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Czech public broadcaster CT has withdrawn its open tender for the set up of an additional DTT multiplex. The new multiplex would have been the Read More
Czech digital terrestrial channel Barrandov TV is now set to launch on the 11th January 2009 following a series of delays. Barrandov TV was one Read More
The BBC has commenced DVB-T2 test transmissions from its Guildford transmitter. The tests follow the approval by the DVB Project on June 26th of Read More
Portugal Telecom has been told that it has won the tender to operate the country’s DTT service, according to a report from web-based Broadband TV Read More
A total of 25 bids, by 17 companies, have been made for the 12 channels offered by the Italian telecommunications regulator (AgCom), following the Read More
Two racetracks, the Norisring near Nuremberg and the Nurburgring in the Eiffel region, have each received a DTT licence to provide live coverage of Read More
At the 58th meeting of its Steering Board last week, the DVB Project elected Phil Laven as its new Chairman. He succeeds Theo Peek, who had been in the position for the previous 12 years. Read More
A DVB press release issued today confirms the approval last week of the new DVB-T2 specification. The specification, which will now be sent to ETSI for publication as a formal standard, promises 30% to 50% increase in capacity over DVB-T in equivalent reception conditions. It is available for download as a DVB BlueBook. Read More
Speaking at the Promax/BDA conference in New York City June 18, Centris’ senior vice president Barry Goodstadt said that the DTV transition to Read More
Rosum Corporation has announced that it has successfully completed a DVB-H positioning trial in collaboration with National Grid Wireless. The Read More
Spain’s Association of Electronic, Telecommunications and Information Technologies (AETIC) has presented a programme called i-LAB, testing Read More
Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, the head of the Control Department of the country’s National Broadcasting Council (CAN), Christian Read More
