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Nationwide DTT re-tune on the 30th September

Freeview viewers will need to retune their receivers on the 30th September in order to continue receiving all services. On this date changes will Read More

More viewers of DTT than analogue

New government figures, which show that the number of DTT viewers in Spain is higher than the number who watch analogue TV. Over the last 20days Read More

Mobile TV to be made available in five urban areas

ComReg recently published the results of its consultation on the award of UHF spectrum in the urban areas of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Read More

Czech Republic Update

Recent reports attributed to HN and published on the Broadband TV News website have given additional insight on the DTT situation in the country. Read More

ASO completed in Cumbria and the Isle of Man

Arqiva has confirmed that the Digital Switch Over process for the Caldbeck transmitter group in Cumbria, south-west Scotland and the south Lakes Read More

Digital transition plan published

Romania’s Ministry of Communications has produced a strategic plan for the transition to digital broadcasting, reports Broadband TV News. Read More

DTT services tender opened

Romkatel and France’s TDF have signed up for a DTT services tender being organised by Romania’s National Society for Radiocommunications (SNR) Read More

54% know of DTT switch

In a recent survey published by the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) 54% of the respondents said that they were aware that Malta’s free to Read More

Digital GALA viewers reach 37,900

Pay-DTT service provider TEO has just issued its six monthly figures for 2009. At the end of the period 11,500 new viewers had subscribed to its Read More

ASO plan published by Government

The Strategic Committee on Digitalisation (CSN) chaired by the Prime Minister has published a plan detailing the timings of Analogue Switch Offs Read More

DTT progress on track

The Czech public networks transition to DTT broadcasting is proceeding according to plan reports Broadband TV News. The web based news sheet Read More

ISDB-T choice declared ‘unconstitutional” and STB sales slow

Brazil’s General Prosecuting Office (Procuraduria General) has declared that the official decree to establish ISDB-T in the country was Read More