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digital switchover

British  
/ ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə /

noun

  1. the process of changing the method of transmitting television from analogue to digital format

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The regulator's investigation found during its digital switchover, Virgin Media failed to properly identify telecare customers, leaving those affected without proper support.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Ofcom is investigating Virgin Media over its compliance with rules to protect vulnerable customers during the digital switchover.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

The broadband gap in a part of rural Monmouthshire is set to be plugged by TV broadcast frequencies left over from the digital switchover.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2017

Sales of electricals were dented by £1.2m as TV sales fell as a result of last year's digital switchover – when the analogue signal was switched off across London and shoppers upgraded their televisions.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013

Photograph: BBC/PA Photograph: BBC Children's programmes are to be entirely expunged from the BBC1 and BBC2 schedules as soon as digital switchover is complete – to roars of knee-jerk disapproval from many.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2012

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