Ahead of a meeting to discuss the switch off of analogue TV signals, the government yesterday announced that seven in ten households in the UK now have access to digital TV. Revealing the results of a new OfCom survey, that Tessa Jowell woman said latest stats suggest 70% of households have gone digital - either via Sky, cable or Freeview. The government will use this research to try and justify its plans to start the switch off of analogue TV signals as soon as 2008. Of course concerns remain that while many people have access to digital TV on their main set, they also have multiple portable sets around the house still accessing analogue signals, which means the country is not as ready for a big analogue switch off as top line stats might suggest.
Mar 8, 2006
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7 in 10 households now have digital telly
An OfCom survey shows 70% of UK households now have digital TV, though many homes still use analogue sets, complicating plans for switch-off from 2008.