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DTT Pilot starts In Uganda

Uganda has launched a digital terrestrial television (DTT) pilot project in Kampala involving 200 households. Up to seven channels are available to Read More

Pay-TV progress limited by STB shortage

The take off of the recently launched Pay-TV service is Spain is being limited by the lack of available equipment. Shortages limited sales in Read More

DTT Penetration reaches 72.1%

The latest November newsletter from Impulsa TDT gives the DTT penetration, in Spain, at the end of October as 72.1%. During September 696,000 DTT Read More

  Sigismondi predicts 25-30% MHP TV’s next year

At the recent DigiTag annual public seminar in Geneva Mediaset’s Alberto Sigismondi said that between 25-30% of TV sets sold next year in Italy Read More

  DTT plans at critical stage

The consortium called OneVision chosen to develop DTT in Ireland has been told by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to progress with its Read More

  Viseo+ launch in Leipzig/Halle

RTL and Eutelsat have announced that their pay-DTT service in the Leipzig/Halle region will be launched on the 7th December. The new service, Read More

Digital TV standards being considered in Cuba

In May this year Cuba announced the creation of a commission to manage the transition to digital TV transmission. This was announced at a press Read More

Azerbaijan to produce DTT decoders

KUR computer equipment company has announced its intention to begin production of decoders for digital television according to the Trend News Read More

56% of Households have switched to Digital Free-to air TV

Nationally 56% of households have already made the switch to digital free-to-air television according to the 3rd Digital Tracker Survey, a Read More

2015 switch to Digital Broadcasting

Nerses Yeritsyan, Minister for the economy, announced that Armenia will complete its switch to digital broadcasting in 2015. He made this comment Read More

Ofcom declines changes to Freeview licence

The communications regulator Ofcom has declined an initial request by the BBC to amend its Multiplex B licence. The BBC sought these changes to Read More

BBC announces timetable for Freeview HD rollout

The BBC has release its timetable enabling HD services on Freeview to be available to 50% of the population in time for next June's World Cup and Read More