Dear All,
members of the list might be interest in the call for evidence above recently released by the House of Lords in the ongoing debate on
digital switchover of television and radio.
Best Regards,
Salvo
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SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS
CALL FOR EVIDENCE
Digital switchover of television and radio
The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications is announcing
today a short inquiry into the progress of, and prospects for, digital
switchover of both television and radio in the United Kingdom.
The Digital Switchover Programme will replace the UK’s existing analogue
television network with a fully digital television network, region by
region, between 2008 and 2012. As the programme reaches its half way
point, the inquiry will make a brief interim assessment of:
• the strengths and weaknesses of the switchover process as they have
emerged in the regions which have already switched over;
• the effectiveness of the Digital Switchover Help Scheme and the public
communications campaign.
The Digital Switchover Programme applies only to television. The
arrangements for radio are still being developed. The Government does
not yet have a timetable, though it has said that the switchover date
will be announced two years in advance. The inquiry will consider the
issues to be resolved, including:
• the current state of the Government’s plans for switchover to digital
radio;
• the outstanding technical issues, including the appropriateness of DAB
as the digital radio standard;
• the views of UK broadcasters, consumers, and radio interest groups.
The Committee would welcome written evidence on any of these issues.
8 January 2010
GUIDANCE FOR THOSE SUBMITTING WRITTEN EVIDENCE
Submissions should be sent to:
Ralph Publicover
Select Committee on Communications
House of Lords
London SW1A 0PW
Tel 020 7219 8662
Fax 020 7219 4931
and preferably also as an email attachment to:
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The deadline for submitting written evidence is 1 February 2010.
Please ensure that you include relevant contact details. Evidence should
be attributed and dated, with a note of your name and position, and
should state whether it is submitted on an individual or corporate basis.
Short submissions of 6 pages or fewer are preferred; longer submissions
should include a summary. Evidence sent as hard copy should be clearly
printed or typed on single sides of A4 paper, unstapled. Paragraphs
should be numbered. If drawings or charts are included, we ask that
these are black-and-white and of camera-ready quality.
Evidence becomes the property of the Committee, and may be printed or
circulated by the Committee. You may publish your evidence yourself, but
in doing so you should indicate that it was prepared for the Committee.
The Committee may invite some of those who submit written evidence to
give oral evidence, usually in public at Westminster. Transcripts will
be published.
You can follow the inquiry via the Committee web pages, accessed from
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/communications.cfm
This is a public call for evidence. Please bring it to the attention of
other groups and individuals who may not have received a copy direct.
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