Future of Digital TV, The

Synopsis

As UK broadcasters unveil their plans for going digital, this programme looks at the services that may be on offer on viewers’ television screens. Experts explain how home shopping, news reports on demand and even gambling could become available. With interactive television on the horizon, asks if advertising will become too intrusive and whether gamblers could bankrup the system.

Series

Business, The: Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

May or may not be TOMORROW’S TELEVISION, broadcast on BBC 2 on 20/5/96.

Subjects

Media studies; Sociology

Keywords

broadcasting services; digital television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’