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Poland opens DVB-H tender

The Polish telecommunications regulator UKE has issued a tender for an exclusive frequency licence for mobile TV and radio services based on DVB-H Read More

TEO LT adds NBA TV

The Lithuanian Telco TEO LT has added the US sports channel NBA TV to its digital offering. Basketball is said to be very popular in Lithuania and Read More

New SKY Perfect DVB-S2 satellite service for Japan

In October 2008 “SKY PerfecTV/HD” started broadcasting 15 High-Definition channels  using DVB-S2 and plans to expand to more than 70 channels Read More

ASO in Sardinia and Aoste

Now that the approved timetable for Analogue Switch Off (ASO) has been released, Sardinia is expected to complete ASO by the end of November Read More

DTT ad spend up 92%

French researchers Yacast have found that ad spend on DTT channels has risen by 92% during the las year reports Rapid TV News. Source: Rapid TV Read More

  Cyprus DSO in 2011

Cyprus aims to complete its Digital Switch Over (DSO) process by 2011, reports Broadband TV News. The country’s minister of communications and Read More

SBS improves digital distribution

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s speciality pub-caster, has bought Tandberg IP-based head end architecture for its DTT network. Read More

More Switchover dates announced

Digital UK has announced dates for the switchover from analogue to digital DTT services in Cumbria, South West Scotland and the Isle of Man. The Read More

Ofcom opens Pay TV consultation

Ofcom has opened a new consultation on BskyB’s proposed Pay DTT service. Ofcom has said that it is willing to allow for such a launch but only Read More

Free satellite in 900,000 homes

The latest figures from Ofcom reveal that there are over 900,000 households with a free satellite service in the UK. The Communications Market: Read More

37.4% of homes have DTT

According to information released by Estatistics National Instituto (INE) 37.4% of Spanish homes now have a DTT receivers. Of these 32.4% are Read More

Poland’s Second DTT MUX attracts interest

A total of ten separate organisations have so far expressed an interest in being carried on Poland’s second DTT multiplex, reports Broadband TV Read More