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More than 2 million 6MHz DVB-T receivers with NTSC output now deployed in Taiwan

The most recent figures from the Taiwan DTV Committee indicate that sales of DVB-T receivers have now passed the 2 million mark in that country. Whilst this reflects the success of DVB-T deployments around the world, Taiwan is particularly significant for having chosen to adopt the DVB-T system for digital terrestrial television in an environment where the NTSC system is used for analogue television, with 6MHz channel bandwidths. Read More

Ofcom plans to auction licences for L-Band

The UK L-Band allocation from 1452-1492MHz, which is suitable for mobile multimedia services such as mobile TV as well as satellite digital radio Read More

More supporters for Pay-TV in Spain

More and more companies are supporting the use of Pay-TV in Spain, reports Rapid TV. Sogecable and Grupo Planeta’s, Antenna 3 have joined Read More

DTT Field Tests begin in Peru

Field tests for the implementation of digital terrestrial television in Peru began on the 3rd of December, according to an announcement from the Read More

DTT usage predicted to be 50% by 2010

Web news site advanced-television.com reports that figures from Italian consultancy e-Media Institute for the end of September indicate that 17% of Read More

Universal Conditional Access Module for DTT, Pay-TV

Hardware manufacturers and Italian broadcasters have reached agreement on a Conditional Access Module (CAM), which provides support for multiple Read More

Four DTT multiplexes to be available by the 31st October 2009

Digitag reports that the Danish Radio and Television Board will make one DTT licence available for its four DTT multiplexes. The successful Read More

Digital Dividend Review favours more SD programmes

Ofcom recently released the results of its Digital Dividend research during 2007. The findings are the result of quantative research, by Ipsos Read More

New Zealand outlines analogue TV switchover process

New Zealand’s Broadcasting Minister, Trevor Mallard has outlined the process for managing the country’s switch to digital television. ” The Read More

18 million digital STBs in Germany

Broadband TV News reports that there are 18 million digital STBs in German homes, according to estimates made by the consumer electronics Read More

Analogue Switch-Off date brought forward

The Culture Ministry in Estonia has brought forward the ASO by two years according to Broadband TV News. After reviewing the digital transition Read More

Bolivia looks at Digital Terrestrial TV standards

Bolivia’s Government expects to have meetings with representatives of the three main terrestrial digital TV standards, DVB-T, ATSC and ISDB-T Read More