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I don't think the BBC supporting digital switchover is top slicing. Top slicing is putting the license fee up for grabs for other broadcasters to bid for.
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Meaning of "digital switchover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

digital switchover  [ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

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Digital switchover is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIGITAL SWITCHOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Digital television transition

The digital television transition, also called the digital switchover or analogue switch-off, is the process in which analog television broadcasting is converted to and replaced by digital television. This primarily involves the conversion of analogue terrestrial television to digital terrestrial. However, it also involves analogue cable conversion to digital cable, as well as analogue to digital satellite. In many countries, a simulcast service is operated where a broadcast is made available to viewers in both analog and digital at the same time. As digital becomes more popular, it is likely that the existing analogue services will be removed. In some cases this has already happened, where a broadcaster has offered incentives to viewers to encourage them to switch to digital. In other cases government policies have been introduced to encourage or force the switchover process, especially with regard to terrestrial broadcasts. Government intervention usually involves providing some funding for broadcasters and, in some cases monetary relief to viewers, to enable a switchover to happen by a given deadline.

Definition of digital switchover in the English dictionary

The definition of digital switchover in the dictionary is the process of changing the method of transmitting television from analogue to digital format.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIGITAL SWITCHOVER


cabover
ˈkæbˌəʊvə
call-over
ˈkɔːlˌəʊvə
carry-over
ˈkærɪˌəʊvə
changeover
ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəʊvə
crossover
ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə
flashover
ˈflæʃˌəʊvə
flyover
ˈflaɪˌəʊvə
handover
ˈhændˌəʊvə
hangover
ˈhæŋˌəʊvə
layover
ˈleɪˌəʊvə
leftover
ˈlɛftˌəʊvə
mouseover
ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə
Passover
ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə
pullover
ˈpʊlˌəʊvə
pushover
ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə
sleepover
ˈsliːpˌəʊvə
slipover
ˈslɪpˌəʊvə
stopover
ˈstɒpˌəʊvə
switchover
ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə
takeover
ˈteɪkˌəʊvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

digital camera
digital clock
digital compact cassette
digital computer
digital divide
digital fount
digital immigrant
digital map
digital mapping
digital native
digital pen
digital radio
digital recording
digital signature
digital television
digital TV
digital versatile disk
digital video
digital video disk
digital watch

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

all over
all-over
cover
cut-and-cover
discover
Dover
duck shover
hardcover
Hoover
hover
Land Rover
lover
moreover
on cover
over
over and over
recover
rover
shover
windhover

Synonyms and antonyms of digital switchover in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «digital switchover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

Find out the translation of digital switchover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of digital switchover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «digital switchover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

数字转换
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conversión al sistema digital
570 millions of speakers

English

digital switchover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिजिटल switchover
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحول الرقمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цифровое вещание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transição para o digital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিজিটাল সুইচওভার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passage au numérique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Switchover digital
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Digitalumstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デジタル切り替え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디지털 전환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Digital switchover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

switchover kỹ thuật số
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிஜிட்டல் மாற்றீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिजिटल स्विचओव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dijital değiştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passaggio al digitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przejście na nadawanie cyfrowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цифрове мовлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecerea la tehnologia digitală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηφιακή μετάβαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

digitale oorgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

digitala övergången
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

digitale overgangen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of digital switchover

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about digital switchover

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QUOTES WITH «DIGITAL SWITCHOVER»

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Jeremy Hunt
I don't think the BBC supporting digital switchover is top slicing. Top slicing is putting the license fee up for grabs for other broadcasters to bid for.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGITAL SWITCHOVER»

Discover the use of digital switchover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to digital switchover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The digital switchover help scheme: a scheme agreement ...
Dated December 2009. The original digital switchover help scheme agreement issued as Cm. 7118 (2007, ISBN 9780101711821), and an earlier revised version was issued as Cm. 7356 (2008, ISBN 9780101735629).
Great Britain. Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2009
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Preparations for digital switchover
PART ONE The digital switchover programme What is digital switchover? 1.1 Digital switchover is the programme to replace the UK's national analogue television network with a fully digital network by the end of 2012. It is intended to ensure ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2008
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Digital switchover of television and radio in the United ...
This chapter outlines the arrangements for implementation of the digital switchover programme for television and progress on implementation. Section one — the implementation of the switchover programme Who is involved in running and ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications, Stationery Office (Great Britain), 2010
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Preparations for Digital Switchover: Twenty-eighth Report of ...
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL PREPARATIONS FOR DIGITAL SWITCHOVER (HC 306) Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Mr Jonathan Stephens, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts, 2008
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DAB Digital Radio: Licensed To Fail:
6 March 2010 Lord Fowler: “There will be a public outcry if we get the radio digital switchover wrong. There could be a very big row indeed about this.” The Digital Economy Bill was debated in the House of Lords this week in its 'Report Stage'.
Grant Goddard, 2010
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The Digital Television Revolution: Origins to Outcomes
This book describes and analyses the digital television switchover with two broad aims: to show how lessons can be learned and transferred from one country to another, and to inform public debate about media policy during and after the ...
Michael Starks, 2013
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The Politics of Media Policy
While many policymakers boast of the openness and pluralism of their media systems, this book exposes the commitment to market principles that saturates the media policy environment and distorts the development and application of democratic ...
Des Freedman, 2013
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Switching to Digital Television: UK Public Policy and the Market
So the other major theme which underlay digital switchover was managing the regime of financial regulation. Existing analogue terrestrial broadcasters normally had to pay a charge for their licence to use scarce spectrum and such charges ...
Michael Starks, 2007
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Analogue Switch-off: A Signal Change in Television; Second ...
In digital terrestrial homes, Channel 4's audience share is about 10%, which compares favourably with the lower viewing figures (nearer 7%) in satellite/cable homes. 61. Digital switchover will provide Channel 4 with opportunities to develop a ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2006
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Digital Switchover
The big majority of EU member states has completed the digitisation process by the beginning of 2013. But how is the switchover to digital television progressing in other parts of Europe?
Council of Europe, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGITAL SWITCHOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term digital switchover is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Guardian view on the BBC deal: it could jeopardise, rather than …
First it was the digital switchover, and then the same fund was redirected to extending broadband. In 2005, it was the cost of the World Service. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Georgia moves ahead with digital switchover
Georgia reportedly switched off its analogue TV feed in capital Tbilisi yesterday, with plans to roll out digital coverage across the country in the ... «DigitalTVEurope.net, Jul 15»
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Nigeria's failed attempt at digital migration
... it is said that the Federal Government is yet to release to the NBC the N60 billion long earmarked as the cost of the Digital Switchover (DSO) ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
4
Mobile game bans, SBS are movie fans and Telstra Air spans …
... a quick look at some of the facts and figures around what should have been the biggest change to broadcast TV since the digital switchover. «CNET, Jul 15»
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OPINION: Why African MNOs should develop an integrated network …
Regrettably, many African countries will not complete the digital switchover before the original 17 June 2015 target. Yet although Africa has ... «ITWeb Africa, Jul 15»
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ECOWAS regional workshop on digital dividend opens
“However, to effectively take advantage of the digital dividend spectrum, our member states need to complete the Digital Switchover in order to ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
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Digital Switchover - Communication Minister Evaluates Readiness
The switchover from the analogue broadcasting to digital broadcasting will soon be a reality in Cameroon. Ahead of this dramatic change, final ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Digital Switchover - Questions NBC Must Answer
I t would be recalled that the process for digital switchover in Nigeria started as far back as 2006 when the ITU set the June 17, 2015 date. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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BBC dealt another blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics
The then sports minister Hugh Robertson said the list would be reviewed again when the digital switchover was complete but there is little ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Missed digital switchover deadline
“The digital switchover programme in Nigeria was a victim of unfortunate political developments in the country,” NBC Director of Public Affairs, ... «Daily Trust, Jun 15»

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