Digital - It's BIG but it's not scary
Digital TV
Find out what digital TV is all about, what it means for you and how you can go digital now.
Simply pay for the equipment to receive more than 30 TV channels, plus interactive features and more than 20 radio stations. There are three ways to do it:
Non-subscription digital terrestrial television – via normal aerial
Non-subscription satellite – via satellite dish
Pay a monthly subscription to receive from 39 to more than 200 channels via satellite, cable or broadband:
All TV in the UK is being switched to digital between now and 2012. You will need to go digital to keep watching.
Digital switchover – find out why, when and how to be ready for the switchover.
High definition (HD) TV gives you cinema-quality pictures and sound.
High-definition TV – find out what HD is all about, what's on and how to receive it.
Join in programmes, see extra news and sport, check the weather, even play games or go shopping.
Red button – find out more and try our online demo.
You can get all the BBC TV channels and radio stations, plus many others.
Channel line-up – find out what BBC channels are available on digital TV.
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