Digital Switchover

The UK’s old television broadcast signal that is known as analogue is being switched off and replaced with a digital signal. The digital switchover will take place between 2008 and 2012 with the time of the switchover dependant on where you live within the UK. Anyone buying a new television will have to look out for the digital television symbol (below) on the product and therefore leading to a successful and quick switchover.
Companies that offer digital services are:
Tiscali
Small World
Freeview
Virgin Media
Sky
Wight Cable
Top Up TV
Freesat
BT Vision

There are many advantages that digital television has for viewers the main benefit being that the customer has more channels to chose from as well as the channels you already had. Customers are also able to sign up for subscription channels, therefore offering them more a variety. The quality of performance is also of substantially better quality and the inclusion of new features such as the red button interactivity.
There are disadvantages of the digital switchover such as the fact it costs people money that may need to spend on something more important and also the fact that some people are happy with the channels they already have.