Irish and UK governments agree digital TV deal

The Irish and UK governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure a smooth digital TV switchover takes place in Northern Ireland. This MoU is an important step towards ensuring a smooth transition to digital switchover and that BBC services will continue to be available in Ireland and Irish services continue to be available in Northern Ireland.

As per the deal, once the planned Digital TV switchover comes into force, RTÉ TELEVISION channels and TG4 will be freely available throughout all of Northern Ireland from 2012.

The Irish Government is acutely aware of the huge cultural importance of RTÉ and TG4 for so many people in all parts of Northern Ireland and the agreement has provided for an all-island approach to the development of digital television services in Ireland.

Earlier the homeowners in the Scottish town of Aberdeen are being urged to attend meetings about the digital TV switchover, which is set to begin in the area in September. The digital TV switchover is really on the move!

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Virgin Media to launch Eurosport HD

Digital TV provider Virgin Media has agreed a deal to introduce Eurosport HD to its broadcast platform from the start of April. The fiber optic broadband provider has announced that the new channel will offer coverage of events including the Tour de France, French Open tennis and the World Touring Car Championships. The HD sports channel will become Virgin Media's eighth high-definition channel and it will be available for no extra cost to customers taking Virgin Media's XL TV package.

With the arrival of Eurosport HD one can expect the launch of several other HD channels on Virgin Media in the coming months.

The combination of HD channels and TV on-demand service from Virgin TV gives its customers a real value for money as they are offered a huge range of HD programming with flexibility to enjoy HD content as per their convenience.

Earlier this week, Virgin Media confirmed plans to offer subscribers free phone to mobile calls from the start of April.

Digital TV switchover is really catching up pace and the Virgin TV is without doubt one of the most gripping TV offer on the market!

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