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Latest figures released today by media regulator Ofcom show
that almost 90 per cent of British homes are using digital television.
The latest statistics on take-up of digital TV in
the UK suggest that 18 million households, 89.2 per cent, have a
digital television receiver.
Digital video recorders, that can store, pause, or
rewind live TV, are also proving popular.
Ofcom reported that about one million were sold in
the first three months of 2009, taking the total in UK homes to 8.9
million.
The figures, complied by Ofcom, suggest that five
million of those recorders are Sky+ boxes, a further 2.6 million are
Freeview recorders, and the remaining 1.2 million is split between
Virgin Media's V+, BT Vision and Top Up TV.
The Ofcom report noted a drop of 28 per cent in
the sales of Freeview set-top boxes, as TVs with a digital tuner
built-in start to take over from the stand-alone devices. Sales of
TVs with an integrated tuner have now hit 20 million.
Analogue signals have already been turned off in a
few areas in the UK including the West Country, Scottish borders,
and the Isle of Man.
Ofcom estimatee that by the end of March 2009, 61
per cent of secondary TV sets were capable of showing digital TV.
They also think that about 27% of the TV sets in use in the UK are
still only capable of receiving analogue signals.
18:15
June
29 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Davina
McCall Has Royal Connections
Davina McCall is the latest in a string of celebrities to
delve into her heritage in the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?
The Big Brother host - who is half French - was a child of divorced parents
and was brought up by her paternal grandmother.
In the programme, McCall investigates the rumour that the English side of
her family descended illegitimately from royal blood.
According to her grandmother, McCall's great, great, great,
great-grandfather is the son of King George IV.
The 41-year-old makes some shocking discoveries including a scandal which
once caused her family's downfall.
She also knows that on her French side, her great grandfather was head of
the French police so heads to Paris to seek out information.
The programme is due to be shown on Wednesday, July 22 on BBC One.
17:30
June
29 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Private
Funeral For Farrah Fawcett
A private funeral service will be held on Tuesday for Farrah
Fawcett in Los Angeles.
Officials at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels say the service is set
for 16:00 local time
Fawcett died on Thursday from a rare cancer. She was 62
The actress, best known for her role in TV’s Charlie’s Angels, chronicled
her battle with cancer in a documentary called Farrah’s Story that was
broadcast in the US last month.
07:04
June
29 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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