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Mobile phones receive DVB-T

Vodafone and T-Mobile are to launch a range of LG designed mobile phones which receive DVB-T transmissions. Recently Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2 Read More

More channels for Brno

Czech national broadcaster Prima TV plans to launch its DTT service in Brno during the second half of May These services will be made available Read More

2011 Analogue switch Off confirmed

The digital switchover plan published by the CTU (Cesky Telekomunikacni) has been approved by the Czech government. Although the plan calls for Read More

DTT services to begin in 2008

Azerbaijan plans to launch DTT services during the second half of 2008 in Baku and Ganca. This is not the first time that DVB-T has been Read More

CITEL includes DVB standards in DTT Implementation Guidelines for the Americas

CITEL, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission for the Americas, has decided to include both DVB-T and DVB-H as official standards in its Implementation Guidelines for digital terrestrial television. The decision follows last year's adoption of the DVB standards by Uruguay and provides further valuable information to other countries in the process of selecting a DTT system. Read More

Freesat prepares to launch Free Satellite Services

Freesat, the new Free-to air satellite service, backed by a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, is due to launch in early May 2008. It will Read More

Portugal Telecom releases plans for DTT

Portugal Telecom has revealed its plans for DTT, which will be actioned if its recent bid is successful. PT’s proposal is for a service called Read More

MHP on Hungarian HD platform

According to a press release from ADB Group today, Hungarian cable and satellite operator Hello HD Platform will launch the country’s first commercial HD offering on May 1st. The set-top box... Read More

Eight bidders for the L-band auction

Telecom operator O2 has pulled out of the upcoming L-Band (1452-1492 MHz) spectrum auction leaving eight bidders. The bidders are:   London Read More

Report on Whitehaven ASO published

Digital UK has just published its report on the first UK digital switchover, which took place at Whitehaven in Copeland Cumbria at the end of 2007. Read More

DVB-H to launch on May 13th 2008

Swisscom has announced that it will launch its new DVB-H services on May 13th in time for the UEFA Euro 2008 football championship. The service Read More

Two bids for DTT services

The communications regulator Anacom reports on its website that two bids were received for DTT licences before the deadline. The first bidder was Read More