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Thirteen million households unprepared for DTV transition, Nielsen says

More than 22 percent of households in Portland, Oregon and 16 percent in Los Angeles will continue to depend on analogue TV after the digital Read More

Spain likes Mobile TV

Spanish users, with Mobile TV enabled handsets, spend 20-40 minutes a day watching TV on the current 3G services according to a report attributed Read More

Deadline for DTT applications set

April 23rd has been set as the date by which applications to participate in the country’s DTT system must be made, after which the two regulators Read More

Freeview on DTT soon!

Freeview New Zealand is promising to start its digital-terrestrial TV (DTT) service in April although a definitive date has not been given, reports Read More

BCI issues Multiplex Licensing Policy

The Broadcast Commission of Ireland BCI, has published a policy document entitled “BCI DTT Multiplex Licensing Policy 2008” following the Read More

Go-ahead for DVB-H services

Regional authorities have given the go ahead to Mobile 3.0 to start DVB-H broadcasts in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. June 1st 2008 is the Read More

T-Systems Media and Broadcasting renamed

Deutsche Telekom’s broadcast services subsidiary, T-Systems Media and Broadcasting has been renamed as, Media Broadcast by its new owner TDF. Read More

Local DTT services attract eight applicants

Eight applicants have shown interest in the local DTT franchises in the towns of Brest, Strasbourg, Saint Etienne, Nice, Menton and Montluçon, Read More

DTV penetration reaches 46.5%

DTV penetration in France has reached 46.5% according to the latest “TDF barometer of digital television” The growth in penetration is said Read More

VRT to sell tower and transmitter network

Flemish public broadcaster VRT, is to sell its terrestrial transmission network to a private company, so that it can comply with the Governments Read More

DTT receivers top 400,000

Digital terrestrial television is a success in Austria, with 400,000 receivers in the market at the end of last year, reports Broadband TV News. Read More

DVB fosters licensing programme for CPCM technology

In a press release issued today, the DVB Project has announced that it is fostering the formation of a licensing programme covering DVB-CPCM technology. The next meeting of those holding patents will take place on the fringes of DVB World 2008 in Budapest on March 12. Read More