News on the digital switchover

Media releases

Conroy sets Digital TV switchover timetable The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has kicked off the countdown to the end of analog TV in Australia. (19 October 2008)

Apartment and townhouse residents to benefit from Digital TV Survey The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced apartment and townhouse residents in Canberra, Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney can take advantage of the technical survey on digital television readiness. (14 October 2008)

Legislation and research to advance digital switchover The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced milestones in Australia's digital television revolution. A Bill allowing a rolling switchover has been introduced to Parliament and research programs vital to the free-to-air digital TV transition are now underway. (24 September 2008)

Handbook on digital TV antenna systems The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced that the Australian Building Codes Board has published Digital TV Antenna Systems Free-to-Air digital TV in buildings with shared antenna systems. (16 July 2008).

Digital television switchover discussion paper The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced the release of a discussion paper covering a legislative framework for the digital television switchover. (4 June 2008)

Industry and Government charting digital TV switchover The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, met with the Industry Advisory Group, charting the transition to digital television. (9 April 2008)

$37.9 million boost to digital TV The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced a $37.9 million strategy to drive Australia's transition to digital TV. (26 March 2008)

Digital switchover date confirmed The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today confirmed that the first firm steps had been taken on the road to completing switchover by the end of 2013. (18 December 2007)

Documents

Digital broadcasting regulatory framework

Datacasting

Digital broadcasting policy reviews

Digital conversion of self-help television retransmission sites: discussion paper (26 June 2007)

Archived

Ready, Get Set, Go Digital A Digital Action Plan for Australia (23 November 2006)

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