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Third DTT multiplex for Estonia

Estonian television company Levira will open a third DTT multiplex this week according to a report by Chris Dziadul in Broadband TV News. The new Read More

Media Law amendments approved

Czech president Vaclav Klaus has approved amendments to the media law, which will pave the way for the countries transition from analogue to digital Read More

Walloon DTT services launched

Public services broadcaster RTBF has now launched its DTT services in the French speaking part of the country, according to Broadband TV News. Read More

Election may bring changes

The election of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) this November is expected to bring a few changes in the media sector. One of these is reported to be Read More

December 2007 issue of DVB-Scene now available

The latest edition of DVB-Scene magazine welcomes Uruguay to the DVB family with an article from the government minister who oversaw the recent decision to adopt DVB-T and DVB-H in that country. It also includes a thought-provoking opinion piece from David Wood (EBU) on the allocation of UHF spectrum, a report on DVB-RCT trials in Canada and an update on the recent launch of DVB-T services in Norway. The PDF version is now available for download. Read More

Freeview launches Christmas Ad campaign

Today (16th November) Freeview kicked off its first ever television advertising campaign, forming part of a wider Christmas marketing initiative. Read More

Freeview

Provision of BBC HD on Freeview will be reviewed by the Trust in Spring 2008, "when it is envisaged there will be greater clarity on HD broadcast Read More

Planeta worried about DTT transition

Grupo Planeta, the Spanish editorial group and Antena 3 TV’s main shareholder are worried about the direction of the new digital television Read More

Competition grows ahead of DTT tender

Advanced-television.com reports that Portugal Telecom is considering launching a satellite TV service in March 2008 ahead of the launch of the Read More

Large scale DVB-H trial in 2008

The Office of Electronic Communications for the Republic of Poland (UKE) is inviting all interested parties to participate in common mobile tests Read More

Free-to-air platform exceeds targets

The current satellite only free-to-air platform is reported to have exceeded its own targets in the first six months of operation. The platform Read More

Bidding opens for 108 DTT frequencies

The Ministry of Communications has opened a public bidding procedure for 108 terrestrial television frequencies out of the 24,680 total available Read More