There is no connection between the Sound and Vision Fund and the Digital Switch Over Campaign. The objective of the Digital Switch Over Campaign is to ensure that no one loses access to the Irish TV stations after the analogue network is switched off on the 24th October 2012. In particular the Campaign aims to inform the public that—
1. The national analogue TV service is switching to a national digital TV service,
2. Analogue switch off will take place on 24th October 2012,
3. Those reliant on the analogue network have to take action to avoid their screens going blank,
4. The options in going for digital, those reliant on the analogue of, and
5. Pay TV service providers or similar multichannel TV services will not be affected.
The Sound and Vision Fund, delivered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, offers funding to independent television producers for various genres of programming, for example documentaries, children's programming and film production.