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Ofcom selects transmission mode for DVB-T2 multiplex

The communications regulator Ofcom has officially published its decision on the choice of the DVB-T2 transmission mode for Multiplex B. The Read More

  Work on 6th DTT multiplex underway

Swedish transmission company Teracom has commenced work on the construction of the country’s sixth digital terrestrial multiplex. The project had Read More

DTT Penetration reaches 70%

Seven out of ten Spanish households receive DTT, with Canaries Islands, Madrid, Catalonia and Aragon enjoying the highest penetrations, according Read More

ASO continues

The latest stage of the ASO programmes has increased the number of citizens covered by DTT services by 1 million. The areas affected by the recent Read More

DVB-H update for South Africa

  The major metropolitan areas of Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town are currently covered by a trial DVB-H service. The service is run Read More

DTT service gets closer

Towercom has fulfilled the first of a series of conditions to become the operator of Slovakia’s new DTT platform reports Broadband TV News. Read More

DVB-H update for Nigeria

Mobile TV services using DVB-H are well underway in Nigeria. The rollout is already complete in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Ibadan. The next Read More

HD channels added to Gala DTT service

TEO is adding HD channels to its Digital Gala DTT service. The new HD channels are Eurosport HD, Discovery HD and National Geographic Channel HD. All Read More

DTT receivers now more widely available

In the past DTT receivers were only obtainable from the platform operator Lattelecom but recent changes have made the equipment more widely Read More

Broadband connectivity added to HDTV specs

The Italian digital television association DGTVi has added broadband connectivity to its specifications for HDTV receivers. The Broadband Read More

DTT Households reach 11.13 million

According to figures in the September DIGITA newsletter the number of terrestrial households relying on DTT for their primary TV viewing at the end Read More

RTL starts Pay-DTT service

The new terrestrial platform to be launched on DTT by RTL is a joint operation with Eutelsat Visavision and is to be called Viseo plus. The service Read More