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The administration of the DVB-T patent pool, previously handled by MPEG LA, has been taken over by SISVEL. There will be no change in the licensing terms. Read More
In a press release issued today, the DVB Project welcomes yesterday's announcement by the National Television Commission in Colombia that DVB-T is to be adopted as the country's digital terrestrial television standard. The decision follows two years of in-depth study of the different systems proposed, with Colombia reaching a similar conclusion to that reached by Uruguay last year - that DVB-T is the system that best matches its requirements. Read More
During the Beijing Olympics, public service broadcaster RTV Slovenia provided viewers in the Ljubljana region with an HD version of the Olympics on Read More
Broadband TV News reports that the tender for mobile TV services in Poland will now be opened in October and the winner announced two months later. Read More
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has opened a public consultation on mobile television services using the DVB-H standard. The Read More
Canal+ HD launched its HD service on the 9th August to become the first terrestrial HD DTT broadcaster in France. The service was launched in Read More
Following an initial announcement last December of the proposed licensing terms for essential technology patents in DVB-S2, the patent holders are now making licenses available through a company called S2 Licensing. Read More
Communications regulator Ofcom has received two bids to operate HDTV services on UK terrestrial multiplex B. The applicants are Channel 3 (ITV) and Read More
According to Impulsa TDT 89.15% of the Spanish population are now covered by DTT signals. The latest Impulsa figures where compiled for the DTT Read More
The telecom Office (TU SR) is inviting candidates to tender for licences to operate two DVB-T multiplexes, reports Digitag. The first multiplex is Read More
Parliament, in a session on Friday the 25th July, approved the decision by NHH to award the licence to operate the countries DTT network to Antenna Read More
Prima TV and Nova TV which operate commercial services on the analogue TV network have agreed to cooperate on digital switchover. Three regions Read More
