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The poor provision of the free digital television service, Saorview, in certain rural areas needs to be addressed, that is according to Fianna Fáil deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.

Ireland’s digital TV switchover will happen on October 24 2012, a mere five days away. The deadline to change is fast approaching and it is important to make sure people in Mayo are fully informed and prepared for this adjustment.

Community and voluntary organisations in Mayo are holding events to encourage people to make the switch to digital TV as part of the Reach Out and Switch Over week from June 25 to July 1. They are providing information and advice to people on how they can switch to a digital TV service before the analogue signal is turned off on October 24.

Saorview is the the digital free-to-air television service that will replace the analogue system, which has been in operation since 1962 here in Ireland.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has received detailed information from RTÉ networks in respect of the progress being made with digital terrestrial television in County Mayo. SAORVIEW is the name for Ireland's new free-to-air digital TV service and most of the county is already covered by the SAORVIEW service. Despite the majority of the county being already covered by SAORVIEW, many remaining parts will not go live until spring 2011 and some further areas will not even pick up the new service through existing aerials.

Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has announced plans for the transition from analogue to digital television in Ireland, with analogue television to be switched off by the end of 2012. RTÉ will build a €70 million replacement digital service, which is expected to provide full national coverage and will also provide significant coverage throughout Northern Ireland.

Media king Denis O’Brien is to expand his influence even further after his bid for a lucrative licence to launch commercial Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) in Ireland proved successful this week.

Media king Denis O’Brien is to expand his influence even further after his bid for a lucrative licence to launch commercial Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) in Ireland proved successful this week.

A legal action against a Galwayman who allegedly provided TV equipment allowing the public to get free cable channels is to be transferred to the Commercial Court.

Some of the UK’s biggest dance music stars are set to descend on Ireland in February as Clubland presents Scooter’s tour of Ireland with very special guests from Clubland’s roster of chart-topping superstars! Following hot on the heels of their second sell-out tour of the UK, Clubland roll in to Ireland promising a string of top class acts alongside their biggest stars Scooter for a three date tour of the island taking in Castlebar.