People with Saorview equipment are being advised to carry out a re-scan as soon as possible.

The strength of existing competition in the market for commercial television services by satellite and cable providers has ruled out plans for the roll-out of digital terrestrial television, according to a major new study.

The 600,000 Irish householders who use SAORVIEW are being advised to re-scan their equipment today or face losing the service.

Television coverage of the Houses of the Oireachtas is set to get a facelift with nearly €500,000 being spent this year on efforts to improve broadcasting from the parliament.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte will signal the end of analogue television at 10am this morning — and the thousands of people who have yet to make the switch will then see their screens go fuzzy.

The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte says he is reasonably confident that no-one in the country is still in the dark about the digital switchover.

With just four days to go until the analogue TV service is switched off, retailers have reported a recent surge of people panic buying Saorview boxes.

That dumb dog Tommy and apparently depressed cat PJ may think they’ve done a good job, but the figures suggest otherwise.

I won’t be purchasing a Saorview box.

On Oct 24, Ireland’s TV signals will go digital. This means non-cable and satellite TV viewers will need to make choices about where their service comes from, says John Hearne

For many people it is more Scareview than Saorview, but an army of digital ‘champions’ is taking the fear out of the big digital television switchover in 54 days.

Saorview’s digital roll-out has been extended to include pockets of patchy coverage in West Cork where five existing masts will be upgraded to broadcast the service.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has ordered RTÉ to review its rollout of Saorview digital TV after claims that hundreds, if not thousands, of homes in West Cork will be denied the service, which is being switched on in October.

The end of the analogue television is nigh and there are some facts and issues to keep in mind, writes Kya deLongchamps

I have a small indoor aerial and 4 channels.

There is just over a year to go until the country's digital TV switchover is complete.

AN EU study shows that just 55% of Irish consumers now have access to both fixed-line and mobile telephones — a 11% decrease since a study at the end of 2009.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte is launching Ireland's new free-to-air digital television service today.