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Croatia gets 2 bids for DTT

The Croatian Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (Hakom) has received two bids in the tender for digital TV frequency licences. The Read More

switch-off campaign launched

The planned analogue switch off government communications campaign has been launched. The campaign is designed to help viewers understand the Read More

100 More days until the first phase of ASO

A recent press release on the 23rd March announced that there are 100 days until the first phase of Analogue Switch Off. Phase 1 is set to take Read More

Subsidies for DTV possible

The government has said that it might be possible to subsidise the purchase of DTV Set Top Boxes according to Broadband TV News. Around €146 Read More

iTV channel for DVB-H network

The channel line up for the new DVB-H service is beginning to take shape according to Wirtualne Media reports Broadband TV News. The operator of Read More

CSA to allow more flexible DVB-H launch

To limit delays in the launch of DVB-H services in France the CSA has called for a more flexible approach to coverage targets and the business Read More

DTV households reach 65.9%

Recent figures show that 65.9% of TV households accessed digital services by the end of 2008. In all 33.8% of households had converted all their TV Read More

Analogue Switch Off continues

The CSA has announced that the analogue services of Pay TV operator Canal+ will end on the 25th November 2009 in the regions of Provence and the Read More

Nine to offer new free to view channel

Australia’s Nine network has announced its plan to launch a second free to view channel. The channel in Standard Definition will offer general Read More

Government to propose DTT licence trading

New Government proposals to amend the General Broadcasting Law could allow Broadcasters to trade up to half their total licences five years after Read More

Funding to boost DTT penetration suggested

Paying 20,000 yen (€152) to people who trade in their analogue televisions for new digital sets was just one of the proposals suggested to boost Read More

First DVB-T2 Plug Fest completed successfully

The DVB-T2 Validation and Verification (V&V) group, coordinated by the Technical Module TM-T2 working group, completed a very successful Plug Fest Read More