MediaTelINSIGHT: Digital TV Should Be More User Friendly

The TV industry must take steps to make digital equipment and services easier to use if uptake of the technology is to be optimised, says a new report out this week. Poor design and “non-intuitive” systems are described as the greatest barriers to using digital TV.

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