Digital UK: Leaving no-one behind

The scale and complexity of switching the UK from analogue to all-digital TV presented a huge implementation challenge.

Digital UK: Leaving no-one behind

Principal authors: Beth Thoren, Digital UK; Rachell Fox, Switchover Help Scheme; Chris Baker, DLKW Lowe; Emma Reeve and Anthony Morrison, MediaComContributing authors: Carola Breuning and Sophie Reeve, Digital UK; Jon Wilson, MediaCom; Richard Warren and Zoe Verrion, DLKW Lowe

"Analogue switchoff is vastly more complex, with more potential for chaos and consumer revolt than any other civilian project in our history, including North Sea gas conversion and decimalisation."

David Elstein, then CEO of Channel 5 – Commons Select Committee, 2005

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