Directgov via DTV
A verysmall piece in today’s Guardian - dubbed Millions get online access to Whitehall - carries a report on the ‘low-key announcement’ that direct.gov.uk is now available on DTV via Sky Digital and Telewest cable - with NTL cable to follow soon.
The announcement certainly was low key - there was nothing about it on the Office of the e-Envoy site yesterday. However, the Guardian report suggests a publicity drive is on its way soon with plans for ‘TV advertising to promote the brand and its distinctive new yellow and orange website’.
I remain to be convinced about DTV - whenever I’ve used interactive services via ONdigital/ITV digital/Freeview and NTL Cable they been clunky, painfully slow and very prone to freezing or crashing. I imagine the Sky Digital service is better - hence the priority its been given in roll-out of direct.gov.uk - so it looks like I’m going to have to pop round to someone else’s house to give the new service a trial run to see if my view is justified!
