Culture, Media and Sport - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 March 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Developments in television

From analogue to digital in the UK

Digital switchover overseas

3 Rationale for replacing analogue with digital

Benefits of digital television

Content

Spectrum

Costs of digital switchover

Industry

Consumers

Cost-benefit analysis

Vulnerable groups

4 Digital switchover in practice

Project management

Transmitter works

Coverage

Reception

Planning

Implementation

Managing supply

Consumer information

Aerial installation

Supporting consumers

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence in Volume II

List of unprinted written evidence

Reports from the Committee since 2006

ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE - HC650-II
Oral Evidence - 8 November 2005
Oral Evidence - 15 November 2005
Oral Evidence - 6 December 2005
Oral Evidence - 13 December 2005
Oral Evidence - 20 December 2005
Oral Evidence - 10 January 2006

Written Evidence

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Prepared 29 March 2006