Welcome to our dedicated Digital Television switchover page. ITV is working with the other major broadcasters and Digital UK to help Britain switch to Digital Television over the next few years.
Digital Television means more choice, and in some cases, better picture quality for viewers, and starts this year.
What it is
If you only have the five major TV channels on your telly, the chances are that you have analogue television. Digital television converts information into bits (or units of digital information) and then uses a set-top box or a digital television set to convert this information back into sound and pictures.
How to get it
Analogue television comes through a standard TV aerial. Digital TV, however, can come through any of the following methods, depending on what kind of digital telly you choose:
- an aerial (either by connecting a set top box to your existing TV or buying an integrated digital television - iDTV)
- a cable
- a phone connection
- via satellite
