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Consultation on DSO legal framework opened

The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has opened a consultation on the existing digital switchover legislation, saying Read More

Cable TV gains in popularity as Broadcast Terrestrial TV declines

Even though the price of Cable TV continues to rise its market share also continues to increase at the expense of terrestrial Broadcast TV. In Read More

DTT beats cable TV

Cable TV is being beaten by DTT for the first time in Spain according to reports attributed to consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicacion. DTT had Read More

Mobile TV tender postponed

The president of the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has announced that the mobile TV tender for Poland, which was due in May, will be Read More

Sony joins other CE vendors on tru2way

Last Tuesday saw the announcement that Sony has now joined five other major CE vendors – Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Toshiba and Thomson – in signing the license agreement for the US cable... Read More

88% population coverage by August

According to the broadcast network operator Abertis Telecom, DTT services will reach 88% of the population by August 2008, a 2% increase on current Read More

Retailers liable for analogue only TV sets sold

The minister of Health and Consumers has put the responsibility for informing customers that a TV set being sold would not be able to receive DTT Read More

DTT plans announced by AirPlus TV

AirPlus TV one of the two bidders for DTT licences in Portugal has described its intentions in more detail. The group is planning to reach a Read More

DVB-H services to launch on the 5th June

The network/broadcast operator KPN has announced that it will launch its DVB-H Mobile TV service, on the 5th June. The service will provide Read More

Italian parliament votes against preserving analogue frequency

The new Italian government has had its decree to allow TV channel Rete 4 to keep its analogue TV channel blocked. This means that Rete 4 will have Read More

French private channels team up

TF1, Canal+ and M6 have initiated the creation of the first association of private networks (ACP) according to Rapid TV News. The association is Read More

DTT penetration reaches 26%

The latest figures published by network operator TDF show that an increasing number of households are adopting digital services. Nearly 52% of Read More