Limited DTT service in Lithuania
Lithuania’s telecom provider TEO LT has launched a DTT service in Vilnius according to an item on the Broadband TV News website.
The new platform uses MPEG-4 and provides access to three commercial programme services at present and these services are likely to cover 95% of the country by 2009.
TEO LT owned by TeliaSonera was granted licenses to operate four multiplexes in Vilnius, during October 2005 by the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).
In October RTK also awarded broadcasting licences on the DTT platform to Baltijos TV, Tele-3 and TV1 as well as the public services broadcaster.
Source: Broadband TV News
Item added: 17th July 2006

DTT subscription service licence awarded
Broadband TV news reports that a DTT licence has been awarded to Lithuanian MMDS operator UAB Mikrovisatos TV. The company , based in Kaunas, is expected to launch a 24 channel subscription service in Vilnius in six months time and gradually extend it to the rest of the country.
Source: Broadband TV News Central and East Europe Feb 24^th 2006
Item added: 27^th February 2006

Lithuania awards Digital Terrestrial TV Licences
The recent competition for DTV (DVB-T) licences attracted four participants.
On the 27^th June 2005, two winners where announced.
One licence to create two national SFN networks was granted to the Lithuanian Radio and TV Centre and the second for two further SFN’s was awarded to Lithuanian telecom.
According to a government document "Resolution on Adoption of the Model of Switchover to Digital television in Lithuania"
dated 25^th November 2004, DTT will be developed both in Band III and Bands IV & V.
No Less than 5 unencrypted (free of charge) programmes must be broadcast through all DTT networks, including 2 programmes of the public institution Lithuanian national Radio and Television.
The expansion of the TV networks will be done in stages starting in the biggest cities.
By the 30^th June DTT transmitters capable of 20 TV programmes should be installed in Vilnius and then in five of the biggest cities with a capability of 16 programmes by the end of 2007.
At the beginning of 2009 at least one DTV network is intended to cover 95% of the population.
Switchover to a complete digital service must begin in 2012 on a regional basis but a final date for completion has not been announced.
Read More:Resolution
Item added: 4th July 2005

Background

DTT update April 2005
DVB-T pilot transmissions in Vilnius started during 2003 and ended in 2004. Subsequently, in late 2004, commercial broadcasting began using the same transmitter.
As of April 2005 it is reported that a total of 5 programmes are being broadcast, 2 are free to air and the remaining 3 are coded by the Conax system.

In the near future a tender for licenses will be announced and it is expected that two will be issued.

The plan is that by June 2006, 8 DTT programs will be broadcast in Vilnius. This coverage will be extended to Klaipeda, Siauliai, Panevezys and Kaunas by the end of 2007.

Source: Lithuanian radio & TV centre, 29th April 2005

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