The Government is giving an extra push to encourage take-up of digital TV. Recent statistics on take-up suggest digital is not taking on as fast as originally hoped or planned.A new proposal to industry leaders now proposes extending the power of terrestrial Digital TV signals to improve quality and the reliability of coverage, and extending its geographical coverage so that 72% of households can gain access to all channels and 84% to digital channels from BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

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Councils across England are being invited to become pathfinders to trial new ways of working with the public, private and voluntary sectors. The aim is to deliver better services to local people.Strategic service-delivery partnerships (SSPs) aim to improve the way services are delivered through a longer term approach to meeting the broad aims and aspirations of local people. These partnerships promise to be more flexible than current arrangements, capable of adapting as the needs of the local community change.

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