-50s.
As you may have read/heard in our interview with Ford Ennals, Digital UK see partner organisation vital for the smooth switch over from analogue TV to digital.
Age concern has been working with Digital UK as one of their strategic partners […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 17 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Digital TV
We caught up with Ford Ennals, Chief Exec of Digital UK, underneath the relay aerial that was going to be the first to switch off analogue and turn on digital TV - Digital switchover in Whitehaven.
He and his team have been spending huge amounts of time in Whitehaven to ensure the transition would be a […]
