<s>
The	O
Switchover	B-Device
Help	I-Device
Scheme	I-Device
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
switchover	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scheme	O
provided	O
,	O
in	O
essence	O
,	O
whatever	O
it	O
took	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
appropriate	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
into	O
the	O
household	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
most	O
cost-effective	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
households	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
;	O
the	O
models	O
supplied	O
had	O
to	O
meet	O
certain	O
core	O
requirements	O
beyond	O
what	O
is	O
seen	O
on	O
standard	O
digital	O
boxes	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
Audio	O
description	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Householders	O
who	O
preferred	O
to	O
replace	O
an	O
analogue	O
TV	O
set	O
completely	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
or	O
wanted	O
a	O
box	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
recording	O
facility	O
,	O
could	O
obtain	O
these	O
at	O
discount	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Householders	O
who	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
receive	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
could	O
opt	O
for	O
a	O
discount	O
on	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
TV	O
service	O
(	O
satellite	O
or	O
cable	O
)	O
–	O
or	O
off	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
Freesat	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
Whitehaven	O
area	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
non-voluntary	O
conversion	O
from	O
analogue	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
take-up	O
of	O
the	O
help	O
scheme	O
has	O
been	O
surprisingly	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
be	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
percentage	O
of	O
homes	O
already	O
receiving	O
satellite	O
TV	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
,	O
before	O
switchover	O
,	O
of	O
any	O
Freeview	B-Device
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helping	O
Hand	O
Campaign	O
urged	O
people	O
to	O
tell	O
those	O
aged	O
over	O
75	O
and	O
disabled	O
people	O
about	O
the	O
special	O
assistance	O
available	O
for	O
switching	O
from	O
analogue	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
