TV Links
UK Free Switchover Advice – Independent digital television and switchover advice. Everything you need to know about upgrading to digital TV in the UK
BBC Backstage – Great non-commercial source for data from the BBC. Get your hands dirty with TV listings and weather data, free of charge. Fantastic mailing list and resource for TV Listings or Broadcast Data topics
Watch TV Online (UK)
iPlayer – Watch BBC programmes from the past week
ITV Player – Great if you need to catchup on your soaps. Requires the Silverlight plug-in
4oD – Channel 4’s catch up service. Requires you to install a standalone application
Demand Five – Channel Five’s catch up service
Useful Websites
BBC Digital – It’s BIG, but it’s not scary. It’s the Beeb, what can I say
Digital UK – Digital UK is the not-for-profit company responsible for leading the UK’s switchover from analogue to digital TV
Freeview – Operator of free digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom
Freesat – Over 140 subscription free TV and radio channels on satellite
Ofcom – Office of Communications
Digital Outreach – Digital Outreach will mobilise local charities in each transmitter area, giving them the resources to support their local communities through switchover.
Digital Television Policy Development – UK Government news and policy about the switchover
Zingzing Links
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Zingzing’s Twitter Page – Do you tweet?
Technologies We Like
Prototype JavaScript Library – A fantastic JavaScript library. We use this to power much of the site. You should too
Ajaxian – Cutting edge news for JavaScript developers
Memcached – High-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load
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Thanks for the useful list. How about a review of some of the best STB, PVR’s and Freesat receivers. I’m looking to buy either a Sagem DTR94500S (http://www.sagemdigital.co.uk/freesat-product-DTR94500S.aspx) or a Humax PVR9300
Seems to me that in 2010 a lot of bad tv shows will vanish and others will be made