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MHP still attracts revenue for Asian operators

Article from December 2007 issue of APB News – by Mike Feazel If the phone rings during the live broadcast of a soccer match in South Korea, the subscriber of satellite-TV service provider... Read More

Swisscom to launch DVB-H services in June 2008

Swisscom Broadcasting has confirmed that it will launch DVB-H services in June 2008 in time for the EURO 2008 Football Championship. The new Read More

CDG to expand DTT coverage

The Czech Digital Group (CDG) has announced plans to extend the coverage of its multiplex, designated B, beyond Prague to Brno and Ostrava. The CDG Read More

Fifth free-to-air TV licence now official

Portugal will issue a new free-to-air television licence for the creation of a national channel to compete with the country’s four existing Read More

Draft recommendations for mobile TV services issued

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television services to the Ministry of Read More

CSA opens tender for local DTT services

The French broadcast regulator, the CSA, has invited broadcasters to tender for local DTT services. One DTT service slot will be made available Read More

Chile delays decision on Digital TV standard once more

The decision on which Digital Terrestrial Systems is to be adopted by Chile has been delayed once more. Now the end of March 2008 is given as the Read More

First DVB-SH Mobile TV Trial in USA at CES

ICO (Global Communications holdings) and Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate TV services delivered by the DVB-SH (satellite services to handhelds) Read More

9.3 million DTT homes in the UK

Ofcoms latest quarterly report for the period from July to September 2007 indicates that multichannel TV viewing takes place in 86% of UK homes. The Read More

TV spectrum allocated to Telcos’

The Swedish government has allocated two of the seven original DTT multiplexes to telecommunications companies according to a report in Broadband Read More

Planned DVB-H Trial attracts 12 companies

Poland’s invitation for companies to participate in a large scale DVB-H mobile TV trial has attracted 12 companies. They include the county’s Read More

Norges Televisjon (NTV) has announced plans to licence a second Pay-TV operator on the cou

NTV was granted a 15-year DTT licence by the Norwegian Parliament in June 2006 mandating it with implementing and maintaining the new network. Read More