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How can I receive digital television?
Posted by chappus in digital switchover on September 16, 2009
In the coming years you will be required to switchover from analogue to digital television because the UK government are supporting a move for terrestrial television. This period has been dubbed the digital switchover. This will affect you in the home and all other British and UK households. To receive Freeview television you may need to invest in some new television equipment. You will need a digital terrestrial (or Freeview) set-top-box. These are available on the high street from around £20. You will also need a television capable of connecting to your set top box, but any television set bought in the past 5 years should be capable. You may also need to upgrade your aerial. A good local television installation supplier should be able to do this.
Advertising on digital terrestrial Freeview
In order for digital television to flourish broadcasters needed both public supported channels to adopt the platform and also commercial ones. It is necessary to have adverts on television as this provides a vital income stream to television companies. Freeview offers more channels on it’s digital transmission signals and so more channels are able to be viewed through your set-top-box. It is inevitable that Freeview could not rely solely upon public broadcasters and so transmission slots are offered to commercial stations. With the cost of television technology going down it is possible to transmit a TV channel for much less than previously possible making it much more accessible. Other digital television technologies also support this including digital terrestrial Freeview television.