Digital UK is the independent, non-profit organisation leading the process of digital TV switchover in the UK. Digital UK provides impartial information on what people need to do to prepare for the move to digital, and when they need to do it.
The company also works with digital TV platform operators, equipment manufacturers, installers, retailers, rental companies and consumer groups to coordinate the technical rollout of digital television across the UK.
Digital UK was set up at the request of the Government. We work closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the regulator Ofcom, to prepare the UK for the biggest change in broadcasting since the introduction of colour.
Digital UK is owned by the UK’s public service broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, S4C and Teletext), and multiplex operators SDN and National Grid Wireless.
Management Team
David Scott Chief Executive
David Scott took up the role of chief executive of Digital UK on February 1, 2008. He had previously been a non-executive director representing Channel 4 on the board of Digital UK since the company was founded by the main UK public service broadcasters and multiplex operators in 2005.
Prior to being appointed Digital UK Chief Executive, Mr Scott worked for Channel 4 for more than 25 years. He was a member of the original management team which launched the channel in 1982 and went on to become Director of Finance, Managing Director, Deputy Chief Executive and Acting Chief Executive. Prior to joining Channel 4, Mr Scott worked as a chartered accountant for KPMG.
Mr Scott has also been closely involved in the development of digital television in the UK and with plans for switchover. He was a founding member of the Digital Switchover Stakeholder Group, and played an instrumental role in establishing SwitchCo, which later became Digital UK. He spent a decade on the board of Digital 3&4, the company which manages digital broadcasting for ITV and Channel 4 and has been a member of the Digital Television Group since 2006.
Barry Cox Chairman
Barry was elected chairman of Digital UK in April 2005. He previously worked as a journalist on the Scotsman, the Sunday Telegraph, Granada’s World in Action and at LWT, where he became Controller of Features & Current Affairs, and then Director of Corporate Affairs.
He was Director of the ITV Association between 1995 and 1998, and for seven years was Deputy Chairman of Channel 4. He is also a consultant with ITN.
Barry was chairman of the Digital TV Stakeholders Group between 2002 and 2004, and News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University in 2003.
Switchover Programme Structure
The programme structure explains how switchover is implemented by Digital UK and partner bodies.
The workstream structure explains how responsibilities are carried out within Digital UK.