The Great DigitalSwitchover - Resources

Making the digital switchover operate as smoothly as possible is quite a challenge.  To help, we have collected resources ranging from the official government information site to vendors of digital televisions, freeview set top boxes, personal video recorders (PVR), DVD recorders, cable and broadband television.

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Official Government Help Sites

http://www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk/index.html - the official government site for all matter to do with the digital switchover.

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/site/content/index.html - the independent, not for profit organisation set up to manage the great digital switch over.

Satellite TV

• www.sky.com or contact BSkyB on 08702 403481
• Or for other satellite questions, contact Astra at www.astra.lu

Cable TV

• www.ntlhome.com or call 0800 183 0123
• www.telewest.co.uk or call 0845 142 0000
• www.wight365.net (Isle of Wight only) or call 01983 249 222
• www.wightcablenorth.com (Ayrshire, Carlisle and Lancashire only) or call 0800 0706 150

Information on Digital Terrestrial Television

• www.freeview.co.uk or call 08708 80 99 80
• www.topuptv.com or call 08712 712 712

Broadband/DSL currently in London and Hull

• Hull - www.kcom.com or call 01482 222 666
• London - www.homechoice.co.uk or call 0800 072 4454

Broadcasters

• BBC - www.bbc.co.uk
• ITV - www.itv.com
• C4 - www.channel4.com
• FIVE - www.five.tv
• S4C - www.s4c.co.uk
• Teletext  -www.teletext.com

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