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Prelaunch Freesat line up revealed
01 May 2008
Information gleaned from Freesat receivers sold before the official launch has revealed that a relatively modest number of channels have so far agreed to take a slot on the subscriptionfree digital sa...
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Channel 4 starts free to air broadcasts
17 April 2008
Free to air broadcasts of Channel 4, Film 4 and Film 4+1 have appeared on the Astra 2D satellite.
The feeds have been visible since Friday at 10.729GHz V, 22000 symbol rate, FEC 5/6 with Channel 4 ...
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Ofcom confirms final plan for Freeview HD
14 April 2008
Ofcom has published its plans to overhaul the UK''s digital terrestrial television system in order to permit the carriage of high definition services on Freeview.
Under the plans, all multiplex ope...
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Over 120 MPs back local Freeview plan
26 March 2008
More than 120 MPs have backed a call for local television to be given a channel on Freeview.
A Parliamentary Early Day Motion supported proposals from campaign group United for Local Television.
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Sky plans EPG reshuffle
11 March 2008
Sky is planning a reshuffle of its EPG to create more spaces in 13 of its genres.
Gaps created by channel launches and departures will be filled by existing channels moving up in the guide. They wi...
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Bad weather ''could threaten switchover''
29 February 2008
A repeat of last year''s summer storms could threaten the digital switchover timetable, according to an official audit report.
The National Audit Office said all signs were that the process was g...
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Terrestrial HDTV plans divide forums
27 February 2008
Ofcom''s plans to get HDTV on Freeview and industry criticism of them has divided opinion on the Digital Spy forums.
The regulator is proposing to squeeze four HD services, earmarked as BBC HD, I...
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Help the Aged to aid switch to digital
22 February 2008
A £2.9m scheme will see major charities help people switch to digital terrestrial, it was announced today.
Digital UK, the independent group overseeing the analogue switchoff, is funding the Digita...
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Ofcom makes proposals for HD on Freeview
21 November 2007
Ofcom has put forward proposals for a reorganisation of DTT that could allow broadcasters to launch high definition (HD) services as soon as 2009.
The news comes within days of the BBC Trust approv...
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Selkirk group next for switchover
07 November 2007
Digital UK has confirmed that the Selkirk group of transmitters will switch from analogue to digital terresrtial TV on November 6, 2008.
Paul Hughes has been appointed national manager for Scotland...
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Ofcom plans Freeview ''migration'' to HD
22 October 2007
Ofcom is to unveil an ambitious ''migration path'' that would transition Freeview from the current DVBT transmission standard using MPEG2 compression to the newer DVBT2 and MPEG4 standards by 2009, st...
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First town switches to digital TV
17 October 2007
The town of Whitehaven in Cumbria has become the first place in the UK to undergo the official switchover from analogue to digital TV.
BBC Two was the first to go digital at 0200 BST on Wednesday,...
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Ofcom: HD can reuse existing space on DTT
24 September 2007
Ofcom has reiterated its preference for high definition services to use existing capacity on digital terrestrial TV.
In August, the regulator''s spectrum policy chief argued against reserving furth...
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Digital TV figures ''on the up''
21 September 2007
Digital television is now installed in 84% of UK homes, according to the latest research. It marks a 13% increase since 2006 the biggest yearonyear increase yet.
The figures were released by medi...
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Digital radio draws 6m listeners
16 August 2007
Six million people are listening to the radio digitally a massive rise since 2003, new figures have revealed.
Twelve per cent of listeners tune in regularly using digital radio, TV and the internet...
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Apprentice Administration Assistant Vacancy
27 June 2007
Due to recent expansion stimulated by the acquisition of major new contracts, Commercial Television Systems are seeking to expand their office based team through the appointment of an Apprentice Admin...
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More UK households get digital TV
21 June 2007
More than 80% of UK homes now have digital TV on the main set, according to research published by Ofcom.
In the last three months a further 869,000 UK homes acquired digital TV for the first time, f...
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BBC gets TV ondemand service OK
01 May 2007
BBC shows such as Doctor Who and EastEnders are to be made available ondemand after the BBC’s iPlayer service was given the green light. The service which will launch later this year allows viewers ...
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CTS achieve Investors in People (IiP) status
20 March 2007
Commercial Television Systems (CTS) is proud to announce that on 26th October 2006 we have been officially accredited with Investors in People standard.
Investors in People is an industry standard ...
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BBC Trust reaches provisional decision on ''Freesat''
27 February 2007
BBC Trust reaches provisional decision on ''Freesat'' – 27/2/07
The BBC Trust has provisionally approved BBC management''s proposal to develop and launch a freetoview satellite platform, ''Freesat...
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CTS Staff Gain Highest Industry Qualification
29 January 2007
Dale Wilcoxson and Matthew Baxter, members of Commercial Television System’s (CTS) team have just passed their City & Guilds exam on IRS & SATV networks.
The most advanced course the Confederation ...
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Fusion 21 awards housing contract
16 January 2007
Commercial Television Systems has been awarded a contract through Fusion 21 to upgrade thousands of aerial points to digital in the Midlands and Yorkshire region.
Fusion 21 is an organisation which...
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Digital TV viewers on the rise
22 December 2006
According to the latest figures from media watchdog OFCOM, nearly three quarters of UK households now watch digital television.
The latest quarterly figures released by the watchdog show that digit...
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