The boss of the organisation that is over-seeing the switch over from analogue to Digital TV in the UK, Ford Ennals, has announced that he is to step down in the new year.
He’s been with the organisation since May 2005, when Digital UK was launched, but announces his departure just days after Whitehaven fully switched to Digital TV, back on 14 November.
Continue reading Ford Ennals: DigitalUK Boss To Leave
Pace, suppliers of all sort of TV technology, including STBs to many cable and satelittle TV companies, have today released a minisite to help the public understand what is going on in the world of technology and TV.
Pace have lead many of the innovations in technologies, so it’s good to know that some of their senior technologists have written about multimedia, networks and wireless.
BT Vision were up in Whitehaven before, during and after the analogue switch off trying to tempt ‘Switchers’ to take up the service.
Continue reading Whitehaven Analogue Switchover: Paul Ridsdale, BT Vision (podcast)
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.
Continue reading SanDisk TakeTV Player: Watch Web Downloads Without Wi-Fi
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.
Continue reading Peter White: Digital Switchover Help Scheme, CEO (Podcast)
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 specification of the Freeview Playback, their version of a PVR, or as they’re labeling it a Digital Television Recorder.
Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Ilse Howling, Freeview (Podcast)
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.
It’s a pretty substantial lorry that has side section that extends outwards providing a lounge-type feel.
There’s four flat screens on display (co-sponsored by Samsung) and a selection of eight STBs on show to demonstrated the range of boxes on view.
Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Currys Mobile Shop Trial
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.
Continue reading Jamie Reed MP: Whitehaven Digital Switchover (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.
Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: A Retailer’s View (Podcast)
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 engineers working at the nearby Sellafield, nuclear power plant.
Continue reading Whitehaven Switchover: Digital UK’s Ten Month Switch Over Buildup (Podcast)