DTT tender could be in 2009
Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, the head of the Control Department
of the country’s National Broadcasting Council (CAN), Christian Ivanciovici,
said that a tender for DTT services could be issued in 2009.
Romania will eventually have up to eight DTT multiplexes according to
Ivanciovici but this could only happen after the country’s audio visual law is
amended, a process which should occur during the next 12 months.
Source: Broadband TV News
Item added: 26th June 2008
Digital TV must replace analogue TV
As part of the digital TV and radio plan set out in the recent ITU Regional Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva, Romania asked for frequency allocations for 8 digital TV multiplexes, Hotnews.ro reports.
Romania concluded its agreements in conjunction with bordering countries, Bulgaria and the Ukraine.
In the run up to the completion of the changeover from analogue to digital services over 300 new stations will have to be authorised.
Source: Hotnews.ro
Item added: 26th June 2006
Romania - Ready to launch DTT trials
Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) will allocate frequency (Channel 54) for a six-month DTT trial in Bucharest.
In addition, a second frequency (Channel 59) is also likely to be made available to commercial broadcasters for DTT tests starting in April or May 2006. The CNA will select the broadcasters to participate in the test on the basis of their content and ratings.
The Digitalisation Council was established in July 2005 in order to source frequencies for a third national DTT network. The network will be reserved for up to 6 commercial broadcasters with national and regional coverage.
Romania has fixed 2012 as its date for analogue switch-off.
Source: Digitag
Item added: 12th December 2005
DTT pilots to start before the end of 2005
Romanian transmission company Radiocomunicatii will launch two digital TV pilot projects in the capital city Bucharest later this year, according to Broadband TV News (Central and Eastern Europe). July 8th 2005.
Radiocomunicatii distributes four channels (TVR1, TVR2, TVR Cultural and TVR International) and allows the national commercial stations ProTV and Antena 1 to use transmission equipment at its sites.
Source:Broadband TV News (Central and Eastern Europe)
Item added: 12th July 2005
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Romania places orders for new TV transmiters
In January 2005, Societatea Nationala de Radiocommunicatii S.A. (SNR), the Romanian network operator, placed a large order with Rohde & Schwarz.
The order, for its TV network, consists of analogue transmitters for both re-equipment and new services.
In addition Rohde & Schwarz will also supply DVB-T transmitters for a pilot project in Bucharest and Galati.
The specific locations will be Bucharest-Herastrau and Vacareni-Galati and the installations will also include head ends, encoders and multiplexers to provide complete DVB-T systems.
The 200 transmitters ordered for the analogue expansion are also easily converted to DVB-T transmission when the transition from analogue to digital transmission occurs.
Source: Rohde and Schwarz press release.
Background
DVB-T was approved as the system of choice by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in the year 2000. Test transmissions will take place in Bucharest with two transmitters in an SFN configuration
(Source http://www.ero.dk/dvbt-impl)
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Last page update: 26th June 2008, Barry Tew
