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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 … Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Ilse Howling, Freeview (Podcast)

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.

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 … Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Digital UK’s Ten Month Switch Over Buildup (Podcast)

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 … Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Mary Bradley, Age Concern (Podcast)

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 … Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Ford Ennals Interview: Digital UK CEO (Podcast)